May 27, 2022

GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Super Regional – Game Two

No. 10-Seed Clemson (42-16) at No. 7-Seed Oklahoma State (45-12)

GAME SETUPS

Clemson: Roster | Schedule | Game Notes (PDF)

PREVIEW

10-seed Clemson takes a 42-16 overall record into the second game of the 2022 Stillwater Super Regionals against 7-seed Oklahoma State.
The Tigers were named the No. 10 national seed during the NCAA Selection Show and hosted a regional in only the third year of the program.
The Tigers have outscored opponents 281-133 in games this season and run-ruled 13 opponents – including UNC Wilmington and Louisiana in the Clemson Regional.
Clemson has 400 hits through 58 games, including posting 67 doubles and 67 home runs.
The Tigers’ pitching staff is posting a 1.79 ERA through 378.1 innings of work and struck out a combined 341 batters.
The Tigers are 5-3 in NCAA Tournament appearances after winning the three games of the 2022 regional, dropping the opening game to Oklahoma State and splitting action, 2-2, in the Tuscaloosa Regional in 2021.
The trip to Stillwater marks Clemson’s first Super Regional appearance.

CAGLE CALLS GAME

Redshirt sophomore Valerie Cagle has been a dominant force for the Tigers at the plate and in the circle since her arrival to Clemson.
In 2022, she is posting a 1.96 ERA through 153.2 innings pitched with 172 strikeouts.
Cagle is used to big-game situations and thrives with the ball in her hand against ranked opponents.
In the Clearwater tournament, Cagle threw a complete-game shutout against then No. 6/5 Washington with 10 strikeouts and hit a solo homer in Clemson’s upset victory.
At the ACC Softball tournament, she pitched 7.0 innings against then No. 2/2 Virginia Tech allowing only four hits and one run to score to upset the Hokies in the semifinal round.
At the plate in the Clemson Regional against Louisiana, Cagle went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and one run scored to propel the Tigers to their first Super Regional appearance.
The Yorktown, Va. native is a NFCA First Team All-Region selection, a First Team All-ACC honoree and an ACC All-Tournament player. She was also named a 2022 USA Softball Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist in April in back-to-back years.

GAME ONE RECAP

The Tigers dropped the opening game of the Stillwater Regional to 7-seed Oklahoma State on Thursday evening, 2-0.
Sophomore Millie Thompson pitched her 10th complete game of the season as she fell to 15-4 on the year. She struck out two batters through 27 batters faced.
Valerie Cagle and senior Marissa Guimbarda were the lone Tigers to tally a hit for Clemson.
The game was scoreless until the fifth inning after the Cowgirls led off with a double. A sac bunt, a walk and a single led to OSU scoring two with only one out.
The Clemson defense shut things down to prevent any further runs to score that inning.
The Tigers brought the tying run to the plate in the seventh inning but weren’t able to capitalize on it as the Cowgirls took game one.

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