A former Clemson Softball superstar is now a coach. Valerie Cagle, a four-time All-American at Clemson and the 2023 Collegiate Player of the Year, has joined the Furman Softball coaching staff. Following is a press release from Furman Athletics on the addition of Cagle to the Paladins staff: Greenville, S.C. – Four-time NFCA All-American and 2023 […]
A former Clemson softball standout is set to begin a new chapter in her career. Alex Brown, who spent the last two years playing for John Rittman at Clemson, will join the Florida Atlantic coaching staff as a graduate assistant. Brown spent her first two seasons at North Carolina. After a freshman campaign that saw […]
CLEMSON — The Clemson University Board of Trustees Compensation Committee approved a contract extension for Softball Head Coach John Rittman on Thursday. Rittman, who led the Softball program to its first ACC Tournament Championship and a Super Regional appearance in 2025 is now signed through the 2031 season. Additionally, Lacrosse Head Coach Allison Kwolek, Men’s Tennis […]
CLEMSON — Eleven Clemson softball players were named to the All-ACC Academic Team, the conference office announced on Thursday. Those selected are highlighted by senior Academic All-American Reese Basinger being selected as the 2025 Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and senior Aby Vieira garnering her fourth career All-Academic selection. In her lone year with the […]
CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson softball head coach John Rittman announced the addition of four transfers to the 2025-26 roster on . The four additions include Kiley Channell (FAU), Abby Dunning (Boston College), Corri Hicks (Oklahoma) and Sierra Maness (USC Upstate). Kiley Channell · Jr. · INF · Keystone Heights, Fla. · FAU (Keystone Heights HS) Abby Dunning […]
Clemson softball made another splash in the transfer portal on Friday. Oklahoma transfer catcher Corri Hicks announced a commitment to the Tigers. “There’s definitely something in these hills,” Hicks posted to social media. The rising sophomore appeared in 24 games during her first season with the Sooners, with five starts. Hicks hit .261 with three […]
John Rittman has added another portal piece to his softball roster at Clemson. USC Upstate transfer RHP Sierra Maness announced her intentions to transfer to Clemson on Thursday. She entered the portal on May 19. Maness, who is the third portal addition for the Tigers since the season ended, earned Big South Freshman of the […]
CLEMSON – Clemson softball senior Reese Basinger was selected to the Third Team Academic All-America softball team, the College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced on Tuesday. Basinger, a Biological Sciences graduate, became the third player in Clemson softball history to become an Academic All-American after Sam Russ (2022) and Caroline Jacobsen (2023) previously garnered the honor. The […]
John Rittman has added his first portal commitment of the offseason. FAU transfer INF Kiley Channell announced a commitment to Clemson on Friday. Softball America rates her as a four-star transfer. As a sophomore last season, Channell hit .330 with two home runs and 44 RBI. She added 14 doubles, two triples and four stolen […]
CLEMSON — The Clemson softball team finished ranked inside the top 10 in the final Softball America top 25 ranking. The Tigers, who finished the season with a 48-14 record, finished ranked No. 9 in the final ranking. Clemson finished as the highest ranked ACC team in the poll, as Florida State finished No. 10 […]