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Cagle leads Clemson over Auburn

Clemson, S.C. – Valerie Cagle delivered on the mound and at the plate leading the Tigers to a 1-0 victory over Auburn at McWhorter Stadium Saturday afternoon. Cagle pitched a shutout and scored the only run of the game. Cagle went the distance and …

Clemson, S.C. — Valerie Cagle delivered on the mound and at the plate leading the Tigers to a 1-0 victory over Auburn at McWhorter Stadium Saturday afternoon. Cagle pitched a shutout and scored the only run of the game.

Cagle went the distance and only gave up four hits.

In the fourth inning Valerie Cagle hit a two-out double. Marissa Guimbarda hit a double to left to score Cagle. After four Clemson led 1-0.

Auburn threatened in the sixth and loaded the bases with one out. McKenzie Clark caught one in center and threw a laser to home holding the runner at third. A ground ball to short ended the threat.

Clemson had runners on the corners with on out in the sixth but couldn’t get one home.

With the win the Tigers move on to the noon game on Sunday and are just one win away from making the Super Regionals for the first time in history.

Photo Gallery: Game 1 of Clemson Regional

Clemson, S.C. – The Tigers cruised to a 9-0 victory in the first game of the first ever Clemson softball regional. Millie Thompson threw a no-hitter in the five inning run rule game. Check out some great pictures from the historic win in TCI’s Photo …

Clemson, S.C. — The Tigers cruised to a 9-0 victory in the first game of the first ever Clemson softball regional. Millie Thompson threw a no-hitter in the five inning run rule game.

Check out some great pictures from the historic win in TCI’s Photo Gallery.

Photos courtesy Dawson Powers

Rittman, Clark, Thompson postgame after 9-0 win

Millie Thompson pitched a no-hitter to lead Clemson to a 9-0 victory in the first ever softball regional game at McWhorter Stadium. Following the win head coach John Rittman, Millie Thompson and McKenzie Clark talked about the historic win.

Millie Thompson pitched a no-hitter to lead Clemson to a 9-0 victory in the first ever softball regional game at McWhorter Stadium.

Following the win head coach John Rittman, Millie Thompson and McKenzie Clark talked about the historic win.

Cagle earns NFCA All-Region honors

On Thursday afternoon, Clemson Softball’s Valerie Cagle (Yorktown, Va.) was named a National FastPitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Region Southeast selection. Cagle led the charge with her First Team selection as a utility/pitcher for her second year in a row. Cagle guided the Tigers to hosting their first NCAA Tournament Regional in program history as well as their second ACC Tournament Championship game appearance in back-to-back years.

NFCA Release || 2022 D1 All-Region Teams

Cagle was named a USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist, to the First-Team All-ACC and to the ACC All-Tournment Team. The redshirt sophomore currently holds a 2.05 ERA with 14 wins in fifteen complete games and three saves. Leading the team in both innings pitched (144.2) and batters struck out (160), she also ranks sixth in the ACC for innings pitched and fifth for batters struck out. The righty pitched a complete game shut out against No. 6 Northwestern at the time and upset No. 2 Virginia Tech in a complete game 4-1 victory to advance the Tigers to the ACC Tournament Championship game. In the batter’s box, Cagle leads the Tigers in at bats (171) and is second on the team in home runs (15), RBIs (40), doubles (9), hits (52) and is tied for second in runs (32). She ranks third in batting average (.304) and slugging percentage (.579). Cagle also leads the team in multi-hit games with 14. The Clemson ace currently has four games under her belt this season in which she has recorded at least one home run and earned the win as Clemson’s pitcher. Three out of her four wins while homering have been complete games, including two shutout wins over No. 6 Washington (Feburary 20) and against Louisville (March 26).

Up next, the Tigers (39-15) take on UNC-Willington (32-13) on Friday at noon ET in the opening contest of the Clemson Regional. Friday’s game is slated to stream on ACCN and ESPN+.

