Clemson Softball Announces 2023 Schedule
CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson softball program is taking the next step towards 2023 after announcing the regular-season schedule on Tuesday, Nov. 8. The Tigers are set to play 53 regular season games, 28 of which will be played in McWhorter Stadium. Clemson will face 10 opponents over 18 games that finished in the NCAA RPI Top 50 of 2022, and 17 opponents over 36 games that finished in the NCAA RPI Top 100.
Season ticket renewals will begin Nov. 11 on ClemsonTigers.com. Renewals are available for $300 ($12 per game) for a reserved seat in Section 4, for $250 ($10 per game) for a reserved seat in Section 1-3 and Sections 5-7 and $150 ($6 per game) for a general admission berm ticket. Season-ticket holders will have until December 12 to renew their seats.
Single-game tickets will be available at a later date. If interested in season tickets, fans can be added to the waitlist here.
The Tigers are coming off their first NCAA Super Regional and second postseason appearance in only the third year of the program. Head Coach John Rittman led Clemson to a 42-17 overall record in 2022, and the Tigers made an ACC Championship game appearance in each of the last two seasons.
Rittman and the Tigers will open the 2023 slate in Miami, Fla., at the FIU Tournament. Clemson will play five games over the course of four days against tournament-host FIU, Georgia State and Kansas City beginning on Feb. 9. Clemson will also travel to Tampa, Fla., Feb. 23-26 for a tournament at USF playing tournament-host USF, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Michigan State, and Tennessee.
Clemson opens the home-portion of the season in McWhorter Stadium on Feb. 17 with the ACC/Big 10 Challenge, playing two games each against Northwestern and Ohio State. The Tigers will also host the Clemson Classic March 10-12 welcoming Bryant, Jacksonville and UNCG.
The Tigers open ACC play March 3 with a three-game series at home against Syracuse. Other ACC foes coming to Clemson include Virginia (March 17-19), Florida State (April 6-8) and Pittsburgh (April 21-23).
Clemson’s first ACC road trip comes March 24-26 when visiting Georgia Tech. The Tigers are also slated to visit Boston College (March 31-April 2), NC State (April 14-16) and conclude the 2023 regular-season at Virginia Tech (April 28-30).
Non-conference competition is highlighted by home-and-home series against Furman and in-state rival South Carolina. Other opponents coming to Clemson include Georgia (Feb. 21), Gardner-Webb (March 1), Mercer (March 8), Charlotte (March 15) and Winthrop (April 18). The Tigers will conclude non-conference play at Liberty on April 26.
All dates and times for the 2023 season are subject to change.