2024 Clemson Tigers softball team

2024 Clemson Tigers softball
2024 Clemson Tigers softball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
Record	32–16 (14–9 ACC)
Head coach	John Rittman (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Kyle Jamieson (5th season); Courtney Breault (5th season); Jessie Harper (2nd season);
Home stadium	McWhorter Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 16 Florida State ‍‍‍	15	–	3	–	0	.833	36	–	10	–	0	.783
No. 5 Duke ‍‍‍	17	–	4	–	0	.810	38	–	6	–	0	.864
No. 13 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	17	–	4	–	0	.810	35	–	9	–	1	.789
No. 22 Clemson ‍‍‍	13	–	8	–	0	.619	31	–	15	–	0	.674
Virginia ‍‍‍	13	–	8	–	0	.619	30	–	15	–	0	.667
Georgia Tech ‍‍‍	11	–	10	–	0	.524	29	–	20	–	0	.592
North Carolina ‍‍‍	10	–	11	–	0	.476	30	–	15	–	0	.667
Notre Dame ‍‍‍	8	–	13	–	0	.381	24	–	20	–	0	.545
Louisville ‍‍‍	6	–	12	–	0	.333	25	–	21	–	0	.543
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	6	–	15	–	0	.286	15	–	29	–	0	.341
Boston College ‍‍‍	5	–	13	–	0	.278	25	–	19	–	0	.568
Syracuse ‍‍‍	5	–	13	–	0	.278	21	–	20	–	0	.512
NC State ‍‍‍	3	–	15	–	0	.167	25	–	20	–	0	.556

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of April 21, 2024^[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2024 Clemson Tigers softball team will be the varsity college softball team that represents Clemson University during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. This will be the fifth season of Clemson's softball program. The Tigers will compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and will be led by head coach John Rittman. Clemson plays its home games at McWhorter Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Previous Season[edit]

The Tigers finished the regular season 45–8 and 18–6 in ACC play to finish in third place. As the third seed in the ACC Tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarter finals where the defeated North Carolina before losing to Duke in the Semifinals. The Tigers were selected, via at-large bid, as the sixteenth overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. They hosted a regional and were placed into the Norman Super Regional. They defeated UNC Greensboro and Auburn to earn a spot in the final of the Regional. They lost to Auburn in the first game, but won the second time to advance to the Super Regional. The Tigers lost both games to the eventual national champions Oklahoma Sooners in Norman to end their season.

Personnel[edit]

Roster[edit]

2024 Clemson Tigers softball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Year	Home town
00	C	Marena Knowles	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Hawkinsville, GA
1	OF	Kennedy Ariail	R/R	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Cumming, GA
2	RHP	Brooke McCubbin	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Locust Grove, GA
3	OF	Kylee Johnson	R/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Wesley Chapel, FL
4	C	Aby Vieira	L/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Mission Viejo, CA
5	INF	Lindsey Garcia	R/R	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	GS	Coral Springs, FL
6	OF	Julia Bomhardt	L/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Dasboro, DE
7	OF	McKenzie Clark	R/R	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Myakka City, FL
8	INF	Grace Hiller	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	Macon, GA
10	C	Riley Burton	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Lancaster, SC
11	INF	Haylee Whitesides	R/R	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	RS Fr	Duncan, SC
12	INF	Julia Knowler	L/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Fort Myers, FL
13	C	Abi Stuart	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Jr	Snow Camp, NC
16	OF	Alia Logoleo	R/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	Nashville, TN
19	RHP	Regan Spencer	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Lexington, NC
21	OF	Jadeyn Ruszkowski	L/L	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS So	Lithia, FL
23	C	JoJo Hyatt	R/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	Buford, GA
24	INF	Arielle Oda	L/R	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	RS Sr	Buford, GA
25	U	Alex Brown	L/R	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Savannah, GA
28	INF	Maddie Moore	R/R	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Loomis, CA
44	LHP	Olivia Duncan	R/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Buford, GA
72	RHP	Valerie Cagle	L/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Sr	Yorktown, VA
87	LHP	Millie Thompson	L/L	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Bedford, VA

Head coach

John Rittman (New Mexico State)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Jamieson (Brock)
Courtney Breault (Nebraska)
Jessie Harper (Arizona)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 12, 2024

Schedule[edit]

Legend
	Clemson win
	Clemson loss
	Cancellation
Bold	Clemson team member
*	Non-Conference game
†	Make-Up Game

