CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Trailing by two runs heading into the fifth inning in Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader, the Clemson Softball team tallied five straight runs, including four in the top of the sixth, to ultimately earn its eighth consecutive victory.
The Tigers rallied to beat Virginia, 5-3, at Palmer Park in Charlottesville, Va. Clemson’s Grace Mattimore broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the sixth inning after registering a two-run double down the left field line.
Second-year freshman Emma Whitfield (1-0) earned her first win of the season in the circle after entering in relief of starter Millie Thompson in the fifth.