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• • CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has a 5-9 road record, beat USC Upstate 9-2 at home and has won seven games in a row. • The Tigers are averaging 5.9 runs per game and hitting .262 with a .424 slugging percentage, .366 on-base percentage and 31 steals. • The pitching staff has a 4.47 ERA, .259 opponents’ batting average and 2.92 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .969. GEORGIA TECH OVERVIEW • Georgia Tech, who has a 9-12 home record, is led by 28th-year Head Coa...

TV Saturday’s 2 p.m. matchup will be broadcast live on ACC Network. The remainder of the weekend series will be streamed on ACC Network Extra. Parking Senior Day Georgia Tech will celebrate 12 student-athletes, nine current and three former players, on Sunday for Senior Day. The nine current academic seniors will receive a special introduction pregame, and all 12 will be honored with a postgame ceremony. Storylines Georgia Tech is most recently coming off of a 3-2 win over Kennesaw State. The...

• • CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has a 12-8 home record, swept Wake Forest in three home games last weekend by a combined score of 14-8. • The Tigers are averaging 5.4 runs per game and hitting .253 with a .405 slugging percentage, .352 on-base percentage and 26 steals. • The pitching staff has a 4.67 ERA, .262 opponents’ batting average and 2.88 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .968. LOUISVILLE OVERVIEW • Louisville, who has an 8-6 road record, is led by 15th...

Storylines Georgia Tech toppled No. 15 Virginia Tech 6-4 in game one of the four-game series last weekend for its first win over a ranked opponent since downing No. 11 Kentucky 7-1 on Feb. 22, 2020. Utility player Emma Kauf led the way at the dish going 2-for-3 with two homeruns, three RBI and three runs scored while right-hander Blake Neleman earned a complete game win from the circle. The Jackets continue to flex their power this season as they’re currently third in the ACC and 27 th in t...

• • CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has a 5-5 road record, lost at home against College of Charleston 13-6 on Tuesday. • The Tigers are averaging 5.8 runs per game and hitting .259 with a .419 slugging percentage, .359 on-base percentage and 18 steals. • The pitching staff has a 4.53 ERA, .260 opponents’ batting average and 2.95 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .966. MIAMI OVERVIEW • Miami, who has a 9-5 home record, is led by third-year Head Coach Gino DiMare. �...

• • CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has a 3-4 road record, was blanked 2-0 by No. 23 Georgia at home on Tuesday after sweeping Boston College on the road. • The Tigers are averaging 5.5 runs per game and hitting .249 with a .402 slugging percentage, .355 on-base percentage and 13 steals. • The pitching staff has a 4.18 ERA, .252 opponents’ batting average and 3.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .965. NC STATE OVERVIEW • NC State, who has a 4-9 home record, is l...

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech softball (8-15) trounced Pitt 11-4 on Sunday, evening the series by catching fire at the plate to score 10 runs in the final two at-bats. Senior utility player Breanna Roper put an exclamation point on her weekend by leading the Jacket bats going 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored thanks in large part to a three-run jack in the fifth. Pitt got going with another hot start in the top of the first, jumping ahead 2-0 by way of an RBI groundout and an RBI double....

The Yellow Jackets will return to host Pitt on the heels of their first road conference series.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Georgia Tech softball (5-11) dropped to NC State 7-4 in the first game of the weekend series on Friday. The Yellow Jackets took the lead early with three runs in the top of the first, but were unable to sustain the lead throughout the game. The Jackets kicked off the game with a bang as junior utility player Breanna Roper led off with a solo shot over right center in the top of the first. After a single by senior outfielder Cameron Stanford, senior first baseman Tricia Awal...

Storylines Georgia Tech has racked up extra-base hits this season, currently ranking second in the ACC and 12 th in the NCAA in doubles (23). From the circle as a team, the Yellow Jackets have pitched three shutouts, a mark that ranks among the top 25 in the nation. A pair of Jackets have earned ACC Player of the Week recognition this season as sophomore catcher Emma Kauf earned ACC Player of the Week and sophomore pitcher Blake Neleman was named ACC Co-Pitcher of the week for their performan...