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Cagle named 2022 USA Softball Player of the Year top 25 finalist

Clemson softball’s redshirt sophomore Valerie Cagle has been named a top-25 finalist for one of college softball’s most distinguished individual honors, the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, the organization announced Wednesday. This is …

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Cagle, a native of Yorktown, Va., serves as Clemson’s ace in the circle and bats third in the Tiger lineup. In the circle, she holds a 13-7 record while maintaining a 1.96 ERA. Through the first 10 weeks of the season, Cagle has pitched 121.2 innings and struck out 146 batters, which is 38th in the NCAA this season, while only giving up 30 walks. She has five solo shutouts to sit 26th in the country and second in the ACC, three combined shutouts, and has three saves while limiting opponents to a .227 average. Offensively, Cagle maintains a .302 average with nine home runs, six doubles and 34 RBIs. She has tallied a team-high 42 hits and drawn a walk 14 times. She holds a .540 slugging percentage and .368 on-base percentage.

The list of 25 Finalists will be narrowed to 10 Finalists on May 4 before the Top 3 are announced on May 18. The 2022 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year will be revealed prior to the 2022 NCAA Women’s College World Series (WCWS), which is set to take place June 2-10 at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex.

–Courtesy of Clemson Athletic Communications

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Notre Dame tames Tigers 4-0

The Fighting Irish responded with a 4-0 win over Clemson in the second of a three game series at McWhorter Stadium tonight. Millie Thompson started off in the circle for the Tigers with three strikeouts, allowing eight hits and four runs. The game …

The game got off to a slow start with both teams playing exceptional defense in the first three innings, neither allowing a run. Things sped up in the bottom of the fourth when Notre Dame scored their first run as Abby Sweet doubled down the right field line and Emma Clark, on second, advanced home. In the same inning, Karina Gaskins doubled to center field as Sweet made it to home plate. Clemson was unable to respond and allowed the Fighting Irish to extend this lead by another two runs thanks to some sloppy fielding in the top of the fifth. Notre Dame’s Leea Hanks and Brooke Marquez reached home after multiple fielding errors.

The Tigers continued to struggle on offense in the bottom of the fifth as Sam Russ and Aby Vieira strike out swinging and Alia Logoleo grounds out to third. They were able to hold on to begin the sixth as McKenzie Clark had a big throw to Vieira, who got Notre Dame’s McKenzie Johnson out while trying to advance home, attempting to extend their lead.

In the top of the seventh Regan Spencer took over the circle and had one strikeout. In their final attempt at bat Valerie Cagle and Logoleo ground out, and MarissaGuimbarda strikes out swinging. The winner of the series will be decided in the final game which will take place tomorrow at 1 pm at McWhorter Stadium.

Tigers Walk Off Notre Dame

Following ten straight wins in a row the Tigers were looking to extend this streak in their first game of the series against the Fighting Irish on Thursday in McWhorter Stadium. Notre Dame came into the game 30-7, while the Tigers came in 30-10 …

Righthander Valerie Cagle (12-7) got the start in the circle for the Tigers Thursday. Cagle had a total of 6 strikeouts and only allowed 2 runs in the game. This win brought the Tigers record to 31-10 and was Valerie Cagles 50th career win in the circle.

It was a fast start for the Fighting Irish when first base Karina Gaskins hit a single to centerfield, and following a throwing error made by Cammy Pereia , Emma Clark of was able to put the Irish on the board. Shortly after, Abby Sweet stole home unearned to give Notre Dame a 2-0 lead in the top of the first.

The Tigers answered quickly after Cagle flied out to leftfield for an RBI that advanced secondbasemen Cammy Pereira home, narrowing the Irish’s lead to 1.

Following a quick first inning there was a strong pitching dual between Valeria Cagle and right-hander Payton Tidd of the Fighting Irish. There were no runs allowed in the next 3 innings for either team.

In the bottom of the 5th, Valerie Cagle stepped up at bat with the bases loaded and flied out to centerfield. This was a huge missed opportunity to give Clemson a substantial lead heading into the 6th inning, and instead the Tigers went into the 6th inning still down by one to Notre Dame.

Following six inning of no runs in the bottom of the 7th, Clark singled to right field that advanced Arielle Oda home to tie the game 2-2. Then Cagle was reached on a fielderchoice hit that advanced Jaden Cheek home to give the Tigers a walkoff win.

Both teams had strong defense performances as the Tigers only allowed 6 total hits, and Notre Dame allowed 7 hits. The teams are set to face again Friday at 6pm in McWhorter Stadium.

Pereira, Taylor Homer as Tigers Sweep Pitt

The No. 17 Clemson Tigers completed the sweep over Pitt at Vartabedian Field with an 11-3 run-rule victory in five innings. This is Clemson’s second sweep and 12th run-rule win of the 2022 season. Following this weekend, the Tigers improve to 30-10 …

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The Clemson offense exploded for 11 runs off 11 hits led by graduate Bailey Taylor going 2-for-2 with a solo home run, Valerie Cagle going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and Sam Russ going 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Pitt was the first to bring a runner home, hitting a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning. Clemson’s bats responded in the top of the third tallying five hits after Bailey Taylor, who Carlee Shannon pinch ran for, led off with a single into left field. Shannon stole second and freshman Maddie Moore drew a walk to put two on base for Cammy Pereira. Pereira drove the second ball of her at bat out of left field to put the Tigers up, 3-1.

