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GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball at South Carolina

GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball at South CarolinaGAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball at South Carolina

No. 17/17 Clemson (27-11, 11-4 ACC) at No. 22/25 South Carolina (28-12, 4-8 SEC)

GAME SETUPS

  • 🆚 Opponent: at South Carolina
  • 🗓 Date/Time: Tuesday, April 9 • 7 p.m.
  • 📍 Venue: Carolina Softball Stadium • Columbia, S.C.
  • 📺 Watch: ESPNU
  • 📊 Stats: Live Stats

Clemson: Roster | Schedule | Game Notes (PDF)

PREVIEW

  • Clemson returns 15 letter winners from the 2023 roster, including three players that were All-ACC selections, and added two transfers to bolster the roster in Alex Brown and Lindsey Garcia.
  • The Tigers hold a .297 batting average. Clemson also has a .496 slugging percentage and .393 on-base percentage.
  • Clemson’s pitching staff maintains a 1.93 ERA through 254.1 innings of work and has 213 strikeouts.
  • The Tigers hold a 5-1 record all time against the Gamecocks. The last time the two teams met in Columbia, Clemson completed a comeback victory to with 4-3. Both teams met earlier this season where South Carolina won, 6-4, in 12 innings.

QUICK HITS

  • Clemson has outscored opponents 228-90 this season
  • Clemson had 300 hits through 38 games, including posting 43 doubles, 44 home runs and 13 triples
  • The Tigers have 207 RBIs this season with Valerie Cagle (35), McKenzie Clark (30), Maddie Moore (28) and Alia Logoleo (27) leading the charge. A total of 15 batters have tallied at least one RBI this season, including eight in double digits
  • 11 Tigers combined for 74 multi-hit games led by McKenzie Clark (13), Alex Brown (12), Valerie Cagle (12) and Maddie Moore (11)

ALL ALIA

  • Alia Logoleo maintains a .295 career average, including a .308 average this season through the Syracuse series.
  • She has tallied 176 hits, including 25 doubles, 39 home runs and three triples.
  • The redshirt senior has scored 115 runs and tallied 161 RBIs while holding a .543 slugging percentage and .373 on-base percentage. She has also stolen 31 bases
  • Of Samoan heritage, she is one of only a few female Polynesian representatives playing full-time college softball
  • In December 2023, Alia traveled to Amerika Samoa to learn more about her culture, visit family and teach softball by running camps/clinics with some of the locals (see more on this on the ESPNU broadcast on Tuesday)