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GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball at NCAA Regionals

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6-Seed Clemson (32-20) vs. UNC Greensboro (42-17)

GAME SETUPS

  • 🆚 Opponent: vs. UNC Greensboro
  • 🗓 Date/Time: Friday, May 15 4:30 p.m.
  • 📍 Venue: Turner Softball Stadium • Athens, Ga.
  • 📺 Watch: ACC Network
  • 📻 Listen: Clemson Radio Network
  • 📊 Stats: Live Stats

Clemson: Roster | Schedule | Game Notes (PDF)

PREVIEW

  • The Clemson Softball makes its sixth-straight NCAA Regional appearance being the No. 6 Seed in the Athens Regional
  • Clemson squares off against UNCG in the opening game of the regional
  • The Tigers have faced the Spartans four times prior, including three times in 2023, one of which was at the Clemson Regional - Clemson holds a 3-1 advantage in the series
  • Clemson Connection: Former Tiger catcher, JoJo Hyatt (2020-24), is an assistant coach with the Spartans
  • Additional teams in the Athens Regional include host, No. 3 Georgia, and Charleston - both of which Clemson played and defeated earlier during the 2026 season

QUICK HITS

  • Clemson takes a 32-20 record into regionals, and has outscored opponents 289-210.
  • The Tigers have totaled 384 hits on the year with freshman Mac Pavese (.325 - 55 hits), sophomore Marian Collins (.340 - 54 hits) and senior Jamison Brockenbrough (.342 - 54 hits) leading the way
  • Sophomore Corri Hicks leads the way with 38 RBIs, while Pavese follows with 37 and Collins (34), Jamison Brockenbrough (31) and Sarah Breaux (26) follow close behind
  • Clemson takes a 174 game hit streak that began during the UNCG matchup at regionals on May 19, 2023. The 174 mark is a program record.
  • On the season, Clemson has 10 top 25 victories (Oregon, Liberty, Georgia, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, three against Virginia and Duke)
  • As a team, Clemson has strung together an ACC-leading 12 shutout victories with the most recent coming vs. Presbyterian on April 21

PIP PIP HOORAY

  • Sophomore Taylor Pipkins entered college as an infielder, but made her impact as a freshman in right field
  • Prior to South Carolina, Pipkins had recorded one home run in five-straight games dating back to April 3 at Virginia Tech
  • In a nine game stretch (VT on 4/3 to UVA on 4/19), Pipkins recorded six home runs and is currently second on the team with eight homers
  • Offensively, Pipkins has been on a tear the last 14 games of the season compared to the first 38 of the season
  • In 2025, she provided a strong spark in the bottom third of the lineup, contributing at least one hit, one run, one RBI or all three in 26 games last season