Apr 11, 2024

GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball Hosts Duke

No. 19/19 Clemson (28-11, 11-4 ACC) hosts No. 3/3 Duke (33-3, 13-2 ACC)

GAME SETUPS

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 .296 batting average. Clemson also has a .498 slugging percentage and .391 on-base percentage.
Clemson’s pitching staff maintains a 1.87 ERA through 261.1 innings of work and has 221 strikeouts.
The Tigers are 3-7 all-time against the Blue Devils with the last matchup coming on May 12, 2023 at the ACC Championship. Clemson’s last win was on March 19, 2022 in Durham, where Clemson claimed a 10-2 run-rule victory in five innings

QUICK HITS

Clemson has outscored opponents 235-90 this season
Clemson had 309 hits through 39 games, including posting 45 doubles, 46 home runs and 14 triples
The Tigers have 213 RBIs this season with Valerie Cagle (35), McKenzie Clark (30), Maddie Moore (29) and Alia Logoleo (28) 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 77 multi-hit games led by McKenzie Clark (13), Alex Brown (13), Valerie Cagle (12) and Maddie Moore (11)

SENIOR DAY – SATURDAY

Saturday’s 1 p.m. game will serve at Clemson’s 2024 Senior Day
The Tigers will honor one student manager, Olivia Turpin, and 10 student-athletes on that day. The manager will be honored prior to first pitch, and the athletes will be recognized postgame
Clemson’s 10 seniors include: Lindsey Garcia, Julia Bomhardt, McKenzie Clark, Grace Hiller, Alia Logoleo, Regan Spencer, JoJo Hyatt, Arielle Oda, Valerie Cagle and Millie Thompson
Fans can check out what each player has to say about their time as a Tiger by following Clemson Softball on Instagram