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4 days ago | theclemsoninsider.com | Will Vandervort

When she hit the ball, Kylee Johnson did not think she got all of it. As it turned out, she was wrong. Johnson got all of the softball and then some, as she carried it out of Harrington Village with ease. As a result, the two-run dinger to centerfield was all Clemson needed to win its first ACC Tournament Championship. Johnson’s home run in the top of the seventh inning, gave the 10th-ranked Tigers a 2-1 victory over No. 3 Florida State in the championship game in Brighton, Mass.

5 days ago | theclemsoninsider.com | Will Vandervort

Prior to the bottom of the sixth inning on Friday, the saying in the Clemson dugout was, “Why not us?”At the time, the second seeded Tigers trailed No. 3 Virginia Tech by seven runs and had just allowed a four-run top of the sixth inning. “You know, it was, ‘Why not us?’ What do we have to lose at this point. Just go in there, be confident and swing at good pitches,” second baseman Maddie Moore said on the ACCN after the game. That is exactly what they did, and it worked.

5 days ago | theclemsoninsider.com | Will Vandervort

CLEMSON — Clemson head coach Erik Bakich felt like it was matter of time before No. 9 Clemson found its way out of its hitting slump. He was right, at least on Friday night at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

5 days ago | theclemsoninsider.com | JP Priester

It’s safe to assume Reed Garris gave Erik Bakich and the entire Clemson fan base a bit of a scare in the No. 9 Tigers’ 9-7 series-opening win over Duke on Friday. Despite giving up two earned runs in Friday’s series-opening win over Duke, the most he’s allowed in any appearance all season, Garris has been one of Clemson’s most dependable relievers. The hard-throwing right-hander came into Friday sporting a minuscule ERA of 0.69 with 29 strikeouts in 26 innings pitched.

5 days ago | theclemsoninsider.com | Will Vandervort

CLEMSON — Earlier on Friday, Clemson shortstop Andrew Ciufo earned a graduate degree in athletic leadership. That night he led the ninth-ranked Tigers to a 9-7 victory over Duke in a key ACC matchup for both schools. With his new degree in hand, Ciufo went 2-for-3 at the plate with three RBIs, including a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning that sealed the Tigers’ victory at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.