The 2025 Clemson Tigers softball team was the varsity college softball team that represented Clemson University during the 2025 NCAA Division I softball season. This was the sixth season of Clemson's softball program. The Tigers competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and were led by head coach John Rittman. Clemson played its home games at McWhorter Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
The Tigers started the season by travelling to the FAU Softball Tournament and then the Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational. The start of the season proved difficult for the Tigers as they went 3–2 at the FAU Tournament, and 1–4 at the Clearwater invitational. They began the season ranked twenty-fifth, but dropped out after the FAU Touranmament. They only played two ranked teams during the tournaments, losing to both sixteenth ranked and twenty-third ranked . They followed their travels with two home tournaments in the Clemson Classic and Tiger Invitational. The Tigers went a combined 9–0 during these tournaments, but did not face a ranked team ein either. They recorded a 5–3 mid-week victory over tenth ranked Georgia on February 26. They finished February 12–6 overall. They opened the ACC season against fourteenth ranked . They dropped the series despite winning the first game by mercy rule. They bounced back to win their next ACC series against . Their only other loss in March was against rivals and tenth ranked South Carolina. They finished March with a 15–4 record. April started with a road test at fifteenth ranked . The Tigers took the series two games to one, winning the deciding game 7–6. The victory saw them return to the rankings at number twenty-four. A sweep of and a victory over thirteenth-ranked South Carolina saw them rise to nineteenth in the rankings for the final week of the season. They finished the season with four wins, including a mid-week, extra inning victory over fourth-ranked and a sweep of . The Tigers finished April with a 14–2 record and rose to fifteenth in the rankings prior to the postseason.
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 7–4. In the semifinals they defeated third seed and thirteenth ranked 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. 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 by mercy rule, in extra innings, and 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.
Previous season
The Tigers finished the season 35–19 and 15–9 in ACC to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC Tournament they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated Virginia, before losing to Duke in the Semifinals. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were placed in the Tuscaloosa regional. They lost to Southeastern Louisiana before defeating . They could not overcome a second elimination game and lost again to Southeastern Louisiana to end their season.
Offseason moves
Departures Departures L/L 00 1B/OF 6'10" Hawkinsville, Georgia — R/R 5 INF/OF 5'5" Coral Springs, Florida Graduated L/R 6 OF 5'8" Dagsboro, Delaware Graduated R/R 7 OF 5'5" Myakka City, Florida Graduated R/R 8 INF/OF 5'9" Macon, Georgia Graduated R/R 16 INF/OF 5'8" Nashville, Tennessee Graduated R/R 19 RHP 5'11" Lexington, North Carolina Graduated R/R 23 C 5'8" Buford, Georgia Graduated L/R 24 INF/OF 5'4" Buford, Georgia Graduated L/R 72 RHP/UTIL 5'9" Yorktown, Virginia Graduated L/L 87 LHP 5'7" Bedford, Virginia Graduated
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers L/R 7 RHP 5'11" Evans, Georgia Winthrop L/R 9 OF 5'8" Locust Grove, Georgia Tennessee R/R 19 RHP 5'5" Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan Louisiana Tech
Incoming recruits Incoming Recruits L/R 5 INF 5'11" Marietta, Georgia Mount Paran R/R 8 INF 5'8" Murrieta, California Murrieta Mesa R/R 16 RHP/1B 5'11" Cumming, Georgia Wesleyan School L/R 17 OF 5'9" Acworth, Georgia North Paulding L/L 20 OF 5'6" Hull, Georgia Madison County R/R 22 INF 5'6" Cumming, Georgia North Forsyth R/R 27 OF 5'8" Oviedo, Florida Oviedo
Personnel
Roster
Schedule Legend Clemson win Clemson loss CancellationBoldClemson team member * Non-Conference game † Make-Up Game
