GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball at Louisville

April 25, 2024

No. 22/21 Clemson (31-15, 13-8 ACC) at Louisville (25-21, 6-12 ACC)

GAME SETUPS

Clemson: Roster | Schedule | Game Notes (PDF)

PREVIEW

Clemson returns 15 letter winners from the 2023 roster, including three players that were All-ACC selections, and added two transfers to bolster the roster in Alex Brown and Lindsey Garcia.
The Tigers hold a .298 batting average. Clemson also has a .486 slugging percentage and .389 on-base percentage.
Clemson’s pitching staff maintains a 2.19 ERA through 313.0 innings of work and has 251 strikeouts.
The Tigers are 6-1 all-time against the Cardinals with Clemson’s last victory coming on March 26, 2022 with an 8-0 victory in five innings. Clemson’s current grad assistant, Taylor Roby, was an NFCA Second Team All-American and First Team All-ACC selection for Louisville last season.

QUICK HITS

Clemson has outscored opponents 276-130 this season
Clemson had 375 hits through 46 games, including posting 55 doubles, 51 home runs and 14 triples
The Tigers have 249 RBIs this season with Valerie Cagle (37), McKenzie Clark (35), Alia Logoleo (34) and Maddie Moore (34) leading the charge. A total of 15 batters have tallied at least one RBI this season, including 10 in double digits
11 Tigers combined for 94 multi-hit games led by Alex Brown (17), McKenzie Clark (16), Maddie Moore (14), Valerie Cagle (13) and Alia Logoleo (11).

CLARK CONNECTION

Senior McKenzie Clark has left her mark on the Tiger program since stepping foot on campus in 2021
Being the starting centerfielder for over 218 games, she has maintained a .346 career batting average with 232 hits and 136 RBIs
Through the Notre Dame series, she has scored 191 runs, which leads Clemson’s career records and has stolen 46 bases on her career
Clark claimed the Tigers’ stolen base record after surpassing Carlee Shannon (45 – 2022). She claimed the record outright with one stolen base against Duke on April 13
The Myakka City, Fla. native has tallied 39 doubles, 43 home runs and 12 triples to post a .633 slugging percentage and .442 on-base percentage
Defensively, she has 227 putouts and 16 assists over the past four years