McWhorter Stadium

McWhorter Stadium
Former names	Clemson Softball Stadium (2020)
Location	N. Silas Pearman Blvd.; (Perimeter Rd.); Clemson, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°40′39″N82°50′57″W / 34.677568°N 82.849033°W
Owner	Clemson University
Operator	Clemson University
Capacity	1,000
Surface	Natural grass
Construction
Opened	2020;4 years ago
Construction cost	$13 million
Tenants
	Clemson Tigers (2020-present)

Last updated June 13, 2024

McWhorter Stadium is a softball park in the southeastern United States, located in Clemson, South Carolina. It is primarily used for NCAA and is the home field of the Clemson Tigers of the Division I Atlantic Coast Conference. The stadium opened in 2020, with the launch of the Tiger softball program, and contains seating for 1,000, additional spectator space on a grass berm, and player development areas.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

On February 5, 2021, Clemson University announced that Stuart McWhorter and his family had donated $2.5 million to the softball program, and that the stadium would therefore be named in their honor.^[7]^[8]

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References

1 2 "Clemson Softball Stadium". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
↑ "Take a look at the future Clemson softball stadium". The State . Columbia, South Carolina. October 3, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
↑ Grace Raynor (June 26, 2018). "How will Clemson's new softball stadium affect football Saturdays?". Post and Courier . Charleston, South Carolina . Retrieved January 20, 2020.
↑ "Clemson softball practice inside their new stadium for first time". Greenville News . Greenville, South Carolina. September 30, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
↑ David LaHood (April 17, 2019). "From the roster to the stadium, Clemson softball foundation taking shape". Tigernet. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
↑ Tony Crumpton (November 8, 2019). "LOOK: Clemson softball stadium completed". Tigernet. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
↑ "McWhorter Family Pledges Cornerstone Gift, Names Softball Stadium". Clemson Tigers. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
↑ "McWhorter's passion for Clemson leads to major gift for softball". The Clemson Insider. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.

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[facil-1] 1 2 "Clemson Softball Stadium". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

[2] "Take a look at the future Clemson softball stadium". The State . Columbia, South Carolina. October 3, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

[3] Grace Raynor (June 26, 2018). "How will Clemson's new softball stadium affect football Saturdays?". Post and Courier . Charleston, South Carolina . Retrieved January 20, 2020.

[4] "Clemson softball practice inside their new stadium for first time". Greenville News . Greenville, South Carolina. September 30, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

[5] David LaHood (April 17, 2019). "From the roster to the stadium, Clemson softball foundation taking shape". Tigernet. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

[6] Tony Crumpton (November 8, 2019). "LOOK: Clemson softball stadium completed". Tigernet. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

[7] "McWhorter Family Pledges Cornerstone Gift, Names Softball Stadium". Clemson Tigers. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.

[8] "McWhorter's passion for Clemson leads to major gift for softball". The Clemson Insider. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.

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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

v t e Softball parks of the Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Division	Boston College Softball Field at Harrington Athletics Village (Boston College) McWhorter Stadium (Clemson) JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex (Florida State) Ulmer Stadium (Louisville) Dail Softball Stadium (NC State) Melissa Cook Stadium (Notre Dame) Softball Stadium at Skytop (Syracuse)
Coastal Division	Duke Softball Stadium (Duke) Shirley Clements Mewborn Field (Georgia Tech) Anderson Stadium (North Carolina) Vartabedian Field (Pitt) Palmer Park (Virginia) Tech Softball Park (Virginia Tech)