CLEMSON — Sixty feet is all they needed.
Two-thirds of a basketball court, the length of a bowling lane, or a few seconds’ sprint. That is what the Clemson Softball needed to advance to the Women’s College World Series. Sixty feet is what stood between the Tigers and history.
Unfortunately, 60-feet is a long way away.
After beating Texas in Game 1 of the Austin (Texas) Super Regional, the Tigers were one hit away from advancing to the program’s first CWS. With runners on second and third and no outs in the deciding game, A single, sacrifice bunt or fly ball would have sent Clemson to its first appearance in Oklahoma City, Okla.