Mar 03, 2025

GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball Hosts Furman & Charleston Southern

Clemson (14-6) hosts Furman & Charleston Southern

GAME SETUPS

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PREVIEW

Clemson takes a 14-6 overall record into the midweeks against Furman and Charleston Southern, including an 11-game win streak dating back to Feb. 9 vs. Ohio State.
Clemson squares off against the Furman Paladins for the ninth time with the Tigers holding a 7-1 advantage in the series.
Notable from the record book against Furman is that Clemson’s six stolen bases on April 6, 2022 is the third-most in a single game by the Tigers.
Clemson and Charleston Southern are meeting for the first time in program history.
Clemson currently holds a .327 batting average. The Tigers also have a .570 slugging percentage and .412 on-base percentage.
The Tigers’ pitching staff holds a 2.97 ERA through 132 innings of work with 111 strikeouts.

QUICK HITS

Clemson has outscored opponents 137-72 this season.
The Tigers take a streak of 41 games where they have scored a run into the midweek games dating back to March 30, 2024 – this is a program record.
The Tigers totaled 178 hits through 20 games in 2025, including the freshman class contributing 60 of those hits, while returners Alex Brown (26), Julia Knowler (26) and Maddie Moore (24) add to the count.
Clemson takes an 80 game hit streak into the fifth week of competition dating back to the UNCG matchup at regionals on May 19, 2023.

FRESH FACES

All seven freshmen on the 2025 roster made at least one appearance during the 2025 season.
Macey Cintron, Marian Collins, Sam Minish, Taylor Pipkins and Ava Wilson have started in at least six games, with Cintron (DP/P) and Collins (SS) starting all 20.
Riley Fennell (11) and Madi Lardizabal (1) appeared as either a pinch hitter or pinch runner in a contest with Fennell starting in one.
During opening weekend, the freshman class provided production at the plate for the Tigers clocking 18 of the team’s 40 total hits and 15 of the 27 total RBIs.
In total, 12 of Clemson’s 28 home runs have come off the bat of a freshman, including Wilson hitting the first grand slam of the 2025 season against No. 16 Missouri.
Currently, Cintron and Wilson’s five homers in 2025 are tied for fourth-most by a freshman at Clemson, while Cintron’s 18 RBIs sit fifth all-time amongst fellow Tiger freshmen.