2020 Clemson Tigers softball team

American college softball season

2020 Clemson Tigers softball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record19–8 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach
  • John Rittman (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Jamieson
  • Courtney Breault
Home stadiumClemson Softball Stadium
Seasons
2021 →
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings
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 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 - Redshirt Freshman
  • 72 - Valerie Cagle - Freshman
  

Catchers

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

Outfielders

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

Infielders

  • 8 - Ansley Gilstrap - Redshirt Senior
  • 12 - Cammy Pereira - Redshirt Junior
  • 15 - Madison May - Freshman
  • 18 - Bailey Taylor - Junior
  • 24 - Arielle Oda - Redshirt Freshman
  • 25 - Marissa Guimbarda - Junior
  • 28 - MK Bonamy - Redshirt 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

References

  1. ^ "2020 Softball Standings". TheACC.com. 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  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.
  5. ^ "Softball Roster". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "Staff Directory". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  7. ^ "Clemson Softball Official Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
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