2026 Clemson Tigers softball team
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- John Rittman (7th season)
- Kyle Jamieson (7th season)
- Katie Repole (2nd season)
- Ryan Wieligman (2nd season)
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 32–19 (13–11 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | McWhorter Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Florida State | 18 | – | 3 | .857 | 43 | – | 7 | .860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Duke | 20 | – | 4 | .833 | 38 | – | 13 | .745 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Louisville | 16 | – | 5 | .762 | 41 | – | 10 | .804 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Stanford | 18 | – | 6 | .750 | 34 | – | 12 | .739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Virginia Tech | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | 41 | – | 9 | .820 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Virginia | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | 36 | – | 12 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 32 | – | 19 | .627 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 23 | – | 27 | .460 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 29 | – | 26 | .527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 31 | – | 18 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 7 | – | 14 | .333 | 24 | – | 24 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 25 | – | 23 | .521 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 4 | – | 15 | .211 | 18 | – | 23 | .439 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 3 | – | 18 | .143 | 13 | – | 35 | .271 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 18 | .143 | 13 | – | 36 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of April 27, 2026[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2026 Clemson Tigers softball team is the varsity college softball team that represents Clemson University during the 2026 NCAA Division I softball season. This is the seventh season of Clemson's softball program. The Tigers compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and are led by head coach John Rittman, in his seventh season. Clemson plays its home games at McWhorter Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
The Tigers finished the regular season 41–12 and 19–6 in ACC play to finish in second place, just a half game behind Florida State for first place. As the second seed in the ACC Tournament they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated twenty-fifth ranked and seventh seed Virginia 7–4. In the semifinals they defeated third seed and thirteenth ranked Virginia Tech 10–9. They met first seed and sixth ranked Florida State in the Final, which Clemson won 2–1. This was the first ACC tournament title in Clemson program history.[2] As tournament champions, the Tigers earned an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I softball tournament. They were the eleventh overall seed and paired with sixth overall seed Texas in the Austin Super Regional. Clemson went 3–0 in their regional, defeating USC Upstate by mercy rule, Northwestern in extra innings, and Kentucky 5–1 in the final game. They advanced to face Texas in Austin. The Tigers won the opening game 7–4 but lost the next game 7–5 in ten innings to set up a deciding game three. The Tigers lost a close deciding game 6–5 to end their season. Texas would go on to win the National Championship. The Tigers finished 48–13 overall, which was just one win shy of their program record set in 2023.
Offseason moves
Departures
| Name | B/T | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Brooke McCubbin | R/R | 2 | RHP | 5'10" | Senior | Locust Grove, GA | Graduated |
| Aby Vieira | L/R | 4 | C/UTL | 5'9" | Senior | Mission Viejo, CA | Graduated |
| Reese Basinger | L/R | 7 | RHP | 5'11" | Senior | Evans, GA | Graduated |
| Haylee Whitesides | R/R | 11 | INF | 5'5" |  Junior | Duncan, SC | Transferred to North Greenville |
| Abi Stuart | R/R | 13 | C/UTL | 5'9" | Senior | Snow Camp, NC | Graduated |
| Brook Melnychuk | R/R | 19 | RHP | 5'5" | Graduate Student | Hudson Bay, Canada | Graduated |
| Jadeyn Ruszkowski | L/L | 21 | OF | 5'8" | Junior | Lithia, FL | Graduated |
| Alex Brown | L/R | 25 | INF | 5'7" | Senior | Savannah, GA | Graduated |
| Maddie Moore | R/R | 28 | INF | 5'7" | Senior | Loomis, CA | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
| Name | B/T | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Kiley Channell | R/R | 2 | INF | 5'4" | Junior | Keystone Heights, FL | Florida Atlantic |
| Abby Dunning | R/R | 4 | RHP | 5'4" | Graduate Student | Chicago, IL | Boston College |
| Sierra Maness | R/R | 7 | RHP | 5'7" | Junior | Woodruff, SC | USC Upstate |
| Corri Hicks | R/R | 99 | C/1B | 5'9" | Sophomore | San Jose, CA | Oklahoma |
Incoming recruits
| Name | B/T | Number | Pos. | Height | Hometown | High School |
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| Mac Pavese | L/L | 11 | 1B/OF | 5'8" | Canton, GA | Cherokee |
| Maddie Johnson | R/R | 15 | RHP | 5'10" | Aynor, SC | Aynor |
| Sophia Burmeister | R/R | 23 | C/3B | 5'9" | Poway, CA | Poway |
| Lexie Hames | R/R | 33 | RHP | 5'10" | Harmony, PA | Seneca Valley |
| Sarah Rocheleau | R/R | 37 | OF | 5'10" | Fort Mill, SC | Catawba Ridge |
| Keira Crosby | R/R | 43 | RHP | 5'7" | New Caney, TX | Woodlands Christian |
| Sarah Breaux | R/R | 66 | INF | 5'9" | Miami Springs, FL | Doral Academy |
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