GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball at ACC Championships – Quarterfinals

May 07, 2025

Clemson (41-12) at ACC Championships - Quarterfinals

GAME SETUPS

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PREVIEW

Clemson takes a 41-12 overall record into the ACC Championships as a two seed after finishing the regular season with a 19-5 ACC record.
The Tigers will face the winner of Wednesday’s Virginia vs. Louisville ACC Championship opening round game – neither of which Clemson has played during the 2025 campaign.
Clemson is 12-2 all-time against the Cavaliers, including taking the semifinal game against Virginia, 8-1, during the 2024 ACC Championships.
The Tigers hold an 8-2 record against the Cardinals after last meeting in a three-game series in Louisville in 2024.
Clemson has a .333 batting average. The Tigers also have a .574 slugging percentage and .426 on-base percentage.
The Tigers’ pitching staff holds a 2.69 ERA through 344 innings of work with 239 strikeouts.

QUICK HITS

Clemson has outscored opponents 387-166 this season.
Through games on May 4, Clemson has an RPI of 14.
Clemson has won 17 games against opponents in the top 50 RPI, including seven against top 25 opponents. Most notably against No. 4, 10, 11, 13 (2 games), 23 and 24.
Following the Georgia Tech series, Clemson has eclipsed the 40-win milestone for the fourth time in program history.
The Tigers totaled 475 hits through 53 games in 2025, including the freshman class contributing 157 of those hits, while returners Alex Brown (72), Maddie Moore (69), Julia Knowler (55) and Aby Vieira (50) add to the count.
Clemson takes a 113 game hit streak into the weekend series dating back to the UNCG matchup at regionals on May 19, 2023.

ACC SEMIFINAL HISTORY

The Tigers enter the 2025 ACC Championships with a 4-0 record in the quarterfinals.
Most recently, Clemson secured an 8-1 victory against Virginia in the 2024 quarterfinals in Durham, N.C.
Clemson won an eight-inning battle with North Carolina in the quarterfinals, 2-1, in 2023 in Notre Dame, Ind.
In 2022, the Tigers defeated Notre Dame, 7-3, in the quarterfinals to advance to their second semifinals in program history.
The first year Clemson participated in the ACC Championships, Clemson shutout Georgia Tech, 2-0, as the No. 1 overall seed.
The Tigers have advanced to the semifinals each year, while making two appearances in the ACC Championship Game (2021 & 2022).