2023 Clemson Tigers softball team

The 2023 Clemson Tigers softball team is the varsity college softball team that represents Clemson University during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. This is the fourth season of Clemson's softball program. The Tigers compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and are led by head coach John Rittman. Clemson plays its home games at McWhorter Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

2023 Clemson Tigers softball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
Record37–1 (12–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Jamieson
  • Courtney Breault
Home stadiumMcWhorter Stadium
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 4 Clemson ‍‍‍ 12–0–0 1.00036–1–0 .973
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍‍ 8–1–0 .88929–7–0 .806
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 9–2–0 .81824–10–0 .706
No. 13 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 9–3–0 .75027–8–0 .771
No. 11 Duke  ‍‍‍ 10–5–0 .66728–8–0 .778
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 6–6–0 .50025–11–0 .694
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 6–6–1 .50021–10–1 .672
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4–8–0 .33313–22–0 .371
NC State  ‍‍‍ 4–8–0 .33313–24–0 .351
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 2–8–0 .20016–16–0 .500
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 2–10–0 .16717–18–0 .486
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 1–9–1 .1369–17–1 .352
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 1–8–0 .11116–17–0 .485
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of April 2, 2023[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

During the season, on March 8, Valerie Cagle became the first Clemson pitcher to throw a perfect game in program history. The game came against Mercer at home.[2]

Previous Season

The Tigers finished the 2022 season 42–17 overall and 14–10 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC Tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarter finals where they defeated fourth seed Notre Dame. In the Semifinals they defeated first seed Virginia Tech, but fell to third seed Florida State in the Final. This marked the back-to-back appearances in the Final of the ACC Tournament in the program's first two full seasons. The Tigers were selected, via at-large bid, as the tenth overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. They hosted a regional and were placed into the Stillwater Super Regional. They defeated UNC Wilmington, Auburn, and Louisiana in their Regional to advance to face Oklahoma State in the Super Regional. Clemson lost both games in Stillwater to end their season.

Personnel

Roster
2023 Clemson Tigers roster[3]

Pitchers

  • 1 – Rachel Gibson – Sophomore
  • 2 – Brooke McCubbin – Sophomore
  • 11 – Haylee Whitesides - Redshirt Freshman
  • 19 – Regan Spencer – Junior
  • 72 – Valerie Cagle – Junior
  • 87 – Millie Thompson – Junior
  

Catchers

  • 4 – Aby Vieira – Sophomore
  • 9 – Sarah Howell – Sophomore
  • 13 – Abi Stuart – Sophomore
  • 23 – JoJo Hyatt – Junior

Outfielders

  • 6 – Julia Bomhardt – Senior
  • 7 – McKenzie Clark – Junior
  • 10 – Caroline Jacobsen - Graduate Student
  • 16 – Alia Logoleo – Junior
  • 17 – Ally Miklesh - Graduate Student
  • 42 – Morgan Johnson – Sophomore
  

Infielders

  • 00 – Marena Knowles – Freshman
  • 3 – Reedy Davenport - Graduate Student
  • 5 – Ansley Houston – Junior
  • 8 – Grace Hiller – Freshman
  • 15 – Madison May – Junior
  • 21 – Jadeyn Ruszkowski – Freshman
  • 24 – Arielle Oda – Junior
  • 28 – Maddie Moore – Sophomore
  • 58 – Kyah Keller – Junior

Coaches
2023 Clemson Tigers softball coaching staff[4]
  • John Rittman – Head coach – 4th season
  • Kyle Jamieson – Assistant Coach – 4th season
  • Courtney Breault – Assistant Coach – 4th season
  • Jessie Harper – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st season

Schedule
Legend
 Clemson win
 Clemson loss
 Cancellation
BoldClemson team member
*Non-Conference game
†Make-Up Game
2023 Clemson Tigers softball game log[5]
Regular Season
April (2–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
Apr 2at Boston CollegeNo. 5Boston College Softball Field at Harrington Athletics Village • Brighton, MAW 8–0 (5)Cagle (18–1)Anderson (6–10)None64236–112–0
Apr 5Furman*No. 4McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SCW 4–1McCubbin (4–0)Scott (1–8)None1,89237–112–0
Apr 6No. 6 Florida StateNo. 4McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC
Apr 6No. 6 Florida StateNo. 4McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC
Apr 7No. 6 Florida StateNo. 4McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC
Apr 11at South Carolina*Beckham Field • Columbia, SC
(Rivalry)
Apr 14at NC StateCurtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium • Raleigh, NC
Apr 15at NC StateCurtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium • Raleigh, NC
Apr 16at NC StateCurtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium • Raleigh, NC
Apr 18Winthrop*McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC
Apr 21PittsburghMcWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC
Apr 22PittsburghMcWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC
Apr 23PittsburghMcWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC
Apr 26at Liberty*Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
Apr 28at Virginia TechTech Softball Park • Blacksburg, VA
Apr 29at Virginia TechTech Softball Park • Blacksburg, VA
Apr 30at Virginia TechTech Softball Park • Blacksburg, VA
Postseason

Rankings
Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I softball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NFCA / USA Today1075444 (1)554
Softball America1075555445
ESPN.com/USA Softball1065444т554
D1Softball965776555

References
  1. "2023 ACC Softball Standings". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  2. Raynor, Grace (March 8, 2023). "Clemson's Valerie Cagle pitches first perfect game in program history". The Athletic. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  3. "Softball Roster". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  4. "Staff Directory". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  5. "2022-23 Softball Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
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