Photos by Patrick Boling, Clemson Athletics
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – In the program’s 69th game, the Clemson Softball team (38-4, 27-4 ACC) secured its 18th consecutive victory, setting the Clemson record for the longest winning streak by any women’s program in school history, after defeating Syracuse (19-21, 11-18 ACC) by a final score of 4-2 at Skytop Softball Stadium in Syracuse, New York on Friday afternoon.
Offensively, the Tigers were led by Cammy Pereira, who went 3-for-3 at the plate with one RBI and one run scored, and McKenzie Clark, who ripped a two-run homer to give Clemson its first lead of the game in the bottom of the third.
Photos by Makenna Biehl, Clemson Athletics
CLEMSON, S.C. The Clemson Softball (34-4, 23-4 ACC) team posted three home runs against the ACC’s home run leader, NC State, to win its 14th straight game by a final score of 9-3 at McWhorter Stadium in game No. 1 of Friday’s doubleheader. Clemson’s Valerie Cagle (11), Marissa Guimbarda (10) and McKenzie Clark (7) all homered to give the Tigers 50 home runs on the season. Clemson’s performance marked the fifth time this season the Tigers notched at least three home runs in a single game and the 16th occasion in which it has recorded multiple home runs in a single game this season.
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Makenna Biehl, Clemson Athletics
CLEMSON, S.C. Clemson redshirt junior Marissa Guimbarda roped an RBI-double off of the right-center field fence in the bottom of the seventh to win Friday’s nightcap at McWhorter Stadium by a final score of 4-3 over against NC State. With the win, the Tigers improved to 35-4 overall and 24-4 in ACC play and tallied their fifth straight win in the process.
Freshman righty Regan Spencer (6-0) secured the win after entering in relief of starter Millie Thompson in the top of the sixth inning.
Valerie Cagle had yet another outstanding game in the batter’s box, going 3-for-3, including her 13th homer of the season. She also reached base safely in all eight plate appearances between both of Friday’s contests.
Photos by Patrick Boling, Clemson Athletics
COLUMBIA, S.C. Propelled by three runs in the first inning, the No. 16 Clemson Softball Team (35-4, 22-4 ACC) shutout the University of South Carolina (23-16, 2-11 SEC), 6-0, Wednesday evening at Beckham Field. The victory extended the Tigers’ winning streak to 13 games as Clemson improved to 20-0 on the season when leading after the first. The Tigers also improved to 40-0 all-time and 23-0 this season when scoring five runs or more, and 26-0 on the year when homering at least once.
In the circle, Clemson ace Valerie Cagle (21-3) recorded her ninth complete-game shutout after registering eight strikeouts and surrendering just three hits. South Carolina pitcher Cayla Drotar suffered the loss and fell to 3-6 on the season.
Photos by David Platt, Clemson Athletics Postgame Interview: Valerie Cagle catches up with Pete Yannity (@pyanity) and Scott Whitlock after throwing her second no-hitter this week!
At the plate, she went 3-for-4 with one home run, two RBI and was a triple shy of the cycle pic.twitter.com/59ult5u2h6
CLEMSON, S.C. Clemson ace Valerie Cagle (20-3) pitched her second no-hitter of the season on Sunday in the series finale against Boston College (8-25, 4-17 ACC), and her first in seven full innings. Her first no-hitter came earlier this week in five innings on Tuesday against Winthrop. The second-year freshman’s magnificence manifested itself in a 6-0 victory over the Eagles, which completed the series sweep and extended the Tigers’ (32-4, 22-4 ACC) win streak to 12 games.