Softball Hosts Tiger Invitational
GAME SETUPS
* 🆚 Opponent: Minnesota
* 🗓 Date/Time: Thursday, March 7 • 4 p.m.
* 📍 Venue: McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
* 📺 Watch: ACCNX
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* 🆚 Opponent: Minnesota
* 🗓 Date/Time: Thursday, March 7 • 6 p.m.
* 📍 Venue: McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
* 📺 Watch: ACCNX
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* 🆚 Opponent: Mercer
* 🗓 Date/Time: Friday, March 8 • 6 p.m.
* 📍 Venue: McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
* 📺 Watch: ACCNX
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* 🆚 Opponent: Longwood
* 🗓 Date/Time: Saturday, March 9 • 6 p.m.
* 📍 Venue: McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
* 📺 Watch: ACCNX
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* 🆚 Opponent: Fordharm
* 🗓 Date/Time: Sunday, March 10 • 12:30 p.m.
* 📍 Venue: McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, S.C.
* 📺 Watch: ACCNX
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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 .301 batting average led by Valerie Cagle (.400). Clemson also has a .473 slugging percentage and .395 on-base percentage.
- Clemson's pitching staff maintains a 2.31 ERA through 121.1 innings of work and has 105 strikeouts.
- In only the fifth season of the program, Clemson will face off against Minnesota, Longwood and Fordham for the first time. The Tigers take on Mercer for the third time in program history. The most recent meeting between Clemson and Mercer saw Clemson defeating the Bears, 18-0, in five innings that included Valerie Cagle throwing Clemson's first-ever perfect game.
- Single-game tickets are now on sale for the 2024 home slate with tickets being available both online and a limited amount of walkup sales at the gate on the day of each game. Fans can find out more information on tickets here
QUICK HITS
- Clemson has outscored opponents 102-49 this season
- Clemson has 144 hits through 18 games, including 22 doubles and 18 home runs
- The Tigers have 87 RBIs this season with Valerie Cagle (18), Maddie Moore (13), Julia Knowler (12) and McKenzie Clark (11) leading the charge. A total of 11 batters have tallied at least one RBI this season.
- Nine Tigers have combined for 38 multi-hit games led by Valerie Cagle (7), McKenzie Clark (7), Alex Brown (6) and Maddie Moore (5).
- Clemson clocks in at No. 10 on the USA Today/NFCA poll and No. 11 on the USA Softball poll.