–Courtesy of Clemson Athletic Communications

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Rittman, Cagle, Russ, Guimbarda, Logoleo preview Regional

Excitement is building at Clemson as the Tigers prepare to host their first ever softball regional. Following Thursday morning’s practice head coach John Rittman, Valerie Cagle, Sam Russ, Marissa Guimbarda and Alia Logoleo met with the media. Watch …

Excitement is building at Clemson as the Tigers prepare to host their first ever softball regional.

Following Thursday morning’s practice head coach John Rittman, Valerie Cagle, Sam Russ, Marissa Guimbarda and Alia Logoleo met with the media.

Watch the press conferences on TCITV:

Clemson finishes season sixth at NCAA Columbus Regional

Columbus, Ohio-Clemson finished four shots short of qualifying for the NCAA National Tournament on Wednesday after shooting a final round seven over par 291 at the NCAA Columbus Regional. The Tigers finished in a tie for sixth place, just one place …

Columbus, Ohio—Clemson finished four shots short of qualifying for the NCAA National Tournament on Wednesday after shooting a final round seven over par 291 at the NCAA Columbus Regional. The Tigers finished in a tie for sixth place, just one place shy of the needed top five finish to advance to the national tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona later this month.

Clemson was in fourth place entering the final round, but there was a logjam of teams in contention entering the day and throughout the final round on the par 71 Ohio State University Course.

Oklahoma State and Georgia Tech were co-champions of the regional with scores of 10-under-par 842. Ohio State took advantage of its home course to finish third with a score of 856. Arkansas was fourth with a seven over par score of 859 and East Tennessee State was the final qualifier with an 862 score. Clemson was tied for sixth at 14-over-par 866 with San Francisco.

Clemson, who started on the back nine for the third straight day, got off to a good start and was two-under-par as a team through the first five holes to rank in third place by two shots at five-over-par. But holes 15-18 on the course proved to be a turning point as Clemson’s five players were 11-over-par for those holes and made just one birdie. Clemson dropped from third to eighth place heading to the final nine.

Clemson made a comeback on the front nine playing holes 1-4 in two-under-par. At one point with five holes to play there were six teams, including Clemson, within a shot of the five-team cutline. But, Arkansas and East Tennessee State pulled away with fine play over the last five holes, especially the par five holes, to gain the final spots.

Jacob Bridgeman, as he has all year, led the Tigers in the final round and for the tournament with a final round 69. He had seven birdies and five bogeys in a wild ride for the Tiger senior from Inman, SC. He made a bounce back birdie after all five of his bogeys.

Bridgeman, ranked second in the PGA University Rankings, recorded his 15^th round in the 60s this year and it was the 50^th of his Clemson career, an all-time Clemson record. He had rounds of 72-72-69 for a 213 to lead the Tigers and finish 11^th

Three homer in No. 5 seed Clemson’s victory over No. 4 Notre Dame

Alia Logoleo, Cammy Pereira and Valerie Cagle all homered to propel No. 5 seed Clemson softball to a 7-3 victory against No. 4 Notre Dame on Thursday afternoon at Vartabedian Field in the quarterfinals of the 2022 ACC Softball Championship. …

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The Fighting Irish jumped ahead in the first inning after a runner got on off a bunt with two outs. ACC Player of the Year, Karina Gaskins, drove her 13th home run of the year out of left field to give Notre Dame a 2-0 lead.

The Tigers answered in the top of the second inning after freshman Aby Vieira singled down the left field line and All-ACC Third Team selection Alia Logoleo drove her 12th home run of the season out of center field. After two, the score was even, 2-all.

Clemson’s bats came alive again in the top of the fifth inning as Pereira hit a solo homer out of center to give the Tigers their first lead of the day. The momentum continued to swing in Clemson’s favor as Cagle, who Ansley Houston pinch ran for, and Marissa Guimbarda each reached on a single and a walk, respectively. Vieira tallied her second single of the game to bring home Houston and Guimbarda to make it 5-2 in Clemson’s favor.

