GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball Hosts Gardner-Webb

March 31, 2025

Clemson (27-10, 9-3 ACC) hosts Gardner-Webb (15-22)

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PREVIEW

Clemson takes a 27-10 overall record into the midweek matchup against Gardner-Webb.
Tuesday’s game will mark the fifth time the two programs have met, with every matchup occurring in McWhorter Stadium.
Clemson holds a 4-0 advantage in the series, that includes that last meeting on March 13, 2024 when the Tigers claimed an 8-0 victory in five.
Clemson currently holds a .348 batting average. The Tigers also have a .582 slugging percentage and .433 on-base percentage.
The Tigers’ pitching staff holds a 2.57 ERA through 237 innings of work with 176 strikeouts.

QUICK HITS

Clemson has outscored opponents 269-108 this season.
Through games on March 30, Clemson checks in at No. 17 on the RPI.
The Tigers totaled 344 hits through 37 games in 2025, including the freshman class contributing 113 of those hits, while returners Alex Brown (53), Maddie Moore (49), Julia Knowler (44) and Aby Vieira (41) add to the count.
Clemson takes a 97 game hit streak into the weekend series dating back to the UNCG matchup at regionals on May 19, 2023.

AB(SOLUTEL)Y

Senior Aby Vieira is a four-year starter behind the plate.
The quarterback of the Clemson softball progam, Vieira has guided the program behind and at the plate in 168 appearances and holds a .302 average.
Dominating at the plate offensively, Vieira maintains a .394 average in 2025 – roughly .080 from her next closest season (sophomore year, 2023 – .314).
The senior has 41 hits, eight more than the next closest year and has 12 doubles to tie for the team lead and sit fourth all-time amongst Clemson single-season records.
She has surpassed her season-high with 23 RBIs in 2025 and a .596 slugging percenatge (a .137 increase from 2022).