2020 Clemson Tigers softball team

2020 Clemson Tigers softball
2020 Clemson Tigers softball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	19–8 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach	John Rittman (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Kyle Jamieson; Courtney Breault;
Home stadium	Clemson Softball Stadium
	Seasons 2021 →

Last updated May 12, 2024

2020 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	3	–	0	1.000	21	–	4	.840
NC State ‍‍‍	3	–	0	1.000	19	–	6	.760
Clemson ‍‍‍	5	–	1	.833	19	–	8	.704
Georgia Tech ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	12	–	11	.522
Syracuse ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	10	–	10	.500
North Carolina ‍‍‍	3	–	3	.500	10	–	14	.417
Notre Dame ‍‍‍	2	–	4	.333	13	–	9	.591
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	2	–	4	.333	8	–	12	.400
Duke ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	23	–	4	.852
Boston College ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	9	–	12	.429
No. 12 Florida State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	17	–	7	.708
Louisville ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	13	.435
Virginia ‍‍‍	0	–	6	.000	10	–	12	.455

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020^[1] Rankings from NFCA

The 2020 Clemson Tigers softball team was the varsity college softball team that represented Clemson University during the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. This was the first season of Clemson's softball program. The Tigers competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and were led by head coach John Rittman. Clemson played its home games at Clemson Softball Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

The season was impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. On March 12, it was announced that the 2020 NCAA tournament would be canceled due to the pandemic.^[2] Clemson University suspended all events until April 5, 2020.^[3] On March 17, the ACC cancelled all spring athletic activities and thereby ended the softball season.^[4] The Tigers finished the season 19–8 and 5–1 in ACC play.

Personnel

Roster

2020 Clemson Tigers roster^[5]

Pitchers

10 - Emma Whitfield - Freshman
34 - Logan Caymol - Freshman
72 - Valerie Cagle - Freshman

Catchers

13 - Abi Stuart - Freshman
23 - Jojo Hyatt - Freshman

Outfielders

6 - Carlee Shannon - Freshman
16 - Alia Logoleo - Freshman
42 - Morgan Johnson - Freshman
27 - Grace Mattimore - Junior

Infielders

8 - Ansley Gilstrap - Senior
12 - Cammy Pereira - Junior
15 - Madison May - Freshman
18 - Bailey Taylor - Junior
24 - Arielle Oda - Freshman
25 - Marissa Guimbarda - Junior
28 - MK Bonamy - Senior
58 - Kyah Keller - Freshman
77 - Hannah Goodwin - Freshman

Coaches

2020 Clemson Tigers softball coaching staff^[6]
John Rittman – Head coach – 1st season Kyle Jamieson – Assistant coach – 1st season Courtney Breault – Assistant coach – 1st season Reese Jacobs – Volunteer assistant coach – 1st season

Schedule

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

2020 Clemson Tigers softball game log^[7]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	ACC record
Feb 7	vs St. John's*	UCF Softball Complex • Orlando, FL (UCF Black & Gold)	W 6–2	Caymol (1–0)	Brown (0–1)	None	277	1–0	0–0
Feb 7	vs Duke*	UCF Softball Complex • Orlando, FL (UCF Black & Gold)	L 0–11 (5)	Butler (1–0)	Cagle (0–1)	None	237	1–1	0–0
Feb 8	vs Indiana*	UCF Softball Complex • Orlando, FL (UCF Black & Gold)	L 4–5	Goodin (2–2)	Cagle (0–2)	None	288	1–2	0–0
Feb 8	at UCF*	UCF Softball Complex • Orlando, FL (UCF Black & Gold)	L 0–8 (5)	Vasquez (1–0)	Caymol (1–1)	None	477	1–3	0–0
Feb 9	vs St. John's*	UCF Softball Complex • Orlando, FL (UCF Black & Gold)	W 19–9	Cagle (1–2)	Brown (0–3)	None	374	2–3	0–0
Feb 12	Western Carolina*	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 0–2	Rice (1–0)	Cagle (1–3)	None	1,616	2–4	0–0
Feb 12	Western Carolina*	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 8–0 (5)	Caymol (2–1)	Liscio (0–1)	None	1,616	3–4	0–0
Feb 14	Maryland*	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC (ACC–Big Ten Challenge)	W 5–1	Cagle (2–3)	Wyche (0–3)	None	1,616	4–4	0–0
Feb 15	Maryland*	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC (ACC–Big Ten Challenge)	W 21–2 (5)	Caymol (3–1)	Schlotterbeck (0–3)	None	1,616	5–4	0–0
Feb 15	Michigan State*	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC (ACC–Big Ten Challenge)	W 2–1	Caymol (4–1)	Ladd (0–5)	None	1,276	6–4	0–0
Feb 16	Michigan State*	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC (ACC–Big Ten Challenge)	W 8–4	Caymol (5–1)	Walker (0–1)	None	1,616	7–4	0–0
Feb 18	at UNC Greensboro*	UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC	L 2–3	Scott (4–2)	Cagle (2–4)	None	262	7–5	0–0
Feb 21	vs Villanova*	Diamond 9 • Kissimmee, FL	L 1–2	Rauch (6–0)	Cagle (2–5)	None	150	7–6	0–0
Feb 21	vs Troy*	Diamond 9 • Kissimmee, FL	W 10–1 (5)	Cagle (3–5)	Johnson (4–2)	None	200	8–6	0–0
Feb 22	vs Oakland*	Diamond 9 • Kissimmee, FL	L 2–4	Campbell (3–0	Cagle (3–6)	None	250	8–7	0–0
Feb 22	vs Stetson*	Diamond 9 • Kissimmee, FL	W 8–6 (8)	Cagle (4–6)	Temples (5–2)	None	200	9–7	0–0
Feb 23	vs Morgan State*	Diamond 9 • Kissimmee, FL	W 6–3	Cagle (5–6)	Rundlett (1–5)	None	200	10–7	0–0
Feb 26	No. 14 Georgia*	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 4–1	Cagle (6–6)	Avant (6–3)	None	1,616	11–7	0–0
Feb 28	Virginia	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 8–7	Whitfield (1–0)	Grube (1–3)	None	1,616	12–7	1–0
Feb 29	Virginia	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 8–4	Caymol (6–1)	Grube (1–4)	None	1,616	13–7	2–0

