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GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball at Duke

GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball at DukeGAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball at Duke

No. RV/23 Clemson (31-17, 12-9 ACC) at No. 14/12 Duke (36-12, 18-3 ACC)

GAME SETUPS

  • 🆚 Opponent: at No. 14/12 Duke
  • 🗓 Date/Time: Friday, April 24 6 p.m.
  • 📍 Venue: Smith Family Stadium • Durham, N.C.
  • 📺 Watch: ACCNX
  • 📊 Stats: Live Stats

  • 🆚 Opponent: at No. 14/12 Duke
  • 🗓 Date/Time: Saturday, April 25 Noon
  • 📍 Venue: Smith Family Stadium • Durham, N.C.
  • 📺 Watch: ACCNX
  • 📊 Stats: Live Stats

  • 🆚 Opponent: at No. 14/12 Duke
  • 🗓 Date/Time: Sunday, April 26 5 p.m.
  • 📍 Venue: Smith Family Stadium • Durham, N.C.
  • 📺 Watch: ACC Network
  • 📊 Stats: Live Stats

Clemson: Roster | Schedule | Game Notes (PDF)

PREVIEW

  • The Clemson Softball program concludes the 2026 regular season with a three-game series at No. 14/12 Duke
  • The Tigers have squared off against the Blue Devils 17 times before with the most recent coming in a three-game series in McWhorter Stadium in 2025
  • The Blue Devils hold a 13-4 advantage in the series
  • Clemson Connection: Clemson's graduate assistant Kelly Torres is a Duke graduate and claimed an ACC title in 2024 with the Blue Devils

QUICK HITS

  • Clemson takes a 31-17 record (12-9 ACC) into the weekend series at Duke, and has outscored opponents 272-179.
  • The Tigers have totaled 358 hits on the year with freshman Mac Pavese (.344 - 53 hits) and sophomore Marian Collins (.352 - 51 hits) leading the way
  • Sophomore Corri Hicks leads the way with 38 RBIs, while Pavese follows with 36 and Collins (32), Jamison Brockenbrough (29) and Sarah Breaux (26) follow close behind
  • Clemson takes a 170 game hit streak that began during the UNCG matchup at regionals on May 19, 2023. The 170 mark is a program record and surpassed the previous mark set from the inaugural game to April 15, 2022.
  • On the season, Clemson has nine top 25 victories (Oregon, Liberty, Georgia, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Virginia Tech and three against Virginia)
  • As a team, Clemson has strung together an ACC-leading 12 shutout victories with the most recent coming vs. Presbyterian on April 21

CATCHING CORRI

  • Corri Hicks joined the Clemson roster in the fall of 2025 after spending a year at Oklahoma
  • The catcher has 32 hits on the year, including 18 for extra bases
  • She is also a perfect 3-for-3 on stolen bases and drawn 26 walks
  • Highlighting Hicks season is her walk-off homer in the second game of the series against Georgia Tech. With two outs and 0-0 score, Hicks sent the ball out of left center to clinch the series win for the Tigers
  • She leads the Tigers with 11 home runs and has added 38 RBIs
  • The sophomore was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle in the second game of the Pitt series - she hit the home run in her first plate appearance of the series finale against the Panthers
  • Behind the plate, Hicks has caught eight runners attempting to steal