Cagle extended the Tigers’ lead in the top of the seventh with a solo home run, and Russ recorded an RBI single with two outs to push Clemson to a 7-2 lead. Notre Dame scored one run in the bottom of the seventh off a throwing error, but Clemson’s defense held strong to capture the 7-3 win.

Sophomore Millie Thompson threw her seventh complete game of the season. She struck out two batters to improve to 13-3 on the year.

Up Next

The No. 5 seed Clemson softball team will face top-seed Virginia Tech in the semifinal game of the 2022 ACC Softball Championship on Friday afternoon in Pittsburgh. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. on the ACC Network.

–Courtesy of Clemson Athletic Communications

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Cagle, Tigers earn five All-ACC selections

Five Clemson softball players earned All-ACC honors, as announced by the Atlantic Coast Conference on Wednesday, including four players being repeat honorees from 2021. Valerie Cagle, McKenzie Clark, Alia Logoleo and Millie Thompson each earned …

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Redshirt sophomore Cagle (Yorktown, Va.) was the lone Tigers to be named to the First Team as an at-large selection after batting .311 during the regular season with 50 hits, including nine doubles and 11 home runs. She has scored 31 runs and brought in 39 while maintaining a .584 slugging percentage and .371 on-base percentage. In the circle, Cagle has maintained a 1.83 ERA with 14 wins and six solo shutouts. She has pitched 134 innings and struck out 160 batters while picking up three saves. Cagle is the first Tiger to earn back-to-back first team honors for the softball program.

Clark (Myakka City, Fla.) was the only Second Team selection for Clemson after batting .321 through 51 games. She tallied 50 hits, including 11 home runs, and leads the Tigers with a .622 slugging percentage and 37 runs scored. She holds a perfect fielding percentage in centerfield with 43 putouts and four assists. In 24 ACC games, the sophomore leads the team with a .356 average with 26 hits, nine home runs, 19 RBIs and 19 runs scored. She holds a .808 slugging percentage after tallying three home runs in a single game at FSU.

Logoleo and Thompson both earned Third-Team All-ACC honors. Logoleo (Nashville, Tenn.) is batting .271 on the year with 11 home runs, 25 runs scored and 38 RBIs. The redshirt sophomore tallied eight RBIs after going 3-for-4 with two home runs, including a grand slam, against North Carolina.

Thompson (Bedford, Va.) holds a 1.68 ERA in the circle for the Tigers with 12 wins through 22 appearances. The sophomore began the year with a combined no-hitter in her first appearances of the year and earned a solo no-hitter in a midweek against Furman. Thompson has pitched 96 innings with 97 strikeouts. She ranks 12th in the NCAA and first in the ACC in strikeout to walk ratio (6.93), as well as 19th in the NCAA and first in the ACC for walks allowed per seven innings (1.02).

Vieira (Mission Viejo, Calif.) rounds out the Clemson honorees earning All-Freshman honors, her first ACC honors of her career. She leads the team with a .326 average through 35 games this season after clocking 28 hits, including four home runs. She has scored 10 runs while bringing in 13 and holds a .500 slugging percentage.

Up Next

The No. 15/15 Clemson Tigers enter the ACC Softball Championship on Thursday as the No. 5 seed taking on No. 4 Notre Dame at 1:30 p.m. in Pittsburgh, Pa. on the ACC Network in the quarterfinals. View the full 2022 ACC Bracket here.

–Courtesy of Clemson Athletic Communications

Bart Boatwright’s Photo Gallery: Clemson 4, Georgia Tech 1

Clemson started the series against Georgia Tech with a 4-1 win. Clark and Cagle both hit home runs to help lift the Tigers. Check out some great pictures from the win in Bart Boatwright’s Photo Gallery.

Clemson started the series against Georgia Tech with a 4-1 win. Clark and Cagle both hit home runs to help lift the Tigers.

Check out some great pictures from the win in Bart Boatwright’s Photo Gallery.

