GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball Hosts ETSU

No. 18/17 Clemson (33-14) Hosts East Tennessee State (6-41)

GAME SETUPS

• 🆚 Opponent: East Tennessee State
• 🗓 Date/Time: Wednesday, April 27 • 6 p.m.
• 📍 Venue: McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
• 📺 Watch: ACCNX
• 📊 Stats: Live Stats 

Clemson: Roster | Schedule | Game Notes (PDF)

PREVIEW

• Clemson takes a 33-14 overall record into the final non-conference game of the regular season.
• The Tigers have outscored opponents 230-114 in games this season, including run-ruling 11 different opponents in 12 games.
• Clemson has 325 hits through 47 games, including posting 50 doubles and 55 home runs.
• The Tigers’ pitching staff is posting a 1.87 ERA through 306.1 innings of work and struck out a combined 289 batters.

WALK IT OFF

• The Clemson Tigers have proven all season that they may get down, but they are never out of a game.
• The team has clocked 11 walk-off victories. Of the 11, five have been run-rule wins and three have been in extra innings.
• The most recent walk offs against No. 23/25 Notre Dame on April 14 and April 16.
• On top of the walk offs, Clemson has five comeback wins, including four that were walk off wins.
• A full list of walk off wins can be found in the Clemson softball’s game notes.

FIRST 100

• Clemson softball played its 100th game in program history on March 13 against Illinois at the Tiger Invitational. The Tigers won 4-0 behind Millie Thompson’s first collegiate career shutout with a career-high 11 strikeouts.
• The 100th game was played almost five years to the date of the program being announced – program addition was announced on March 14, 2017.
• Through the first 100 games, the softball team paced itself to tie the best start by any program at Clemson. Softball ties women’s tennis with 78 wins. Other sports at Clemson can be found below.
• Clemson is now closing in on 100 wins in less than three years.
• The softball team is once again on pace to hit 100 victories in the fewest games. The only team to reach 100 wins faster is women’s tennis who accomplished it in only 128 games. Softball has 96 wins through 126 games entering the ETSU game.

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