Tigers Shutout Louisiana, Advance to Super Regionals

CLEMSON, S.C. – The tenth-seeded Clemson Softball program superior to its first Tremendous Regional in solely its second full season with an 8-0 run-rule victory over Louisiana in entrance of 1,760 followers in a packed McWhorter Stadium. Senior Cammy Pereira and sophomore Valerie Cagle mixed to go 5-for-6 with six RBIs, whereas Millie Thompson threw 5 shutout innings towards the Ragin Cajuns (47-13), as Clemson went 3-0 and didn’t permit a run in three Regional video games.

The Tigers (42-15) recorded eight runs on 9 hits, together with an enormous seven-run fourth inning, capped by Cagle’s three-run dwelling run down the correct discipline line. Thompson threw her second run-rule shutout of the weekend, permitting only one hit and two base runners on the day. In two begins within the Regional, she threw 10 innings with 9 strikeouts, with opponents going simply 1-for-32 towards the Clemson protection with Thompson within the circle.

Clemson advances to play the winner of the Stillwater (OK) Regional, which options seventh-seeded Oklahoma State and North Texas later Sunday.

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Clemson, who was the designated guests for at present’s recreation, bought began early with Pereira hitting a single up the center. She superior to second off a sac bunt from McKenzie Clark and was introduced dwelling off a single that Cagle ripped into heart.

On the defensive facet, Thompson bought her second regional begin within the circle and got here out dealing. Within the first inning alone, she allowed just one base runner to succeed in and struck out two to assist Clemson keep a 1-0 lead. Thompson stored issues rolling within the second forcing a 3 up, three down inning.

The Tigers dominated the fourth inning, scoring seven runs that began with freshman Aby Vieira blasting her fifth dwelling run of the season out of heart discipline. Alia Logoleo singled to Louisiana’s shortstop, and Arielle Oda drew a two-out stroll to place two on. Freshman Maddie Moore got here up with a clutch double to plate Logoleo and provides the Tigers a three-run cushion. Pereira adopted with a bases-clearing single to bust the sport open, earlier than Clark singled and Cagle crushed her thirteenth homer of the yr to proper discipline to offer the Tigers the eight-run lead. 

Thompson continued her dominance within the circle to finish the sport, throwing simply 9 pitches to protect the shutout.

In the present day’s win marked Clemson’s forty second of the season and a hundred and fifth in program historical past. In the present day’s shutout additionally marked the Tigers’ twentieth of the season.