May 17, 2024

GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball vs. USC Upstate (Regionals)

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

GAME SETUPS

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