GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball at Syracuse

No. 17/17 Clemson (24-11, 8-4 ACC) at Syracuse (16-14, 4-8 ACC)

GAME SETUPS

• 🆚 Opponent: at Syracuse
• 🗓 Date/Time: Saturday, April 6 • 4 p.m.
• 📍 Venue: Skycap Softball Stadium • Syracuse, N.Y.
• 📺 Watch: ACCNX
• 📊 Stats: Live Stats

• 🆚 Opponent: at Syracuse
• 🗓 Date/Time: Sunday, April 7 • 10 a.m.
• 📍 Venue: Skycap Softball Stadium • Syracuse, N.Y.
• 📺 Watch: ACCNX
• 📊 Stats: Live Stats

• 🆚 Opponent: at Syracuse
• 🗓 Date/Time: Sunday, April 7 • Noon
• 📍 Venue: Skycap Softball Stadium • Syracuse, N.Y.
• 📺 Watch: ACCNX
• 📊 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 .298 batting average. Clemson also has a .498 slugging percentage and .390 on-base percentage.
• Clemson’s pitching staff maintains a 1.95 ERA through 236.1 innings of work and has 203 strikeouts.
• The Tigers hold a 6-1 all-time record against the Orange with the last meeting coming on March 3, 2023 in McWhorter Stadium where the Tigers claimed a 1-0 victory

QUICK HITS

• Clemson has outscored opponents 198-86 this season
• Clemson had 278 hits through 35 games, including posting 40 doubles, 40 home runs and 13 triples
• The Tigers have 179 RBIs this season with Valerie Cagle (33), Maddie Moore (25), Alia Logoleo (25) and McKenzie Clark (24) 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 69 multi-hit games led by Alex Brown (12), Valerie Cagle (12), McKenzie Clark (11) and Maddie Moore (10)

BUFORD PIPELINE

• Redshirt seniors JoJo Hyatt and Arielle Oda are in their sixth season with the Clemson Softball program
• The duo both attended Buford HS in Buford, Ga., and signed with the Tigers during their senior season
• The two joined the program in the fall of 2018 as two of the first-ever members of the softball program and participated in practice during Team 0’s initial year
• Members of the inaugural season in 2020, these two have been a part of every historical milestone Clemson has had (from the stadium being built to being shutdown in 2020 because of COVID to winning the ACC Championship in 2021 to hosting Regionals and making a Super Regional in 2022 and 2023)
• The two are looking to help Team 5 ‘Knock Down the Door’ during the 2024 season by making it a step farther than this team ever has before
• This season, Oda has started in 32 games and racked up a .455 on-base percentage with 24 hits, 15 walks and one hit by pitch