2024 Clemson Tigers softball game log^[2]

Regular Season

February (11–3)
Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	ACC Record
Feb 8	7:00 p.m.	vs. Missouri State*	No. 5	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL (NFCA Leadoff Classic)	W 12–0 (5)	McCubbin (1–0)	Johnston (0–1)	None	N/A	1–0	–
Feb 9	7:00 p.m.	vs. Indiana*	No. 5	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL (NFCA Leadoff Classic)	W 3–2	Thompson (1–0)	Copeland (1–1)	Cagle (1)	323	2–0	–
Feb 10	4:00 p.m.	vs. Liberty*	No. 5	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL (NFCA Leadoff Classic)	W 7–3	McCubbin (2–0)	Love (0–1)	None	453	3–0	–
Feb 10	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 15 Oregon*	No. 5	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL (NFCA Leadoff Classic)	W 3–2	Cagle (1–0)	Scott (1–1)	None	622	4–0	–
Feb 11	1:00 a.m.	vs. Missouri*	No. 5	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL (NFCA Leadoff Classic)	L 1–4	Krings (3–0)	McCubbin (2–1)	None	573	4–1	–
Feb 14	12:00 p.m.	vs. Wichita State*	No. 8	Nancy Almaraz Field • Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Puerto Vallarta College Challenge)	W 7–0	Cagle (2–0)	Cooper (0–1)	None	231	5–1	–
Feb 14	2:30 p.m.	vs. UC San Diego*	No. 8	Nancy Almaraz Field • Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Puerto Vallarta College Challenge)	W 6–4	McCubbin (3–1)	Williams (0–1)	Cagle (2)	187	6–1	–
Feb 16	7:00 p.m.	vs. Utah*	No. 8	Nancy Almaraz Field • Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Puerto Vallarta College Challenge)	Cancelled
Feb 17	4:00 p.m.	vs. No. 25 Auburn*	No. 8	Nancy Almaraz Field • Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Puerto Vallarta College Challenge)	Cancelled
Feb 17	9:30 p.m.	vs. Mississippi State*	No. 8	Nancy Almaraz Field • Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Puerto Vallarta College Challenge)	L 3–6	Wesley (3–0)	Cagle (2–1)	None	312	6–2	–
Feb 21	6:00 p.m.	at Charlotte*	No. 9	Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium • Charlotte, NC	W 8–5	McCubbin (4–1)	Elkins (2–2)	None	950	7–2	–
Feb 23	4:00 p.m.	Ole Miss*	No. 9	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC (Clemson Classic)	W 9–1 (6)	Cagle (3–1)	Kliethermes (4–1)	None	2,049	8–2	–
Feb 24	1:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)*	No. 9	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC (Clemson Classic)	W 10–1 (5)	McCubbin (5–1)	Hitchcock (2–1)	None	1,522	9–2	–
Feb 24	4:00 p.m.	Connecticut*	No. 9	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC (Clemson Classic)	W 3–2 (8)	Cagle (4–1)	O'Neil (1–3)	None	2,116	10–2	–
Feb 25	12:30 p.m.	Ole Miss*	No. 9	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC (Clemson Classic)	W 5–0	Cagle (5–1)	Furbush (1–1)	None	1,766	11–2	–
Feb 28	5:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Georgia*	No. 8	Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA	L 1–2 (8)	Backes (4–0)	Cagle (5–2)	None	864	11–3	–

March (13–7)
Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	ACC Record
Mar 2	1:00 p.m.	NC State	No. 8	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 1–6	Weixlmann (6–1)	McCubbin (5–2)	None	1,868	11–4	0–1
Mar 2	3:00 p.m.	NC State	No. 8	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 8–0 (5)	Cagle (6–2)	Wyman (3–2)	None	1,973	12–4	1–1
Mar 3	12:00 p.m.	NC State	No. 8	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 14–9	Spencer (1–0)	Inscoe (3–2)	McCubbin (1)	1,832	13–4	2–1
Mar 5	6:00 p.m.	No. 8 Tennessee*	No. 10	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 1–2 (9)	Pickens (8–2)	Cagle (6–3)	None	1,883	13–5	–
Mar 7	4:00 p.m.	Minnesota*	No. 10	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC (Tiger Invitational)	L 3–5 (9)	Enter (6–3)	Cagle (6–4)	None	1,678	13–6	–
Mar 7	6:00 p.m.	Minnesota*	No. 10	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC (Tiger Invitational)	W 3–1	Spencer (2–0)	Richardson (0–1)	None	1,698	14–6	–
Mar 8	6:00 p.m.	Mercer*	No. 10	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC (Tiger Invitational)	W 7–2	Thompson (2–0)	Pitts (1–3)	None	1,761	15–6	–
Mar 9	6:00 p.m.	Longwood*	No. 10	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC (Tiger Invitational)	W 9–1 (6)	Cagle (7–4)	Chapin (7–6)	None	1,912	16–6	–
Mar 10	12:30 p.m.	Fordham*	No. 10	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC (Tiger Invitational)	W 12–0	Spencer (3–0)	Simcoe (0–4)	None	1,842	17–6	–
Mar 13	6:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*	No. 12	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 8–0 (5)	Thompson (3–0)	Lyon (8–3)	None	1,702	18–6	–
Mar 15	6:00 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 12	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 5–0	Spencer (4–0)	Harris (5–3)	None	1,826	19–6	3–1
Mar 16	1:00 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 12	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 4–1	Thompson (4–0)	Dark (4–1)	None	1,916	20–6	4–1
Mar 17	7:00 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 12	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 9–1 (5)	McCubbin (6–2)	Rogers (8–1)	None	1,769	21–6	5–1
Mar 20	6:00 p.m.	No. 23 South Carolina*	No. 11	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry)	L 4–6 (12)	Vawter (8–4)	Thompson (4–1)	None	1,867	21–7	–
Mar 22	5:00 p.m.	at Virginia	No. 11	Palmer Park • Charlottesville, VA	L 4–6	Marris (5–1)	Cagle (7–5)	Eigham (2)	702	21–8	5–2
Mar 23	1:00 p.m.	at Virginia	No. 11	Palmer Park • Charlottesville, VA	W 5–1	Spencer (5–0)	Bigham (7–6)	None	1,122	22–8	6–2
Mar 24	12:00 p.m.	at Virginia	No. 11	Palmer Park • Charlottesville, VA	L 0–3	Harris (6–1)	Thompson (4–2)	None	1,019	22–9	6–3
Mar 26	5:00 p.m.	Georgia State*	No. 16	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC	Cancelled^[3]
Mar 28	6:00 p.m.	Boston College	No. 16	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 10–2 (5)	Spencer (6–0)	Dunning (9–6)	None	1,764	23–9	7–3
Mar 29	1:00 p.m.	Boston College	No. 16	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 0–4	Dunning (10–6)	Thompson (4–3)	None	1,914	23–10	7–4
Mar 30	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	No. 16	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 10–0 (5)	McCubbin (7–2)	Pappion (7–4)	Spencer (1)	2,116	24–10	8–4

