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CLEMSON, S.C. - The No. 14/9 Clemson Tigers and No. 6/6 Virginia Tech Hokies entered into a pitcher’s duel rematch from Friday night with CU’s Valerie Cagle and VT’s Keely Rochard keeping the opposition scoreless through five innings. The Hokies were able to capitalize on more chances with runners on base to ultimately win the game, 4-2. Box Score | Box Score (PDF) “It was a tough weekend but there was a lot we can learn,” said head coach John Rittman. “There were a lot of positives. When you play a schedule as tough as ours and you learn from your losses, it is going to bode well for you. I liked the way we competed and pitched. We made a few defensive mistakes over the course of the three games that hurt us. Without those mistakes, it would have been a very evenly matched series. We are a young program that continues to fight and battle and will learn from these games moving forward.” The top of the lineup started strong for the Tigers as Sam Russ and McKenzie Clark ha ....
CLEMSON, S.C. – No one can say that the first two seasons of the Clemson softball program have been boring. After having the inaugural season cut short in 2020 by the NCAA due to COVID-19, the Tigers came back in 2021 ready to show the softball world that they were a force to be reckoned with. Head coach John Rittman, who was named ACC Coach of the Year last season, returns eight starting position players from the 2021 roster, including five players that accounted for eight of Clemson’s All-ACC selections as well as the ACC Player and Freshman of the Year, Valerie Cagle. The staff and athletes have high hopes for the third year of the program after capturing the ACC Regular Season Championship, finishing second in the ACC Tournament Championship and making an NCAA Regional. The Tigers finished with an overall record of 44-8 (29-5 ACC) and won seven ACC series, sweeping six. At the conclusion of last season, the Tigers finished ranked No. 17 in the ESPN/USA Softball poll and at No. ....
Syracuse allows 3rd-most runs in program history in 19-2 loss to No. 13 Clemson Will Fudge | Staff Photographer Facebook Subscribe to our sports newsletter here. McKenzie Clark started Sunday afternoon with a double. Shortly after she reached second, catcher Geana Torres made her way out to the mound to talk with starter Kaia Oliver. Then, Oliver walked Ansley Gilstrap, and pitching coach Michael Steuerwald stopped play again to talk with Oliver and Torres. Neither conversation helped, though. Two batters later, freshman Alia Logoleo hit her fifth home run of the season, quickly sending Syracuse into a 4-0 deficit before it got a chance to bat. ....
Alexa Romero walks 5 hitters in 4-2 loss to No. 13 Clemson Will Fudge | Staff Photographer Facebook Subscribe to our sports newsletter here. With runners on second and third base, Clemson’s Ansley Gilstrap worked a 3-1 count against Alexa Romero. On the fifth pitch of the at-bat, Romero’s pitch was outside the strike zone, putting Gilstrap on first and loading the bases. Not even four innings into the contest, Romero walked her fifth batter of the game her second of the inning. Syracuse trailed 3-2, putting the graduate student in a tough spot. Romero was able to strikeout the Tigers’ top hitter, Valerie Cagle, swinging to end the inning. But the damage had already been done. Johnson’s full count walk had cost Romero and the Orange (19-21, 11-18 Atlantic Coast) as she later scored on an RBI single into right field by junior Cammy Pereira. SU’s offense, which has struggled all season long, had mustered two solo home runs in the first three innings, b ....