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Tigers enter 2022 with target on their backs after stellar ACC Championship season

CLEMSON – The Clemson softball team received their ACC Championship rings during a ceremony Saturday, the rings signifying winning the ACC in only the second year of the program. Those rings also signify a target square on the backs of John Rittman’s squad.

Rittman, who was named ACC Coach of the Year last season, returns eight starting position players from the 2021 roster, including five players that accounted for eight of Clemson’s All-ACC selections as well as the ACC Player and Freshman of the Year, Valerie Cagle.

The staff and athletes have high hopes for the third year of the program after capturing the ACC Regular Season Championship, finishing second in the ACC Tournament Championship and making an NCAA Regional.