GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball vs. USC Upstate (Regionals)

Clemson (34-18) vs. USC Upstate (30-21)

GAME SETUPS

• 🆚 Opponent: vs. USC Upstate
• 🗓 Date/Time: Saturday, May 18 • 2 p.m. ET
• 📍 Venue: John and Ann Rhoads Softball Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Ala.
• 📺 Watch: ESPN+
• 📊 Stats: Live Stats
• 📻 Radio: ClemsonTigers App

Clemson: Roster | Schedule | Game Notes (PDF)

PREVIEW

• Clemson is in its fifth season of competition and has made a postseason appearance in each year eligible
• The Tigers hold a .297 batting average. Clemson also has a .473 slugging percentage and .389 on-base percentage
• Clemson’s pitching staff maintains a 2.30 ERA through 356.2 innings of work and has 276 strikeouts
• Clemson and USC Upstate have never met on the diamond – Saturday’s elimination game is the first time the two teams will square off against one another

QUICK HITS

• Clemson has outscored opponents 309-157 this season
• Clemson had 426 hits through 52 games, including posting 63 doubles, 54 home runs and 14 triples
• The Tigers have 281 RBIs this season with Valerie Cagle (42), McKenzie Clark (39), Maddie Moore (37) and Alia Logoleo (36) leading the charge. A total of 15 batters have tallied at least one RBI this season, including 10 in double digits
• 11 Tigers combined for 105 multi-hit games led by Alex Brown (20), McKenzie Clark (17), Maddie Moore (16), Valerie Cagle (15) and Alia Logoleo (11).

NCAA TOURNAMENT

• Clemson has made an NCAA Regional appearance every year the Tigers have been postseason eligible (no postseason occurred in the Tigers’ inaugural season due to COVID)
• The Tigers have advanced to Super Regionals in both 2022 and 2023 (2022 – Stillwater Super Regional; 2023 – Norman Super Regional) after hosting as the No. 10 and No. 16 national seeds, respectively
• Clemson made its first postseason appearance in 2021 traveling to the Tuscaloosa Regional as the two seed at that regional
• The Tigers are 8-8 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including 8-4 in regional games