April (8–6)
Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	ACC Record
Apr 2	6:00 p.m.	Furman*	No. 17	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 3–4	L. Scott (7–2)	Thompson (4–4)	None	1,819	24–11	–
Apr 6	4:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 17	Softball Stadium at Skytop • Syracuse, NY	W 13–2 (5)	Spencer (7–0)	Hendrix (7–3)	None	153	25–11	9–4
Apr 7	10:00 a.m.	at Syracuse	No. 17	Softball Stadium at Skytop • Syracuse, NY	W 10–1 (6)	Thompson (5–4)	Lewinski (2–6)	None	174	26–11	10–4
Apr 7	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 17	Softball Stadium at Skytop • Syracuse, NY	W 7–1	McCubbin (8–2)	Knight (3–5)	None	174	27–11	11–4
Apr 9	6:00 p.m.	at No. 23 South Carolina*	No. 19	Beckham Field • Columbia, SC (Rivalry)	W 7–0	Spencer (8–0)	Mardjetko (6–6)	Thompson (1)	2,055	28–11	–
Apr 12	6:00 p.m.	No. 3 Duke	No. 19	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 9–13	Walker (10–1)	Spencer (8–1)	None	1,915	28–12	11–5
Apr 13	1:00 p.m.	No. 3 Duke	No. 19	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 3–4	Wright (13–1)	Thompson (5–5)	Walker (3)	2,116	28–13	11–6
Apr 14	12:00 p.m.	No. 3 Duke	No. 19	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 1–6	Curd (8–2)	Spencer (8–2)	Wright (1)	1,940	28–14	11–7
Apr 16	6:00 p.m.	Winthrop*	No. 21	McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 4–0	McCubbin (9–2)	Basinger (9–13)	None	1,592	29–14	–
Apr 19	5:00 p.m.	at Notre Dame	No. 21	Melissa Cook Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	W 8–5 (10)	McCubbin (10–2)	Kastor (8–8)	None	438	30–14	12–7
Apr 20	1:00 p.m.	at Notre Dame	No. 21	Melissa Cook Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	W 11–6	Cagle 8–5	Laudenslager (9–7)	None	534	31–14	13–7
Apr 21	6:00 p.m.	at Notre Dame	No. 21	Melissa Cook Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	L 5–6	Becker (7–5)	Spencer (8–3)	None	312	31–15	13–8
Apr 26	6:00 p.m.	at Louisville	No. 22	Ulmer Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 6–5	Thompson (6–5)	Zabala (18–13)	None	356	32–15	14–8
Apr 27	1:00 p.m.	at Louisville	No. 22	Ulmer Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 3–6	Booe (3–3)	Cagle 8–6	None	389	32–16	14–9
Apr 28	12:00 p.m.	at Louisville	No. 22	Ulmer Stadium • Louisville, KY

Note: All rankings shown are from the NFCA/USA Today poll.

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
NFCA / USA Today	5	8	9	8	10	12	11	16	17	19	21	22
Softball America	5	6	9	9	10	16	13	21	20	25	—	—
ESPN.com/USA Softball	7	7	9	9	11	14	11	16	17	19	20т	21
D1Softball	7	10	10	10	11	13	11	15	15	19	22	—

Various polls did not release during the NCAA tournament. * indicates that the ranking is from pre-tournament for comparison purposes.

References[edit]

^ "2024 ACC Softball Standings". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Softball Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "Tuesday's Baseball & Softball Games Canceled". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

[1] "2024 ACC Softball Standings". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[2] "2023-24 Softball Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[3] "Tuesday's Baseball & Softball Games Canceled". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

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v t e Clemson Tigers softball
Venues	McWhorter Stadium (2020–present)
Rivalries	South Carolina
Head coaches	John Rittman (2020–present)
Seasons	2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

2024 Clemson Tigers softball team

Previous Season[edit]

Personnel[edit]

Roster[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Rankings[edit]

References[edit]

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