Valerie Cagle

2021

• Earned her career win in the circle against a ranked opponent after defeating then-No. 14 Virginia Tech (Feb. 18)


• Recorded a pair of two-run home runs, including a game winner in the top of the seventh, at North Florida (Feb. 12) before entering the circle in the bottom of the seventh to earn her first career save


• Preseason All-ACC selection


• D1Softball.com Preseason Second Team All-American


• Softball America Preseason Second Team All-American


• Ranked the No. 2 freshman in the country entering the season, according to Softball America


• JWOS Second Team Preseason All-American

2020

• Started in all 27 games, including a team-high 13 starts in the circle


• Hit .376, tallied 10 home runs and five doubles in 93 at bats


• Only freshman in the country to tally at least 10 home runs


• Tenth in the nation and second in the ACC in home runs


• Second in the nation and led the ACC with 36 RBIs


• Only player to earned ACC Player of the Week honors twice (Feb. 18 & March 3)


• Justin’s World JWOS Player of the Week (March 3)


• Recorded the Tigers’ first-ever home run at Clemson Softball Stadium in game No. 2 of CU’s doubleheader against Western Carolina (Feb. 12)


• One of four players in the nation to record eight RBIs in a single game (Maryland, