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GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball at South Carolina

GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball at South CarolinaGAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball at South Carolina

Clemson (22-10) at South Carolina (21-12)

GAME SETUPS

  • 🆚 Opponent: at South Carolina
  • 🗓 Date/Time: Wednesday, March 25 • 7:30 p.m.
  • 📍 Venue: Carolina Softball Stadium • Columbia, S.C.
  • 📺 Watch: SEC Network
  • 📊 Stats: Live Stats
  • ✨ Palmetto Series presented by the South Carolina Education Lottery

Clemson: Roster | Schedule | Game Notes (PDF)

PREVIEW

  • The Clemson Softball program travels to Columbia for the first of two matchups between the Tigers and Gamecocks on the softball diamond in the Palmetto Series presented by the South Carolina Education Lottery
  • Wednesday's meeting will mark the 10th in program history and sixth in Columbia
  • Clemson holds a 7-2 advantage in the series after the two programs met for the first time in 2021 during Clemson's inaugural season
  • The two programs split action in 2025, with each team claiming a win at its respective home venue

QUICK HITS

  • Clemson takes a 22-10 record into the midweek and has outscored opponents 175-113
  • The Tigers have totaled 243 hits on the year with freshman Mac Pavese (.385 - 40 hits) and sophomore Marian Collins (.370 - 37 hits) leading the way
  • The duo also lead Clemson with 27 RBIs each, while Corri Hicks (24) and senior Jamison Brockenbrough (23) follow close behind
  • Clemson takes a 154 game hit streak into the midweek that began during the UNCG matchup at regionals on May 19, 2023. The 154 mark is a program record and surpassed the previous mark set from the inaugural game to April 15, 2022
  • On the season, Clemson has four top 25 victories (Oregon, Liberty, Georgia and Mississippi State)
  • As a team, Clemson has strung together 10 shutout victories with the most recent coming at Notre Dame on March 20

CLUTCH COLLINS

  • Sophomore Marian Collins was crucial to Clemson's success during the 2025 slate and leads the way in 2026
  • She has played at least one game at second base, third and shortstop and has shifted between the third, fourth and fifth batting position
  • Through 32 games, Collins has 37 hits, including 13 for extra bases
  • Her 24 career doubles already sits seventh amongst Clemson's records, while her 16 last season stands third amongst Clemson's single-season records trailing only Knowler (19) and Aby Vieira (17), who set those marks in 2025
  • During last year's game between Clemson and South Carolina in McWhorter Stadium, Collins hit both the tying home run and the walk-off homer to claim the victory for the Tigers