GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Softball hosts Furman

GAME SETUPS

🆚 Opponent: Furman

🗓 Date/Time: Tuesday, April 6 • 6 p.m.

📍 Venue: McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, S.C.

📺 Watch: ACC Network

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 .300 batting average. Clemson also has a .505 slugging percentage and .390 on-base percentage.
• Clemson’s pitching staff maintains a 1.95 ERA through 229.1 innings of work and has 194 strikeouts.
• The Tigers hold a 7-0 all-time record against the Paladins with the last matchup between the two programs being on April 5, 2023, where the Tigers claimed a 4-1 victory in McWhorter Stadium

QUICK HITS

• Clemson has outscored opponents 195-82 this season
• Clemson had 272 hits through 34 games, including posting 40 doubles, 40 home runs and 13 triples
• The Tigers have 176 RBIs this season with Valerie Cagle (33), Maddie Moore (25), McKenzie Clark (24) and Alia Logoleo (24) leading the charge. A total of 15 batters have tallied at least one RBI this season, including eight in double digits
• 11 Tigers combined for 68 multi-hit games led by Alex Brown (12), Valerie Cagle (12), McKenzie Clark (11) and Maddie Moore (10)

CANCER AWARENESS GAME

• Tuesday’s matchup against Furman marks Clemson’s Cancer Awareness Game
• Every student-athlete will be wearing a different colored ribbon to raise awareness for a different cancer (see comprehensive list below):
• Black: Melanoma Cancer
• Blue: Prostate Cancer
• Burgundy: Myeloma Cancer
• Gold: Pediatric Cancer
• Dark Blue: Colon Cancer
• Emerald: Liver Cancer
• Grey: Brain Cancer
• Kelly Green: Kidney Cancer
• Lime: Lymphoma Cancer
• Orange: Leukemia Cancer
• Purple: Pancreatic Cancer
• Teal: Ovarian Cancer
• Yellow: Sarcoma/Bone/Bladder Cancer
• White: Lung Cancer
• Lavender: All Cancers
• Pink: Breast Cancer

BUFORD PIPELINE

• Redshirt seniors JoJo Hyatt and Arielle Oda enter their sixth year with the Clemson Softball program in 2024
• The duo both attended Buford HS in Buford, Ga. and signed with the Tigers during their senior year
• The two joined the program in the fall of 2018 as two of the first-ever members of the softball program and participated in practice during Team 0’s initial year
• As members of the inaugural season in 2020, these two have been a part of every historical milestone Clemson has had (from the stadium being built, to being shutdown in 2020 because of COVID, to winning an ACC Championship in 2021, to hosting a Regional and making Super Regionals in 2022 & 2023)
• The two are looking to help Team 5 ‘Knock Down the Door’ during the 2024 season by making it a step farther than this team ever has before
• To do this, Oda has been a key contributor to the 2024 lineup by starting in 31 games. She has racked up a .447 on-base percentage with 23 hits and 14 walks
• To learn more about Hyatt and Oda’s relationship from high school to college, fans can read the feature story ‘The Last Inning‘ on ClemsonTigers.com