2024 Clemson Tigers softball team

2024 Clemson Tigers softball
NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	35–19 (15–9 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. 7 Duke  ‍†‍‡‍y	20	–	4	–	0		.833			52	–	9	–	0		.852
No. 13 Florida State  ‍‍‍y	19	–	5	–	0		.792			46	–	16	–	0		.742
No. 17 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y	18	–	6	–	0		.750			40	–	13	–	1		.750
Clemson  ‍‍‍y	15	–	9	–	0		.625			35	–	19	–	0		.648
Virginia  ‍‍‍y	15	–	9	–	0		.625			34	–	20	–	0		.630
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			32	–	23	–	0		.582
North Carolina  ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			30	–	20	–	0		.600
Boston College  ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			30	–	24	–	0		.556
Syracuse  ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			28	–	23	–	0		.549
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			27	–	23	–	0		.540
Louisville  ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0		.333			27	–	25	–	0		.519
NC State  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			30	–	23	–	0		.566
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			17	–	32	–	0		.347
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 11, 2024 [1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2024 Clemson Tigers softball team was the varsity college softball team that represented Clemson University during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. This was the fifth 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 McWhorter Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

The Tigers started the season with four straight wins at the NFCA Leadoff Classic, including one over fifteenth-ranked Oregon. They would lose the final game of the tournament against Missouri and fall from fifth to eighth in the rankings. The Tigers finished 2–1 in the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge as two of the games were cancelled due to weather. They won four games in the Clemson Classic before dropping a game to fifth-ranked Georgia in eight innings to finish February. In March, the Tigers won an ACC series against NC State before falling to eighth-ranked Tennessee. They went 4–1 in the Tiger Invitational, before winning ACC series against North Carolina and Boston College but dropping a series against Virginia. They also lost a rivalry matchup at home against twenty-third ranked South Carolina. They would avenge the loss at South Carolina on April 9. They swept an ACC series against Syracuse before being swept by Duke. They finished the season by winning two ACC series 2–1 against Notre Dame and Louisville.

The Tigers finished the season 35–19 and 15–9 in ACC to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC Tournament they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated Virginia, before losing to Duke in the Semifinals. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were placed in the Tuscaloosa regional. They lost to Southeastern Louisiana before defeating USC Upstate. They could not overcome a second elimination game and lost again to Southeastern Louisiana to end their season.

Previous Season

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

Roster

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

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 (9–6) 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 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 W 11–5 Spencer (9–3) Zabala (18–14) None 446 33–16 15–9
Postseason
ACC Tournament (1–1) Date Time (ET) Seed Rank Opponent Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record May 9 1:30 p.m. 5 No. 23 vs. Virginia 4 Duke Softball Stadium • Durham, North Carolina W 8–1 Spencer (10–3) Layne (3–2) None 327 34–16 May 10 1:00 p.m. 5 No. 23 at No. 4 Duke 1 Duke Softball Stadium • Durham, North Carolina L 3–4 (10) Walker (12–2) Spencer (10–4) None 726 34–17
NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional (1–2) Date Time (ET) Seed Rank Opponent Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record May 17 2:00 p.m. 2 No. 23 vs. Southeastern Louisiana 3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama L 2–6 DuBois (15–5) Cagle (8–7) None 2,184 34–18 May 18 2:00 p.m. 2 No. 23 vs. USC Upstate 4 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 8–0 (6) Spencer (11–4) Drerup (10–10) None 2,217 35–18 May 18 9:00 p.m. 2 No. 23 vs. Southeastern Louisiana 3 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama L 2–6 DuBois (16–5) McCubbin (10–3) None 2,217 35–19

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

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I softball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
NFCA / USA Today	5	8	9	8	10	12	11	16	17	19	21	22	23	23	23	RV
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	22	21	21	24
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

1. "2024 ACC Softball Standings". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 10, 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.