Cards Drop Series Opener at No. 16/15 Clemson

Friday, March 25

Clemson, SC

6:00 PM

University of Louisville

17-11, 0

Clemson

20-9, 0

Louisville

Clemson

Carmyn Greenwood up at bat during the game against Central Michigan on March 11, 2022.

Photo by: Rachel Klotz | Louisville Athletics

March 25, 2022 | Softball

Box Score

By: Lori Harmon

CLEMSON, S.C. – No. 16/15 Clemson scored three runs in the sixth inning to beat the University of Louisville softball team 5-2 Friday evening in the opening game of an ACC series at McWhorter Stadium.

Louisville (17-11, 1-3 ACC) and Clemson (20-9, 2-5) will meet again on Saturday at 5 p.m. in an ACC Network televised game

Carmyn Greenwood went 2-for-3 with her eighth home run of the season and drove in both of Louisville's runs to pace the Cardinals at the plate. Chardonnay Harris (6-5) took the loss, allowing one two earned runs on two hits with one strikeout.

The teams played through three and a half scoreless innings before Clemson broke through with an unearned run in the fourth. Sam Russ walked, stole second and an error sent her home to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.

The Cardinals answered in the top of the fifth when Dylann Cravens singled to set up Carmyn Greenwood's two-out two-run shot over the fence in left centerfield for her eighth homer of the season.

The Tigers used a hit and three walks to even the score at 2-2 in the home half of the fifth.

Clemson regained the lead with three runs in the sixth, capitalizing on three hits, a walk and an error to bring the final score to 5-2.

Millie Thompson (6-1) picked up the win, allowing two earned runs on four hits and striking out nine in a complete game effort. Cagle went 2-for-4 with two RBIs to lead the Tigers offensively.

NOTES:
• Louisville has now registered at least one home run in each of the last six games dating back to March 13. (3 vs. Indiana, 3 vs. Western Illinois, 4 vs. Georgia Tech-Friday, 1 vs. Georgia Tech – Saturday, 1 vs. Georgia Tech Sunday, 1 vs. Clemson Friday).
• Graduate senior Carmyn Greenwood leads the team with 30 RBIs on the season and has belted out eight homers - both totals are new career highs in a season. She has reached base safely via a hit or walk in the last seven games.
• Graduate senior Kendall Smith has reached base safely via a hit or walk in 12 straight games
• Freshman Ally Alexander has reached safely via a hit or walk in 11 straight games.
• Freshman Ally Alexander has reached safely via a hit or walk in 11 straight games.
• Freshman Dylann Cravens has reached base safely via a hit or walk in the last seven games.