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Washington Post
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Knowler's 2RBI helps send Clemson past Texas 7-4 in Austin Super Regional opener
AUSTIN, Texas — Julia Knowler drove in a pair of runs with the bases loaded and Alex Brown went three for four and 11th-seed Clemson took the opener of the Austin Super Regional beating Texas 7-4 on Thursday night. Before Knowler, Maddie Moore's ground ball to left increased the Tigers' lead to 4-2. Mia Scott's solo homer in the bottom of the third inning reduced Texas' deficit to 3-2.
Associated Press
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Knowler's 2RBI helps send Clemson past Texas 7-4 in Austin Super Regional opener
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Julia Knowler drove in a pair of runs with the bases loaded and Alex Brown went three for four and 11th-seed Clemson took the opener of the Austin Super Regional beating Texas 7-4 on Thursday night. Before Knowler, Maddie Moore's ground ball to left increased the Tigers' lead to 4-2. Mia Scott's solo homer in the bottom of the third inning reduced Texas' deficit to 3-2. Marian Collins' two-run double to deep left field scored Moore and Kennedy Ariail to give Clemson (48-12) a 3-1 lead in the top of the third. Kaydee Bennett misplayed the ball in the outfield and was charged an error. Scott's bunt single and a throwing error from Clemson pitcher Reese Basinger allowed Kayden Henry to score from first to give Texas a 1-0 lead. Henry was initially ruled out on an infield single, but the Longhorns successfully challenged the call. Basinger (18-5) pitched four innings and spread six hits for the win. Brooke McCubbin pitched three innings for her fifth save. A nearly two-hour rain delay started after Clemson's Alex Brown opened the game with a single against Texas (49-11) starter Teagan Kavan (23-5) who took the loss. The lightning detector went off at 8:06 p.m. (CST) with Moore at the plate. Another lightning strike occurred at 8:26 p.m. There's a mandatory 30-minute delay after each strike. The two teams square off Friday in the best-of -three series. ___ AP college sports:
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Clemson defeats Kentucky 5-1 to advance to 3rd Super Regional in 4 seasons
CLEMSON, S.C. (Clemson SID) – The Clemson Softball team defeated the Kentucky Wildcats (31-28), 5-1, to claim a Regional title in McWhorter Stadium and advance to the Super Regional round for the third time in program history in just five full seasons. The Tigers (47-12) improved to 9-1 all-time in home NCAA games, and defeated each of the three teams – USC Upstate (10-2), Northwestern (1-0) and Kentucky (5-1) – by allowing just three runs. Reese Basinger (17-5) earned the win in the circle, and Brooke McCubbin retired all four batters she faced to record her fourth save of the season. Freshman Marian Collins went 3-for-3 with a walk and went 8-for-9 with two walks in the three games overall. Fellow freshman Taylor Pipkins launched a three-run homer to extend Clemson's lead to 3-0, while Julia Knowler, Maddie Moore and Kylee Johnson each drove in a run. The Tigers, the 2025 ACC Champion, advance to play No. 6 National Seed Texas (48-10) in Austin, Texas at the Red and Charline McCombs Softball Field. Dates and times of the super will be announced at a later date once all regionals are completed. On Sunday, both programs looked to do some damage in the second inning as Clemson loaded the bases with two outs and Kentucky advanced a player to third with two outs. Both pitchers forced fly outs to left field to end the inning unscathed. The Tigers broke open the scoring in the top of the third inning off of Julia Knowler's program-record 18th double of the year. She drove in Alex Brown, who singled and advanced on a wild pitch earlier that inning. The Wildcats tried to respond in the bottom of the frame after once again getting a runner on third, but Basinger sat Hallie Mitchell down with her second inning-ending strikeout to leave her stranded. Basinger finished the day with three strikeouts, all of which were the final out of their respective innings (first, third and fourth). Clemson extended its lead in the fourth after Collins and Pipkins delivered at the plate. Collins drew a five-pitch walk to leadoff the inning, and Pipkins blasted her fourth home run of the year 232 feet out of left center to make it 3-0 with no outs. Senior Maddie Moore delivered an RBI double down the right field line to score Brown to make it 4-0 after four. This extended Moore's program-record RBI count to 66, while Brown extended her program-record runs scored count to 66. Kentucky got one back in the bottom of the sixth to chase Basinger, bringing in McCubbin. The Tiger hurler got Ella Emmert swinging to limit the damage. The Tigers tacked on a run in the seventh, loading the bases with nobody out, and Macey Cintron scored from third on a Kylee Johnson fielder's choice. Eight pitches were all that were needed for McCubbin to retire the bottom of the seventh with three groundouts to seal the 5-1 victory for the Tigers. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Washington Post
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Pipkins two-run blast helps send 11th-ranked Clemson past Kentucky to Super Regional
CLEMSON, S.C. — Freshman Taylor Pipkins hit a two-run homer and Marian Collins went 3-for-3 at the plate and No. 11 Clemson eliminated Kentucky with a 5-1 win in the Clemson Regional on Sunday. First baseman Julia Knowler doubled home Alex Brown in the third inning for a 1-0 Clemson lead.
USA Today
18-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Clemson has no problems against Kentucky to win Regional, advance to Super Regional
Clemson softball is heading back to the Super Regionals—and they're doing it with confidence, momentum, and a championship pedigree. The Tigers capped off an unbeaten run through the Clemson Regional with a 5-1 win over Kentucky on Sunday at McWhorter Stadium. With the victory, Clemson secured its third NCAA Regional title in five seasons and will now travel to Austin for a showdown against No. 6 national seed Texas next weekend. Key contributions came from both familiar faces and a rising freshman. Taylor Pipkins delivered the biggest swing of the afternoon in the fourth inning, blasting a two-run homer to left-center that sent the home crowd into a frenzy and gave Clemson a three-run cushion. The Tigers never looked back. Earlier, Clemson got on the board in the third after Julia Knowler drove in Alex Brown with a double to left-center. Brown had sparked the rally with a leadoff single and showed off her speed throughout the day, scoring twice—including on a Maddie Moore RBI double down the right-field line later in the fourth inning that stretched the lead to 4-0. Reese Basinger earned the win in the circle, limiting Kentucky to one run over 5.2 innings. The senior allowed six hits, struck out three, and walked just one to move to 17-5 on the season. After Kentucky cut the lead to 4-1 and brought the tying run to the plate in the sixth, Clemson turned to Brooke McCubbin, who calmly closed the door. She struck out Ella Emmert to end the threat and went on to earn her fourth save of the year. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle Clemson tacked on one more run in the seventh, wrapping up a complete team win and a regional sweep that included victories over USC Upstate, Northwestern, and Kentucky. Now sitting at 47-12, the Tigers are preparing for their third-ever Super Regional appearance in program history. The trip to Texas will be a best-of-three format, with the winner advancing to Oklahoma City for the Women's College World Series. After winning the ACC Tournament last week and dominating their regional this weekend, Clemson is playing some of its best softball of the year—and they're not ready to slow down yet. Contact us @Clemson_Wire on X, and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Clemson Tigers news and notes, plus opinions.
