# 2025 Clemson Tigers softball team

The 2025 Clemson Tigers softball team was the varsity college softball team that will represent Clemson University during the 2025 NCAA Division I softball season. This will the sixth season of Clemson's softball program. The Tigers will compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and will be led by head coach John Rittman. Clemson will play its home games at McWhorter Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

## 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 USC Upstate. They could not overcome a second elimination game and lost again to Southeastern Louisiana to end their season.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | Clemson win |
| | Clemson loss |
| | Cancellation |
| Bold | Clemson team member |
| * | Non-Conference game |
| † | Make-Up Game |
2025 Clemson Tigers softball game log :
Regular Season (20–9) :
February (12–6) :
| Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Rank | Site/Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | ACC Record |
| Feb 6 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Ole Miss* | No. 25 | FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL FAU Tournament | L 2–3 | Guachino (1–0) | Basinger (0–1) | None | 135 | 0–1 | – |
| Feb 6 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Kansas* | No. 25 | FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL FAU Tournament | W 4–3 | McCubbin (1–0) | Ludwig (0–1) | Basinger (1) | – | 1–1 | – |
| Feb 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic* | No. 25 | FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL FAU Tournament | L 2–6 | Martinez (1–0) | Basinger (0–2) | None | 861 | 1–2 | – |
| Feb 8 | 11:15 a.m. | vs. Georgia State* | No. 25 | FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL FAU Tournament | W 10–1 (6) | Cintron (1–0) | Stephens (0–1) | None | 164 | 2–2 | – |
| Feb 9 | 11:30 a.m. | vs. Missouri State* | No. 25 | FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL FAU Tournament | W 13–0 (6) | Melnychuk (1–0) | Stephens (0–1) | None | 164 | 3–2 | – |
| Feb 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Furman* | | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC | Postponed to March 4, 2025 | Postponed to March 4, 2025 | Postponed to March 4, 2025 | Postponed to March 4, 2025 | Postponed to March 4, 2025 | Postponed to March 4, 2025 | Postponed to March 4, 2025 |
| Feb 13 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 16 Missouri* | | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational | L 6–10 | McCann (2–0) | Cintron (1–1) | None | — | 3–3 | – |
| Feb 13 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Auburn* | | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational | L 3–6 | Clemmons (3–0) | McCubbin (1–1) | Geurin (1) | — | 3–4 | – |
| Feb 14 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 23 Kentucky* | | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational | L 6–7 | Lacatena (2–1) | Cintron (1–2) | Fall (1) | — | 3–5 | – |
| Feb 15 | 9:00 a.m. | vs. UCF* | | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational | L 4–6 (8) | Kelton (3–0) | McCubbin (1–2) | None | — | 3–6 | – |
| Feb 16 | 10:00 a.m. | vs. Ohio State* | | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational | W 11–3 (6) | Basinger (1–2) | Kay (2–1) | None | — | 4–6 | – |
| Feb 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Charlotte* | | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 14–8 | Cintron (2–2) | Yarnall (1–4) | None | 1,474 | 5–6 | – |
| Feb 21 | 12:30 p.m. | Elon* | | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Clemson Classic | W 4–3 | Cintron (3–2) | Cherry (0–2) | None | 1,525 | 6–6 | – |
| Feb 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Villanova* | | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Clemson Classic | W 1–0 (8) | Basinger (2–2) | Kobryn (3–1) | None | 1,567 | 7–6 | – |
| Feb 22 | 3:00 p.m. | Marshall* | | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Clemson Classic | W 8–3 | McCubbin (2–2) | King (2–2) | Cintron (1) | 1,648 | 8–6 | – |
| Feb 23 | 12:30 p.m. | Marshall* | | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Clemson Classic | W 8–0 (5) | Basinger (3–2) | Feringa (1–3) | None | 1,530 | 9–6 | – |
| Feb 26 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 10 Georgia* | | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 5–3 | McCubbin (3–2) | Roelling (4–1) | None | 1,623 | 10–6 | – |
| Feb 28 | 12:30 p.m. | Lafayette* | | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Tiger Invitational | W 11–3 | Melnychuk (1–0) | Alvarez (0–5) | None | 1,514 | 11–6 | – |
| Feb 28 | 3:00 p.m. | East Carolina* | | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Tiger Invitational | W 6–2 | Cintron (4–2) | Frost (4–4) | None | 1,614 | 12–6 | – |
March (8–3) :
| Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Site/Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | ACC Record |
