Clemson Tigers softball

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Clemson Tigers
Softball current event.svg 2024 Clemson Tigers softball team
Clemson Tigers logo.svg
University Clemson University
Head coach John Rittman (5th season)
Conference ACC
Atlantic Division
Location Clemson, SC
Home stadium McWhorter Stadium (Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname Tigers
ColorsOrange and regalia [1]
   
NCAA Super Regional appearances
2022, 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Regular Season Conference championships
2021

Clemson Tigers softball joined the Atlantic Coast Conference as a Division I varsity program in 2020. In November 2017, former Stanford coach John Rittman was named as Clemson's first head softball coach. Rittman spent the previous two years as an assistant coach at Kansas and USA Softball. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

History

Coaching history

YearsCoachRecord%
2020–present John Rittman 184–64.742

2020s

The Tigers' first season was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tigers had started 19–8 overall and 5–1 in ACC play before the season was cancelled by Clemson and the ACC. [6] [7] The NCAA tournament was also canceled. [8] 2021 was Clemson's first full season as a program and they finished 44–8 overall, with a 29–5 record in ACC play. They won the regular season championship, and made the final of the ACC tournament but fell short in the final, losing to Duke. They could not advance past the Regional in the NCAA Tournament. They were placed in a Regional with SEC champion Alabama and lost both games against the Crimson Tide. The program's success would continue in 2022 as they would finish 14–10 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. Despite their lower seed, they again reached the final of the ACC tournament, but could not overcome Florida State in the Final. They were selected to host a regional in the NCAA Tournament and won three games without allowing a run, to advance to the Super Regional. During the 2023 season, Clemson had its first perfect game in program history. Valerie Cagle recorded the perfect game by retiring all fifteen batters she faced in an 18–0 (5 inning) win over Mercer. [9] The 2024 season, was a down season by Clemson's lofty standards. The team finished with its lowest overall win total in a full season. However, they did keep their streak of NCAA tournament appearances alive, but did not advance past the regional round.

Coaching staff

NamePosition coachedConsecutive season at
Clemson in current position
John Rittman Head coach 5th
Kyle JamiesonAssociate head coach5th
Courtney BreaultAssistant coach5th
Jessie HarperAssistant coach2nd
Jeannie MurphyDirector of Operations5th
Reference: [10]

Year-by-year record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
John Rittman (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2020–present)
2020 Clemson 19–85–13rdSeason canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Clemson 44–829–51st Tuscaloosa Regional
2022 Clemson 42–1714–105th Stillwater Super Regional
2023 Clemson 49–1218–63rd Norman Super Regional
2024 Clemson 35–1915–9T–4th Tuscaloosa Regional
John Rittman:189–64 (.747)81–31 (.723)
Total:189–64 (.747)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Awards

National awards

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
Softball America Player of the Year

Conference awards

ACC Player of the Year
ACC Freshman of the Year
ACC Coach of the Year

All-Americans

See also

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