GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball Hosts Clemson Classic

No. 15/9 Clemson (7-3) Hosts the Clemson Classic

GAME SETUPS

🆚 Opponent: Boston University
🗓 Date/Time: Friday, Feb. 25 • 3 p.m.
📍 Venue: McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
📺 Watch: ACCNX
📊 Stats: Live Stats

🆚 Opponent: St. Francis
🗓 Date/Time: Friday, Feb. 25 • 5 p.m.
📍 Venue: McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
📺 Watch: ACCNX
📊 Stats: Live Stats

🆚 Opponent: Akron
🗓 Date/Time: Saturday, Feb. 26 • 12:30 p.m.
📍 Venue: McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
📺 Watch: ACCNX
📊 Stats: Live Stat

🆚 Opponent: TBA
🗓 Date/Time: Saturday, Feb. 26 • 3:30 p.m. or 6 p.m.
📍 Venue: McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
📺 Watch: ACCNX
📊 Stats: Live Stats

Clemson: Roster | Schedule | Game Notes (PDF)

FULL CLEMSON CLASSIC SCHEDULE

Date/Time	Away	Home	Live Stats	Watch	Final Score	Box Score (PDF)
Friday, Feb. 25 at 10 a.m.	Akron	St. Francis	Live Stats		St. Francis 4, Akron 2	Box Score (PDF)
Friday, Feb. 25 at 12:30 p.m.	Boston	Akron	Live Stats		Boston 15, Akron 0	Box Score
Friday, Feb. 25 at 3 p.m.	Boston	Clemson	Live Stats	Watch	Clemson 8, Boston 0	Box Score (PDF)
Friday, Feb. 25 at 5 p.m.	St. Francis	Clemson	Live Stats	Watch	Clemson 2, St. Francis 0	Box Score (PDF)
Saturday, Feb. 26 at 10 a.m.	St. Francis	Boston	Live Stats		Boston 9, St. Francis 0	Box Score (PDF)
Saturday, Feb. 26 at 12:30 p.m.	Akron	Clemson	Live Stats	Watch	Clemson 10, Akron 5	Box Score (PDF)
Saturday, Feb. 26 at 3:30 p.m.	Akron	St. Francis	Live Stats		St. Francis 6, Akron 0	Box Score (PDF)
Saturday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m.	Boston University	Clemson	Live Stats		Clemson 7, Boston 3	Box Score (PDF)

PREVIEW

Clemson takes a 7-3 record into the 2022 home opening weekend.
The Tigers will face Boston University, St. Francis and Akron in a round robin tournament before the consolation and championship games will be played Saturday evening.
The Tigers have outscored opponents 47-18 in games this season, including run-ruling four opponents in the first two weekends.
Clemson is coming off a 3-2 weekend at the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational that includes upsetting No. 6/5 Washington last Sunday marking the Tigers’ first top-10 victory. Clemson handed the Huskies their first loss of the 2022 season. The Tigers also defeated Charlotte in a midweek game on Wednesday.
The Tigers are batting .283 as a team with a .465 slugging percentage and .375 on-base percentage.
The pitching staff is posting a 1.40 ERA through 65 innings of work and striking out a combined 71 batters.

THE NATIONALLY RANKED TIGERS

Clemson received its first single digit ranking in program history clocking in at No. 9 on the ESPN/USA Softball poll this week.
The Tigers are ranked No. 15 on the USA Today/NFCA poll for the third week in a row.
D1Softball.com has the Tigers at No. 13, and Softball America has Clemson ranked No. 12.
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.

GUIMBARDA GREATNESS

Graduate Marissa Guimbarda has been a key contributor to Clemson’s offense over the past three seasons.
Prior to her time in the Orange and Regalia, Guimbarda played two seasons at Furman.
Most recently, Guimbarda hit her 50th-career home run against Charlotte. She is currently ranked fifth among action players in the NCAA for most home runs in her career.
She tallied 24 while at Furman and has hit 26 at Clemson.
Guimbarda becomes the 196th player in NCAA Division I history to hit 50 homers during her collegiate career.

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