As Clemson softball gears up for its fourth ever season in 2023, the Tigers look to make even more history with the program’s sights set on an NCAA Women’s College World Series berth this spring — a feat that would top off what head coach John Rittman describes as a “tremendous” 105-33 overall record and […]
In its third-ever season, Clemson softball is looking to add yet another winning season to its name. Head Coach John Rittman’s squad enters the 2022 season following a 44-8 overall record, 29-5 ACC record, and an ACC Regular Season Championship in their first full season of play. Clemson returns a roster that made a combined […]
Ainsley Gilstrap always wanted to play for Clemson, but she never thought it would happen. Then Clemson started a softball program and Gilstrap found her way to Clemson, but the journey was not easy. In the end, however, she started at shortstop for an ACC Championship team in its first full season. Gilstrap came to […]
The Clemson softball team accomplished a lot this season in its first full year on the diamond. The Tigers’ spectacular season came to a close on Sunday in the Tuscaloosa (Alabama) Regional when they fell 5-0 to No. 3 overall seed Alabama in the regional championship series. Clemson head coach John Rittman could not have […]
There was a touching moment in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Sunday for Valerie Cagle despite Clemson’s stellar season coming to an end. The Tigers fell 5-0 to No. 3 overall seed Alabama in the Tuscaloosa Regional Finals of the NCAA Softball Tournament. The Crimson Tide jumped on Cagle early with four runs in the first two innings, […]
Clemson loaded the buses on Wednesday afternoon to head to the Tuscaloosa, Ala. Regional of the NCAA Softball Tournament. Ansley Gilstrap previewed the regional in press conference with the media and her comments sounded a lot like Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney. The Tigers certainly have a chip on their shoulder after being pegged […]
The Clemson softball team is in the middle of a whirlwind week after winning the ACC regular season Championship this past Sunday at Syracuse. On Tuesday the Tigers were awarded a host of conference awards. Head coach John Rittman was named ACC Coach of the Year, Valerie Cagle earned ACC Player of the Year and […]
When you grow up in the Midlands of South Carolina area most people expect you to be a Gamecock fan. But Clemson softball’s Ansley Gilstrap grew up pulling for the Tigers even before the school had a softball program because both of her parents, Keith and Kim Gilstrap, are Clemson graduates. Tonight the two schools […]