Action didn’t stop there in the third as Valerie Cagle was walked and Sam Russ hit a single to put two on for Alia Logoleo. Logoleo came up with a huge single into right field to bring both Cagle and Russ home and then advanced to second on a throwing error. Freshman Aby Vieira followed with an RBI single up the middle to extend Clemson’s lead to 6-1.

The Panthers got runs back in the bottom of the third and fourth off solo home runs, but Clemson kept things at bay with Cagle hitting a double down the left-field line and being brought home by Russ hitting a double into left center.

The Tigers struck again in the fifth inning with Taylor hitting a home run, her first of the 2022 season, out of left field to begin the inning. Moore followed with a single into right field and stole second before Pereira reached on an error. McKenzie Clark brought home Moore with a double into right field, and Cagle scored Pereira off a single through the left side. Russ brought home Clark with a hard-hit ball to Pitt’s second baseman but was ruled out on the play at first.

Freshman Brooke McCubbin got her fifth start of the season and pitched 3.0 innings with one strikeout. Sophomore Regan Spencer came in in the fourth inning and pitched two innings with a single strikeout.

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Clemson continues the road stretch on Tuesday traveling to Columbia, S.C. to complete the home-and-home series with South Carolina.

Tigers Power Past Panthers in Five

Behind an eight-strikeout performance from Valerie Cagle and home runs from McKenzie Clark and Alia Logoleo, the No. 18/17 Clemson softball team run-ruled Pittsburgh in five innings. Following the 8-0 win, the Tigers improve to 28-10 (7-6 ACC), while the Panthers drop to 13-17 (1-10 ACC). Today’s win is also Clemson’s 16th shutout and 11th run-rule victory this year.

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The Clemson bats came alive in the second inning with Marissa Guimbarda hitting a hard bouncer to Pitt’s shortstop for a base hit. Alia Logoleo followed with a walk to put two on for Bailey Taylor to find a wide-open gap in left center to bring home both Guimbarda and Logoleo with a double. Freshman Maddie Moore found the exact same spot that Taylor did for a double of her own, scoring Taylor. Cammy Pereira finished the inning hitting an RBI single down the left-field line to score Moore. Clemson held a 4-0 lead after two.

The Tigers continued to add a run in both the third and fourth innings with Sam Russ singling down the right field line to bring home Valerie Cagle in the third, and McKenzie Clark hitting a solo home run out of right field in the fourth. This was Clark’s sixth of the season.

Logoleo hit a two-run homer out of left center in the top of the fifth inning for her ninth home run of the season. She brought home Russ, who had gotten on off a fielder’s choice and then stole her 20th base of the season and 123rd of her career. With the two-run bomb, Clemson put the final touch on the 8-0 run-rule victory over Pitt.

Cagle threw her 11th-complete game and fifth solo shutout on her way to her 12th win. She faced 19 batters and didn’t give up a walk in the five-inning effort.

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Clemson returns to Vartabedian Field tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. for the second game of the series vs. the Panthers.

No. 18 Tigers outlast Paladins in doubleheader sweep

Following a thrilling 3-2 walk off win in game one, Clemson came back in winning fashion to take game two by a score of 8-0. In the doubleheader sweep, the Tigers outscored the Paladins by eleven runs and were 7-for-7 in stolen bases. Clemson ace …

Clemson ace Valerie Cagle earned the win in the circle for the Tigers in game one and left-hander Millie Thompson tallied the win in game two for the first solo no-hitter of her career.

In the first of two games, Clemson was the first to strike. In the bottom of the first following back-to-back batters hit by pitch along with a walk to load the bases, Marissa Guimbarda was walked, scoring Cammy Pereira from third to give the Tigers the 1-0 lead.

Furman gave their answer in the fourth with infielder Natalie Morgan’s two-run homer to left field to put the Paladins up 2-1 through four. The Paladins held their lead into the seventh, but the Tigers struck with a vengeance to ultimately take the win thanks to Guimbarda’s two-run walk off home run for a final score of 3-2.

Clemson continued to stay hot at the plate into game two. The Tigers struck in the first once again, this time with McKenzie Clark scoring on the Paladin throwing error following Cagle’s single back to the pitcher.

The Tigers tacked on another two runs in the second all thanks to a monster home run to right field by Arielle Oda, the first of her career, for the 3-0 lead through two.

The third inning was huge for Clemson, scoring five more runs, good for a final score of 8-0 and the shutout win through five innings.

The Tigers are back in action this weekend, traveling to Pittsburgh for a three-game series versus the Panthers, good for their fifth ACC series of the season. Game one is scheduled for Friday, April 8, with first pitch scheduled for 5 p.m. on ACCN.

