Syracuse Opens ACC Play at #4 Clemson

SYRACUSE, N.Y – Syracuse softball begins Atlantic Coast Conference play on Mar. 4 and Mar. 5, as the Orange head to No. 4 Clemson. 'Cuse and Clemson take the diamond on Saturday, Mar. 4 with a 1 and 3 p.m. doubleheader. The series finale is at noon on Sunday, Mar. 5. All games will be streaming on ACC Network Extra.

ORANGE UPDATE:

The Orange hold a 6-6 record, going 3-2 at the Lowcountry Classic in Charleston, S.C.
Syracuse beat tournament host Charleston and split a pair of two-game series against Robert Morris and Rutgers.
'Cuse came up clutch in Charleston, as all three wins were decided by one run.
Syracuse played its first extra-innings game of the season, beating the Scarlett Knights, 2-1, in eight innings.
Angie Ramos starred at the Lowcountry Classic, recording a team-high six hits and two RBIs in 14 at-bats.
The Orange pitching staff held opponents at the Lowcountry Classic to a .191 batting average.

LIGHTS OUT LINDSEY:

Junior left-handed pitcher Lindsey Hendrix excelled in the circle in Charleston.
In her three-starts at the Lowcountry Classic, Hendrix logged 16 strikeouts and a 2.12 earned run average over 17 innings.
The Orlando, Florida native's best start of the season came against Robert Morris in a 3-2 win. Hendrix threw a complete game, allowing one hit and striking out seven.

AMAZIN' ANGEL:

Junior center fielder Angel Jasso is picking up right where she left off in 2022.
The Angleton, Texas native hit Syracuse's first home run of the season against North Florida.
Jasso leads the team in hits (13), slugging percentage (.452) and is second in batting average (.310).

SCOUTING THE TIGERS:

Clemson is ranked No. 4 in the country, holding a 17-1 record, the best in the ACC.
The Tigers lead the conference in batting average (.367), runs (133), slugging percentage (.614) and earned run average (0.86).
Junior utility and pitcher Valerie Cagle leads the team in batting average (.508), on-base plus slugging (1.554) and is third on the squad in earned run average over a team high 46.1 innings.

THE SERIES:

The weekend slate represents the second series between Syracuse and Clemson. The Tigers lead the all-time series, 3-1.
They first met in 2021 at the Skytop Softball Stadium. Clemson took home wins on Friday and Sunday, as a Saturday doubleheader was split.
Syracuse and Clemson meet at McWhorter Field for the first time.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

Saturday, Mar. 4th: at Clemson, 1 p.m. (McWhorter Stadium)
Saturday, Mar. 4th: at Clemson, 3 p.m. (McWhorter Stadium)
Sunday, Mar. 5th: at Clemson, noon (McWhorter Stadium)

UP NEXT:

Syracuse wraps up the non-conference tournament slate from Mar. 10 – Mar. 12 at the Lance Up Invite in Riverside California. The Orange also play 2022 Women's College World Series runner-up UCLA on Tuesday, Mar. 14 at 10 p.m.

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