2025 Clemson Tigers softball team

2025 Clemson Tigers softball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
Record	3–2 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	John Rittman (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Kyle Jamieson (6th season) Katie Repole (1st season) Ryan Wieligman (1st season)
Home stadium	McWhorter Stadium

2025 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Boston College  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
California  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 25 Clemson  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 7 Duke  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 9 Florida State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Louisville  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
NC State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
North Carolina  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 18 Stanford  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Syracuse  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Virginia  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 17 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of January 20, 2025 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

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

Main article: 2024 Clemson Tigers softball team

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.

Personnel

Roster

2025 Clemson Tigers softball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Year Home town 1 OF Kennedy Ariail R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Cumming, GA 2 RHP Brooke McCubbin R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Locust Grove, GA 3 OF Kylee Johnson R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Wesley Chapel, FL 4 C Aby Vieira L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Mission Viejo, CA 5 INF Marian Collins L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Marietta, GA 7 RHP Reese Basinger L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Evans, GA 8 INF Madi Lardizabal R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Murrieta, CA 9 OF Jamison Brockenbrough L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Locust Grove, GA 10 C Riley Burton R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lancaster, SC 11 INF Haylee Whitesides R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS So Duncan, SC 12 INF Julia Knowler L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Fort Myers, FL 13 C Abi Stuart R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Snow Camp, NC 16 RHP Macey Cintron R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Cumming, GA 17 OF Ava Wilson L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Acworth, GA 19 RHP Brook Melnychuk R/R 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS Hudson Bay, Canada 20 OF Sam Minish L/L 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Hull, GA 21 OF Jadeyn Ruszkowski L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Lithia, FL 22 INF Taylor Pipkins R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Fr Cumming, GA 25 INF Alex Brown L/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Savannah, GA 27 OF Riley Fennell R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Ovideo, FL 28 INF Maddie Moore R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Loomis, CA 44 LHP Olivia Duncan R/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Buford, GA	Head coach John Rittman (New Mexico State) Assistant coach(es) Kyle Jamieson (Brock) Katie Repole (Louisiana) Jessie Harper (Henderson State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 20, 2025

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
February (3–2) 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) Cintron (2–0) Stephens (0–1) None 164 3–2 – Feb 11 6:00 p.m. Furman* McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Postponed to March 4, 2025 Feb 13 1:00 p.m. vs, Missouri* Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational – Feb 13 3:00 p.m. vs. Auburn* Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational – Feb 14 1:00 p.m. vs. Kentucky* Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational – Feb 15 9:00 a.m. vs. UCF* Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational – Feb 16 10:00 a.m. vs. Ohio State* Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational – Feb 19 6:00 p.m. Charlotte* McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC – Feb 21 12:30 p.m. Elon* McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Clemson Classic – Feb 21 3:00 p.m. Villanova* McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Clemson Classic – Feb 22 3:00 p.m. Marshall* McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Clemson Classic – Feb 23 TBD TBD* McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Clemson Classic – Feb 26 4:00 p.m. Georgia* McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC – Feb 28 12:30 p.m. Lafayette* McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Tiger Invitational – Feb 28 3:00 p.m. East Carolina* McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Tiger Invitational – March (0–0) Date Time (ET) Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record Mar 1 3:00 p.m. Indiana* McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Tiger Invitational – Mar 2 TBD TBD* McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Tiger Invitational – Mar 4 6:00 p.m. Furman McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Tiger Invitational – Mar 5 3:00 p.m. Charleston Southern* McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC – Mar 5 5:00 p.m. Charleston Southern* McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC – Mar 7 6:00 p.m. Duke McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Mar 8 1:00 p.m. Duke McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Mar 9 12:00 p.m. Duke McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Mar 14 6:00 p.m. North Carolina McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Mar 15 1:00 p.m. North Carolina McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC Mar 16 1:00 p.m. North Carolina McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC 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 TBA 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 Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record 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.

Rankings

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I softball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
NFCA / USA Today	25
Softball America	—
ESPN.com/USA Softball	RV
D1Softball	—

• Various polls did not release during the NCAA tournament.
  * indicates that the ranking is from pre-tournament for comparison purposes.