Bridgeman wins ACC Championship

Clemson senior Jacob Bridgeman won the ACC Championship with a birdie on the second playoff hole at Shark’s Tooth Golf Course in Panama City, Fla. on Saturday afternoon. Bridgeman is the first Clemson golfer to win the league title since 2009 when …

Clemson finished tied for ninth with Duke as a team and did not qualify for the match play portion of the tournament, which starts with the semifinals on Sunday. The four qualifiers were North Carolina (829), Georgia Tech (838), Florida State (845) and Wake Forest (847).

Clemson now awaits an NCAA Tournament invitation on May 4.

Bridgeman had rounds of 69-66-68 for a 203 total. The 203 total and 13-under score in relation to par tied for the second best at the ACC Tournament for a Clemson golfer. Doc Redman’s 202 and 14-under par score in 2018 is still the standard.

Bridgeman’s 68 on Saturday included three birdies, an eagle and one bogey. He had just one bogey in each of his three rounds. He had 14 birdies and the eagle for the week. The eagle was the 15^th of his career, now tied for second in Clemson history.

When Bridgeman finished he had a one-shot lead over defending champion Peter Fountain of North Carolina and Christo Lamprecht of Georgia Tech. Coming down the stretch, Lamprecht made bogey on the 14^th hole to drop back to 11-under, but Fountain made birdie on the 17^th hole to get to 13-under, tie Bridgeman, and force a playoff after he made par on 18.

Both players made par on the first playoff hole, the 18^th. Bridgeman had a six-foot birdie putt to win, but missed. The players then went back to the 18^th tee. Fountain’s second shot went to the back of the green and Bridgeman again hit a great second shot to within seven feet. After Fountain missed from long range, Bridgeman made his birdie putt to win the championship.

With the victory, Bridgeman has tied the Clemson record for victories in a career with five. Chris Patton (1986-90) and D.J. Trahan (1999-03) also had five victories. Bridgeman also set the Clemson record for career rounds in the 60s, as he now has 49 after scoring at that level in all three rounds this weekend. He improved his career stroke average to 70.73, just short of the Clemson career mark held by PGA professional Doc Redman (70.70)

Bridgeman, ranked fourth in the latest PGA University rankings, is the seventh different Clemson golfer to win the ACC Championship a total of eight times. The list of Clemson golfers to win the league title includes Parker Moore (1976), Kevin Johnson (1988), Danny Ellis (1992), Charles Warren (1997 and1998), John Engler (2001), David May (2009) and now Jacob Bridgeman (2022).

This was Bridgeman’s fifth consecutive top four finish, as he has finished fourth at Watersound (same course as ACC Championship), first at Linger Longer, third at Valspar Collegiate, fourth at Calusa Cup and now first at the ACC Championship. The native of Inman, SC is the first Clemson golfer with a streak of at least five straight top four finishes since Trahan had six in a row during the 2001-02 season. Like Bridgeman, Trahan was from Inman, SC.

Colby Patton was Clemson’s second best golfer at the ACC Tournament with a 54-hole score of 220 to finish in 41^st place. Kyle Cottam finished 45^th with a 221 score and Kian Rose was 53^rd at 224.

ACC Championship Results

April 22-23, 2022

Shark’s Tooth Golf Club

Panama City, Fla.

Team Results for Stroke Play

North Carolina 829, 2. Georgia Tech 838, 3. Florida State 845, 4. Wake Forest 847, 5. Notre Dame 848, 6. Louisville 849, 7. Virginia 854, 8. NC State 858, 9. Clemson and Duke 865, 11. Virginia Tech 873, 12. Boston College 884.

Clemson Individuals

Jacob Bridgeman 69-66-68/203; 41. Colby Patton 73-71-76/ 220; 45. Kyle Cottam 75-71-75/ 221; 53. Kian Rose 70-74-80/224; DN Zack Gordon 76-80/156/ DN Carter Pendley 77