The 2024 Clemson Tigers softball team was the varsity college softball team that represented Clemson University during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. This was the fifth season of Clemson's softball program. The Tigers competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and were led by head coach John Rittman. Clemson played its home games at McWhorter Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
The Tigers started the season with four straight wins at the NFCA Leadoff Classic, including one over fifteenth-ranked . They would lose the final game of the tournament against and fall from fifth to eighth in the rankings. The Tigers finished 2âÂÂ1 in the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge as two of the games were cancelled due to weather. They won four games in the Clemson Classic before dropping a game to fifth-ranked in eight innings to finish February. In March, the Tigers won an ACC series against before falling to eighth-ranked . They went 4âÂÂ1 in the Tiger Invitational, before winning ACC series against and but dropping a series against . They also lost a rivalry matchup at home against twenty-third ranked South Carolina. They would avenge the loss at South Carolina on April 9. They swept an ACC series against before being swept by . They finished the season by winning two ACC series 2âÂÂ1 against and .
The Tigers finished the season 35âÂÂ19 and 15âÂÂ9 in ACC to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC Tournament they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated Virginia, before losing to Duke in the Semifinals. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were placed in the Tuscaloosa regional. They lost to Southeastern Louisiana before defeating . They could not overcome a second elimination game and lost again to Southeastern Louisiana to end their season.
The Tigers finished the regular season 45âÂÂ8 and 18âÂÂ6 in ACC play to finish in third place. As the third seed in the ACC Tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarter finals where the defeated North Carolina before losing to Duke in the Semifinals. The Tigers were selected, via at-large bid, as the sixteenth overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. They hosted a regional and were placed into the Norman Super Regional. They defeated and to earn a spot in the final of the Regional. They lost to Auburn in the first game, but won the second time to advance to the Super Regional. The Tigers lost both games to the eventual national champions Oklahoma Sooners in Norman to end their season.
<small>Note: All rankings shown are from the NFCA/USA Today poll.</small>