| Mar 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Indiana* | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Tiger Invitational | W 11–5 | Basinger (4–2) | Berry (6–1) | None | 1,706 | 13–6 | – |
| Mar 2 | 12:30 p.m. | Indiana* | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Tiger Invitational | W 8–0 (6) | McCubbin (4–2) | Reyes (4–2) | None | 1,543 | 14–6 | – |
| Mar 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Furman | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Tiger Invitational | W 12–0 (5) | Basinger (5–2) | O'Bryan (0–4) | None | 1,684 | 15–6 | – |
| Mar 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern* | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 7–0 | McCubbin (5–2) | Lauffer (4–2) | None | 650 | 16–6 | – |
| Mar 5 | 5:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern* | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 12–0 (5) | Cintron (5–2) | Clopton (3–4) | None | 1,321 | 17–6 | – |
| Mar 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 14 Duke | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 12–4 (5) | Basinger (6–2) | Curd (5–4) | None | 1,756 | 18–6 | 1–1 |
| Mar 8 | 1:00 p.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 | 12:00 p.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 | 6:00 p.m. | North Carolina | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 4–1 | Basinger (7–3) | Dark (10–4) | None | 1,593 | 19–8 | 2–2 |
| Mar 15 | 1:00 p.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 | 1:00 p.m. | North Carolina | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 10–2 (6) | Basinger (8–3) | Harris (7–1) | None | 1,553 | 20–9 | 3–3 |
| Mar 19 | 3:00 p.m. | at Fordham* | Murphy Field • Bronx, NY | | | | | | | – |
| Mar 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | Skytop Softball Stadium • Syracuse, NY | | | | | | | |
| Mar 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | Skytop Softball Stadium • Syracuse, NY | | | | | | | |
| Mar 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | Skytop Softball Stadium • Syracuse, NY | | | | | | | |
| Mar 25 | 6:00 p.m. | South Carolina* | Beckham Field • Columbia, SC (Rivalry) | | | | | | | – |
| Mar 28 | 6:00 p.m. | California | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC | | | | | | | |
| Mar 29 | 1:00 p.m. | California | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC | | | | | | | |
| Mar 30 | 12:00 p.m. | California | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC | | | | | | | |
April (0–0) :
| Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Site/Stadium | ACC Record |
| Apr 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb* | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC | – |
| Apr 4 | 9:00 p.m. | at Stanford | Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA | |
| Apr 5 | 5:00 p.m. | at Stanford | Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA | |
| Apr 6 | 3:00 p.m. | at Stanford | Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA | |
| Apr 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Winthrop* | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC | – |
| Apr 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at NC State | Dail Stadium • Raleigh, NC | |
| Apr 12 | 5:00 p.m. | at NC State | Dail Stadium • Raleigh, NC | |
| Apr 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at NC State | Dail Stadium • Raleigh, NC | |
| Apr 15 | 6:00 p.m. | South Carolina* | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Rivalry | – |
| Apr 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Boston College | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC | |
| Apr 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Boston College | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC | |
| Apr 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College | McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC | |
| Apr 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee | Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN | |
| Apr 25 | 6:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA | |
| Apr 26 | 4:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA | |
| Apr 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA | |
Note: All rankings shown are from the NFCA/USA Today poll.
* ↑ Originally scheduled for February 11, but delayed due to inclement weather

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| NFCA / USA Today | 25 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | |
| Softball America | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | | | | | | | | | |
| ESPN.com/USA Softball | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Softball | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | RV | | | | | | | | | |
* Various polls did not release during the NCAA tournament. * indicates that the ranking is from pre-tournament for comparison purposes.