2020 Clemson Tigers softball team

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.

2020 Clemson Tigers softball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2020 record	19–8 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach	John Rittman (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Kyle Jamieson Courtney Breault
Home stadium	Clemson Softball Stadium

2020 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings
	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 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 - Freshman 72 - Valerie Cagle - Freshman		Catchers 13 - Abi Stuart - Freshman 23 - Jojo Hyatt - Freshman Outfielders 6 - Carlee Shannon - Freshman 16 - Alia Logoleo - Freshman 42 - Morgan Johnson - Freshman		Infielders 8 - Ansley Gilstrap - Senior 12 - Cammy Pereira - Junior 15 - Madison May - Freshman 18 - Bailey Taylor - Junior 24 - Arielle Oda - Freshman 25 - Marissa Guimbarda - Junior 28 - MK Bonamy - 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 5–0 (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 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 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 Brighton Field • Brighton, MA cancelled Apr 25 at Boston College Brighton Field • Brighton, MA cancelled Apr 26 at Boston College Brighton Field • 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 17 February 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.