GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Clemson Regional vs. Northwestern

No. 11 Seed Clemson (45-12) vs. Northwestern (30-18-1)

GAME SETUPS

• 🆚 Opponent: Northwestern
• 🗓 Date/Time: Saturday, May 16 • 1:30 p.m.
• 📍 Venue: McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
• 📺 Watch: TBA
• 📊 Stats: Live Stats 
• 📻 Listen: WCCP FM • ONLINE
• ✨ Visitors: Clemson will be the designated visiting team against Northwestern

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PREVIEW

• The 2025 ACC Champions were named the No. 11 National Seed on Sunday evening during the 2025 NCAA Selection Show. This is the third time in Clemson’s six-year history that the Tigers have been a host and the third time in five postseasons Clemson has hosted a regional at McWhorter Stadium.
• Clemson takes a 45-12 overall record into the Northwestern game on Saturday afternoon.
• The Tigers take a 2-1 record in the matchup against the Wildcats after meeting for the first time in Clearwater, Fla., in 2022 and hosting Northwestern for two games in McWhorter Stadium in 2023.
• Clemson has a .331 batting average. The Tigers also have a .570 slugging percentage and .428 on-base percentage.
• The Tigers’ pitching staff holds a 2.67 ERA through 370 innings of work with 249 strikeouts.

QUICK HITS

• Clemson has outscored opponents 416-182 this season.
• Following the Georgia Tech series, Clemson has eclipsed the 40-win milestone for the fourth time in program history.
• The Tigers totaled 503 hits through 57 games in 2025 – a program record.
• The Tigers also have program records in runs (416), RBIs (382), doubles (98), walks (238), total bases (866) and home runs (81) after sophomore Kylee Johnson hit a three-run jack out of left field in the opening game of the Clemson Regional against USC Upstate.
• Clemson takes a 117 game hit streak into the Northwestern game that dates back to the UNCG matchup at regionals on May 19, 2023.

TIGERS IN THE POSTSEASON

• Clemson hosts a regional for the third time in only six years as a program.
• The Tigers are the No. 11 seed in 2025 after being the No. 10 seed in 2022 and No. 16 seed in 2023.
• The two previous seasons that Clemson has hosted, the Tigers have advanced to a super regional (Stillwater Super in 2022 & Norman Super in 2023).
• The two additional years Clemson has made a postseason appearance, the Tigers have gone to the Tuscaloosa Regional.
• Clemson takes a 10-9 overall record into the Northwestern game, including 10-5 record in regional games.