2025 Clemson Tigers softball game log (48–14) Regular season (41–12) February (12–6) Date Time (ET) Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord ACCRecord Feb 6 11:00a.m. vs. * No. 25 FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L 2–3 Guachino (1–0) Basinger (0–1) None 135 0–1 – Feb 6 2:00p.m. vs. * No. 25 FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 4–3 McCubbin (1–0) Ludwig (0–1) Basinger (1) – 1–1 – Feb 7 6:00p.m. at * No. 25 FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L 2–6 Martinez (1–0) Basinger (0–2) None 861 1–2 – Feb 8 11:15a.m. vs. * No. 25 FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 10–1 Cintron (1–0) Stephens (0–1) None 164 2–2 – Feb 9 11:30a.m. vs. * No. 25 FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 13–0 Melnychuk (1–0) Stephens (0–1) None 164 3–2 – Feb 11 6:00p.m. * McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Postponed to March 4, 2025 Feb 13 1:00p.m. vs. No. 16 * Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL L 6–10 McCann (2–0) Cintron (1–1) None — 3–3 – Feb 13 3:00p.m. vs. * Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL L 3–6 Clemmons (3–0) McCubbin (1–1) Geurin (1) — 3–4 – Feb 14 1:00p.m. vs. No. 23 * Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL L 6–7 Lacatena (2–1) Cintron (1–2) Fall (1) — 3–5 – Feb 15 9:00a.m. vs. * Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL L 4–6 Kelton (3–0) McCubbin (1–2) None — 3–6 – Feb 16 10:00a.m. vs. * Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL W 11–3 Basinger (1–2) Kay (2–1) None — 4–6 – Feb 18 6:00p.m. * McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 14–8 Cintron (2–2) Yarnall (1–4) None 1,474 5–6 – Feb 21 12:30p.m. * McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 4–3 Cintron (3–2) Cherry (0–2) None 1,525 6–6 – Feb 21 3:00p.m. * McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 1–0 Basinger (2–2) Kobryn (3–1) None 1,567 7–6 – Feb 22 3:00p.m. * McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 8–3 McCubbin (2–2) King (2–2) Cintron (1) 1,648 8–6 – Feb 23 12:30p.m. Marshall* McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 8–0 Basinger (3–2) Feringa (1–3) None 1,530 9–6 – Feb 26 4:00p.m. No. 10 Georgia* McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 5–3 McCubbin (3–2) Roelling (4–1) None 1,623 10–6 – Feb 28 12:30p.m. * McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 11–3 Melnychuk (1–0) Alvarez (0–5) None 1,514 11–6 – Feb 28 3:00p.m. * McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 6–2 Cintron (4–2) Frost (4–4) None 1,614 12–6 – March (15–4) Date Time (ET) Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord ACCRecord Mar 1 3:00p.m. * McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 11–5 Basinger (4–2) Berry (6–1) None 1,706 13–6 – Mar 2 12:30p.m. Indiana* McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 8–0 McCubbin (4–2) Reyes (4–2) None 1,543 14–6 – Mar 4 6:00p.m. Furman McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 12–0 Basinger (5–2) O'Bryan (0–4) None 1,684 15–6 – Mar 5 3:00p.m. * McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 7–0 McCubbin (5–2) Lauffer (4–2) None 650 16–6 – Mar 5 5:00p.m. Charleston Southern* McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 12–0 Cintron (5–2) Clopton (3–4) None 1,321 17–6 – Mar 7 6:00p.m. No. 14 McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 12–4 Basinger (6–2) Curd (5–4) None 1,756 18–6 1–1 Mar 8 1:00p.m. No. 14 Duke McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC L 3–5 Curd (6–4) McCubbin (5–3) Drogemull (1) 2,021 18–7 1–1 Mar 9 12:00p.m. No. 14 Duke McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC L 1–2 Drogemuller (6–2) Basinger (6–3) None 1,523 18–8 1–2 Mar 14 6:00p.m. McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 4–1 Basinger (7–3) Dark (10–4) None 1,593 19–8 2–2 Mar 15 1:00p.m. North Carolina McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC L 3–6 Rogers (4–0) McCubbin (5–4) Parrish (1) 1,804 19–9 2–3 Mar 16 1:00p.m. North Carolina McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 10–2 Basinger (8–3) Harris (7–1) None 1,553 20–9 3–3 Mar 19 3:00p.m. at * Murphy Field • Bronx, NY W 14–1 Duncan (1–0) Watkins (4–4) None 456 21–9 – Mar 21 3:00p.m. at Skytop Softball Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 8–1 Basinger (9–3) Knight (7–5) None 117 22–9 4–3 Mar 22 1:00p.m. at Syracuse Skytop Softball Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 10–0 McCubbin (6–4) Verni (8–3) None 99 23–9 5–3 Mar 23 12:00p.m. at Syracuse Skytop Softball Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 15–0 Basinger (10–3) Knight (7–6) None 106 24–9 6–3 Mar 25 6:00p.m. at No. 10 South Carolina* Beckham Field • Columbia, SC(Rivalry) L 0–6 Lamb (6–1) Basinger (10–4) None 1,640 24–10 – Mar 28 6:00p.m. McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 5–3 Basinger (11–4) Reimers (5–1) McCubbin (2) 1,623 25–10 7–3 Mar 29 2:30p.m. California McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 2–1 McCubbin (7–4) De Nava (9–2) None 1,426 26–10 8–3 Mar 29 6:00p.m. California McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 14–4 Cintron (6–2) Reimers (5–2) None 1,803 27–10 9–3