Glover Begins Play in Masters on Thursday

Clemson, S.C.-Former Clemson All-American Lucas Glover will play in his ninth Masters golf tournament this week at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Glover will tee off on Thursday at 11:29 a.m. and will be in a group with Erik van Rooyen …

Clemson, S.C.—Former Clemson All-American Lucas Glover will play in his ninth Masters golf tournament this week at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Glover will tee off on Thursday at 11:29 a.m. and will be in a group with Erik van Rooyen of South Africa and Cameron Davis of Australia. The same group will tee off at 8:22 a.m. on Friday.

This will be Glover’s ninth Masters and his 45^th Major Championship, more than any other former Clemson golfer. He is the only former Clemson golfer to win a Major as he won the 2009 US Open at Bethpage Black in New York. It is one of his seven top 20 finishes at Major championships.

Glover’s best finish at the Masters is a 20^th place in 2007 when he shot a 298. His best round was a 69 in the second round of the 2014 Masters. He went on to finish 42^nd with a 296 total. Overall, Glover has made the cut four times, 2007 (20^th), 2010 (36^th), 2013 (49^th) and 2014 (42^nd).

So far this year, Glover has made 10 of 13 cuts on the PGA Tour, including last week’s Valero Texas Open where he finished 18^th. He is 12^th on the PGA Tour in greens in regulation and 22^nd in driving accuracy. His top performance this year was a fifth-place at the Sony Open in Hawaii.

Glover qualified for the Masters when he won the 2021 John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois. He had a final round 64 to come from four strokes back and in 12^th place entering the final round. He finished 46^th in the FedEx Cup race last year.

The native of Greenville, SC is ranked 103^rd in the FedEx Cup race so far this year and is ranked 105^th in the World Golf Rankings. His stroke average so far this year is 71.66.

Records for former Clemson Golfers at The Masters

Low 18-hole score: 68, Dillard Pruitt, 2^nd round, 1992

Low 72-hole score: 282 (-6), Dillard Pruitt, 1992

Best Finish: 8^th, Jonathan Byrd, 2003.

Best Final Round: 69, Dillard Pruitt, 1992; 69, Kyle Stanley, 2019

Most Money Earned: $162,000, Jonathan Byrd, 2003.

Guimbarda Named ACC Co-Player of the Week

CLEMSON, S.C. – Outfielder Marissa Guimbarda has been named the ACC’s Co-Player of the Week, it was announced today by the league office. This is the second such honor of her career and first ACC weekly honor of the season for the Tigers. Guimbarda …

Guimbarda helped lead the 18th-ranked Tigers to a perfect 4-0 week, including a win over rival South Carolina and a weekend sweep at North Carolina. The senior finished the week 6-for-12 (.500) at the plate with four home runs and eight RBI. She also tallied a 1.500 slugging percentage and a .571 on-base percentage. The Suwanee, Georgia, native turned in her best performance of the week in Saturday’s game against the Tar Heels going 3-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI. On Sunday, Giumbarda was 3-for-3 with two homers and a walk to propel Clemson to the 12-4 run-rule victory.

Guimbarda shares Co-Player of the Week honors with Florida State’s Michaela Edenfield, while Virginia Tech’s Keely Rochard was named Pitcher of the Week.

Clemson returns to action on Wednesday, taking on Furman in a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. at McWhorter Stadium.

Guimbarda Shines at the Plate in Tigers Victory

Marissa Guimbarda recorded her 54th and 55th career home runs to lead the No. 18/16 Clemson Tigers to a 7-0 shutout win over North Carolina on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Tigers improve to 24-10 (5-6 ACC) as the Tar Heels drop to 19-16 …

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Guimbarda led the Tigers from the plate going 3-for-4 with five RBIs and two runs scored. Cammy Pereira, Valerie Cagle, Sam Russ and Maddie Moore joined Guimbarda with one hit each, and Cagle scored two runs.

UNC gave the Tigers the first run of the game after Clemson loaded the bases in the first inning. Alia Logoleo drew the walk to bring home Clark and give Clemson the 1-0 lead.

The score stayed stagnant until the third inning when Cagle hit a single up the middle to lead off and put a runner on for Guimbarda to hit her first multi-RBI homer in the game. Freshman Maddie Moore followed with a home run in the fourth inning for her second homer of the season.

Later in the fourth, Pereira was hit by a pitch and Cagle walked to allow Guimbarda to blast her second home run of the day out of left field to add three runs to push Clemson’s score to 7-0, which would hold for the remainder of the game.

Sophomore Millie Thompson pitched her fourth complete game and second solo shutout on the year. She struck out six batters and only gave up one walk to earn her seventh victory this year.

Up Next

Clemson will look to sweep the North Carolina series tomorrow afternoon in Anderson Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. on ACCNX.

Bart Boatwright’s Photo Gallery: Clemson smashes South Carolina

Clemson, S.C. – The Tigers defeated South Carolina 8-1 Wednesday night in front of an outstanding crowd at McWhorter Stadium. Check out some great pictures from the huge win in Bart Boatwright’s Photo Gallery.

Clemson, S.C. — The Tigers defeated South Carolina 8-1 Wednesday night in front of an outstanding crowd at McWhorter Stadium.

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