PREVIEW

• No. 14/13 Clemson takes a 41-15 overall record into the sixth overall game of the 2022 Clemson Regional against Louisiana.
• The Tigers are the No. 10 national seed after being selected to host a regional in only the third year of the program.
• The Tigers have outscored opponents 273-131 in games this season and run-ruling 12 opponents - including UNC Wilmington in the opening game of the regional.
• Clemson has 389 hits through 56 games, including posting 66 doubles and 65 home runs.
• The Tigers’ pitching staff is posting a 1.85 ERA through 360.1 innings of work and struck out a combined 328 batters.
• Saturday's win against Auburn marked Clemson's 19^thshutout win of the year.
• The Tigers are 4-2 in NCAA Regional appearances after winning the first two game of the 2022 regional and splitting action, 2-2, in the Tuscaloosa Regional in 2021.
• If the Tigers win on Sunday, Clemson will advance to the first Super Regional in program history.

CAGLE CALLS GAME

• Redshirt sophomore Valerie Cagle dominates in the circle and at the plate for the Tigers.
• On Saturday against Auburn, Cagle pitched her 15th complete game of the season in the circle and scored the lone run to propel the Tigers to victory.
• The First Team All-ACC selection has 172 strikeouts on the year through 153.2 innings pitched.
• The ACC All-Tournament team member has tallied 53 hits, including 10 doubles, one triple and 12 home runs.
• She is an NFCA First Team All-Region honoree with 40 RBIs on the season and a .571 slugging percentage.

AUBURN RECAP (SATURDAY)

• The Tigers kept the momentum going for their second game of the 2022 Clemson Regional defeating Auburn 1-0.
• In true pitcher's duel fashion, both Clemson's Valerie Cagle and Auburn’s Maddie Penta didn't allow a runner to reach second base through the first three innings of play.
• Both catchers, Aby Vieira and Aspyn Godwin, caught a runner attempting to steal to help play a role in keeping things scoreless through three.
• Clemson broke open the scoring the in fourth inning with back-to-back doubles from Cagle and Marissa Guimbarda.
• Auburn attempted to make a push in the fifth and sixth innings, including loading the bases in the sixth but nothing stuck.
• Cagle struck out six batters without giving up a walk to improve to 16-8 on the year.
• The victory marked Clemson's 19th shutout this season.

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