GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball at St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational

No. 15/12 Clemson (3-1) at St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational

GAME SETUPS

• 🆚 Opponent: vs. Texas Tech
• 🗓 Date/Time: Thursday, Feb. 17 • 3:30 p.m.
• 📍 Venue: Eddie C. Moore Complex • Field 8 • Clearwater, Fla.
• 📺 Watch: ACC Network
• 📊 Stats: Live Stats 

• 🆚 Opponent: vs. No. 18/15 Tennessee
• 🗓 Date/Time: Friday, Feb. 18 • 6 p.m.
• 📍 Venue: Eddie C. Moore Complex • Field 9 • Clearwater, Fla.
• 📺 Watch: ESPN+
• 📊 Stats: Live Stats 

• 🆚 Opponent: vs. No. RV/23 Northwestern
• 🗓 Date/Time: Saturday, Feb. 19 • 11 a.m.
• 📍 Venue: Eddie C. Moore Complex • Field 8 • Clearwater, Fla.
• 📺 Watch: ACC Network
• 📊 Stats: Live Stat 

• 🆚 Opponent: vs. Wisconsin
• 🗓 Date/Time: Saturday, Feb. 19 • 5:30 p.m.
• 📍 Venue: Eddie C. Moore Complex • Field 1 • Clearwater, Fla.
• 📺 Watch: ESPN+
• 📊 Stats: Live Stat 

• 🆚 Opponent: vs. No. 6/5 Washington
• 🗓 Date/Time: Sunday, Feb. 20 • 10 a.m.
• 📍 Venue: Eddie C. Moore Complex • Field 8 • Clearwater, Fla.
• 📺 Watch: ESPNU
• 📊 Stats: Live Stat 

Clemson: Roster | Schedule | Game Notes (PDF)

PREVIEW

• Clemson takes a 3-1 record into one of the country’s biggest softball tournaments, the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational.
• Action begins for the Tigers on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. against Texas Tech and concludes Sunday at 10 a.m. against No. 6/5 Washington.
• The Tigers will face three ranked opponents this weekend with matchups against No. 18/15 Tennessee, No. RV/23 Northwestern and Washington.
• Clemson has outscored opponents 27-4 in games this season, including run-ruling three opponents at the FGCU Kickoff Classic – two in the fifth inning and one in the sixth.
• The Tigers are averaging .337 at the plate with a .558 slugging percentage and .434 on-base percentage.
• The pitching staff holds a 1.27 ERA through 22.0 innings of work and have struck out a combined 22 batters.

THE NATIONALLY RANKED TIGERS

• Clemson is ranked as high as No. 12 in the nation by ESPN/USA Softball.
• The Tigers are ranked No. 15 on the USA Today/NFCA Poll for the second week in a row
• D1Softball has the Tigers at No. 13, and Softball America has Clemson ranked No. 14.
• Last season, Clemson climbed as high as No. 10 (the highest ranking in program history) on the ESPN/USA Softball poll and finished ranked No. 17.

For complete coverage of the Clemson Softball team, follow @ClemsonSoftball on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. In addition, on Feb. 15 Clemson and IPTAY launched Clemson+, a streaming service dedicated to showing what it’s like to be a Tiger. Information on how to become an IPTAY member and gain access to the subscription is available here.