2026 Clemson Tigers softball team

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2026 Clemson Tigers softball
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Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record0–10 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Jamieson (7th season)
  • Katie Repole (2nd season)
  • Ryan Wieligman (2nd season)
Home stadium McWhorter Stadium
Seasons
←  2025
2027 →
2026 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Boston College  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
California  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
Clemson  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
Duke  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
Florida State  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
Louisville  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
NC State  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
North Carolina  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
Stanford  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
Syracuse  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
Virginia  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 13, 2025 [1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2026 Clemson Tigers softball team is the varsity college softball team that will represent Clemson University during the 2026 NCAA Division I softball season. This will be the seventh season of Clemson's softball program. The Tigers compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and will be led by head coach John Rittman. Clemson plays its home games at McWhorter Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

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Previous season

The Tigers finished the regular season 41–12 and 19–6 in ACC play to finish in second place, just a half game behind Florida State for first place. As the second seed in the ACC Tournament they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated twenty-fifth ranked and seventh seed Virginia 7–4. In the semifinals they defeated third seed and thirteenth ranked Virginia Tech 10–9. They met first seed and sixth ranked Florida State in the Final, which Clemson won 2–1. This was the first ACC tournament title in Clemson program history. [2] As tournament champions, the Tigers earned an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I softball tournament. They were the eleventh overall seed and paired with sixth overall seed Texas in the Austin Super Regional. Clemson went 3–0 in their regional, defeating USC Upstate by mercy rule, Northwestern in extra innings, and Kentucky 5–1 in the final game. They advanced to face Texas in Austin. The Tigers won the opening game 7–4 but lost the next game 7–5 in ten innings to set up a deciding game three. The Tigers lost a close deciding game 6–5 to end their season. Texas would go on to win the National Championship. The Tigers finished 48–13 overall, which was just one win shy of their program record set in 2023.

Personnel

Roster

2026 Clemson Tigers roster [3]

Pitchers

  • 4 - Abby Dunning - Graduate student
  • 7 - Sierra Maness - Junior
  • 15 - Maddie Johnson - Freshman
  • 16 - Macey Cintron - Sophomore
  • 33 - Lexie Hames - Freshman
  • 43 - Keira Crosby - Freshman
  • 44 - Olivia Duncan - Junior
 

Catchers

  • 10 - Riley Burton - Junior
  • 23 - Sophia Burmeister - Freshman
  • 99 - Corri Hicks - Sophomore

Outfielders

  • 1 - Kennedy Ariail - Junior
  • 3 - Kylee Johnson - Junior
  • 9 - Jamison Brockenbrough - Senior
  • 17 - Ava Wilson - Sophomore
  • 20 - Sam Minish - Sophomore
  • 27 - Riley Fennell - Sophomore
  • 37 - Sarah Rocheleau - Freshman
 

Infielders

  • 2 - Kiley Channell - Junior
  • 5 - Marian Collins - Sophomore
  • 8 - Madi Lardizabal - Sophomore
  • 11 - Mac Pavese - Freshman
  • 12 - Julia Knowler - Junior
  • 22 - Taylor Pipkins - Sophomore
  • 66 - Sarah Breaux - Freshman

Coaches

2026 Clemson Tigers softball coaching staff [4]
  • John Rittman – Head coach – 7th season
  • Kyle Jamieson – Assistant coach – 7th season
  • Katie Repole – Assistant coach – 2nd season
  • Ryan Wieligman – Assistant coach – 2nd season

Schedule

Legend
 Clemson win
 Clemson loss
 Cancellation
BoldClemson team member
*Non-Conference game
†Make-Up Game
2026 Clemson Tigers softball game log [5]
Regular Season
Postseason

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

References

  1. ↑ "2026 ACC Softball Standings". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  2. ↑ Kassim, Ehsan (May 10, 2025). "ACC softball championship recap: Highlights from Clemson's comeback win over Florida State". USA Today . Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Softball Roster". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Staff Directory". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ "2024-25 Softball Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
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