GAMEDAY CENTRAL: 2022 ACC Softball Championship Game

No. 5 Clemson (39-14) vs. No. 3 Florida State (51-5)

GAME SETUPS

• 🆚 Opponent: No. 3 Seed Florida State
• 🗓 Date/Time: Saturday, May 14 • 1 p.m.
• 📍 Venue: Vartabedian Field • Pittsburgh, Pa.
• 📺 Watch: ESPN
• 📊 Stats: Live Stats 

Clemson: Roster | Schedule | Game Notes (PDF) | ACC Bracket

PREVIEW

• No. 15/15 Clemson takes a 39-14 overall record into the the 2022 ACC Softball Championship game against No. 3/3 Florida State.
• The Tigers are the No. 5 seed and will be the visiting team against the No. 3 Seminoles.
• The Tigers have outscored opponents 257-123 in games this season, including run-ruling 11 opponents.
• Clemson has 368 hits through 53 games, including posting 60 doubles and 63 home runs.
• The Tigers’ pitching staff is posting a 1.76 ERA through 349.1 innings of work and struck out a combined 320 batters.
• The Tigers improve to a 4-1 overall record at the ACC Championship after defeating Notre Dame in the semifinals on Thursday and Virginia Tech on Friday.
• Clemson defeated Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech in Louisville last season before dropping the championship game to Duke, 1-0.

LOGOLEO IN THE STEEL CITY

• Redshirt sophomore Alia Logoleo has put on a show in the Steel City during the 2022 season.
• Clemson played three games against Pittsburgh at Vartabedian Field during the regular season, and the Tigers have now played two games there during the ACC Softball Championships.
• The Third Team All-ACC selection went 4-for-7 with two home runs to help the Tigers sweep the Pittsburgh series.
• Against Notre Dame in the quarterfinals this week, Logoleo hit a two-run homer in the top of the second inning and drew one walk.
• Against Virginia Tech, the Nashville, Tenn. native went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs.
• She’s batting .538 at Vartabedian Field going 7-for-13 with five home runs, five walks, seven runs scored and 11 RBIs.

SEMIFINALS RECAP

• The No. 5 seed Clemson Tigers knocked off the 2022 ACC Regular Season Champion Virginia Tech Hokies in the semifinals of the 2022 ACC Softball Championship on Friday afternoon.
• Logoleo started the Tigers off with a solo home run in the second out of left field.
• Marissa Guimbarda singled in the fourth, and Virginia Tech made a throwing error that allowed McKenzie Clark to score and double the Tigers’ lead.
• Sam Russ hit her fifth triple of the season in the fifth inning, and Arielle Oda brought her home off a sac fly.
• The Hokies scored their lone run in the sixth inning, and the Tigers answered with Logoleo hitting her team-high 14th home run of the season to give Clemson the 4-1 victory.
• Redshirt sophomore Valerie Cagle pitched her 14th complete game with two strikeouts en route to improving to 15-7 on the year.

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