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	ACC record
Mar 1	Virginia	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 12–3 (6)	Cagle (7–6)	Grube (1–5)	None	1,616	14–7	3–0
Mar 4	Charlotte*	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 5–2	Caymol (7–1)	Wright (3–3)	None	1,282	15–7	3–0
Mar 4	Charlotte*	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 11–2 (5)	Whitfield (2–0)	Hughes (2–3)	None	1,395	16–7	3–0
Mar 6	Pittsburgh	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 9–1 (5)	Cagle (8–6)	Miller (0–6)	None	1,525	17–7	4–0
Mar 7	Pittsburgh	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 7–2	Whitfield (3–0)	Knight (5–5)	Cagle (1)	1,616	18–7	5–0
Mar 8	Pittsburgh	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 2–8	Knight (6–5)	Caymol (7–2)	None	1,616	18–8	5–1
Mar 10	Presbyterian*	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 5–0	Cagle (9–6)	Greene (13–2)	None	1,596	19–8	5–1
Mar 13	at Georgia Tech	Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA	cancelled
Mar 14	at Georgia Tech	Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA	cancelled
Mar 15	at Georgia Tech	Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA	cancelled
Mar 18	Georgia State*	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	cancelled
Mar 20	at NC State	Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium • Raleigh, NC	cancelled
Mar 21	at NC State	Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium • Raleigh, NC	cancelled
Mar 22	at NC State	Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium • Raleigh, NC	cancelled
Mar 25	South Carolina State*	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	cancelled
Mar 25	South Carolina State*	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	cancelled
Mar 27	Syracuse	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	cancelled
Mar 28	Syracuse	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	cancelled
Mar 29	Syracuse	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	cancelled
Mar 31	at Kennesaw State*	Bailey Softball Complex • Kennesaw, GA	cancelled

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	ACC record
Apr 3	at Virginia Tech	Tech Softball Park • Blacksburg, VA	cancelled
Apr 4	at Virginia Tech	Tech Softball Park • Blacksburg, VA	cancelled
Apr 5	at Virginia Tech	Tech Softball Park • Blacksburg, VA	cancelled
Apr 7	at South Carolina*	Beckham Field • Columbia, SC	cancelled
Apr 10	Louisiana Tech*	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	cancelled
Apr 11	Louisiana Tech*	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	cancelled
Apr 15	Winthrop*	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	cancelled
Apr 17	Florida State	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	cancelled
Apr 18	Florida State	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	cancelled
Apr 19	Florida State	Clemson Softball Stadium • Clemson, SC	cancelled
Apr 24	at Boston College	Boston College Softball Field at Harrington Athletics Village • Brighton, MA	cancelled
Apr 25	at Boston College	Boston College Softball Field at Harrington Athletics Village • Brighton, MA	cancelled
Apr 26	at Boston College	Boston College Softball Field at Harrington Athletics Village • Brighton, MA	cancelled

Postseason

ACC tournament
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 6	TBD	Ulmer Stadium • Louisville, KY	cancelled

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References

↑ "2020 Softball Standings". TheACC.com. 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
↑ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
↑ "Clemson online instruction through at least Sunday, April 5; all events suspended". clemson.edu. Clemson University. March 15, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
↑ "ACC Cancels All Athletic Activities Through End of 2019-20 Academic Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
↑ "Softball Roster". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
↑ "Staff Directory". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
↑ "Clemson Softball Official Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

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[2] "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org. Retrieved March 13, 2020.

[3] "Clemson online instruction through at least Sunday, April 5; all events suspended". clemson.edu. Clemson University. March 15, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.

[4] "ACC Cancels All Athletic Activities Through End of 2019-20 Academic Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.

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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