Clemson softball off to impressive start in Jacksonville behind Cagle effort

Cagle did it all in Friday's season openers (file photo).Valerie Cagle did it all for the Clemson Tigers Softball Program on their opening day of the season. After recording a one-hit, nine-strikeout dominating performance inside of the circle in the Tigers 11-0 season-opening win over Illinois State, the redshirt freshman hit two home runs, including the go-ahead blast in the top of the seventh in the second game of the day, a 4-3 nail-biting win over North Florida. She also recorded the save in the circle against the Ospreys.

Both Cagle and redshirt junior Marissa Guimbarda hit a ball over the fence, picking right up where they left off last season before the season was abruptly ended by…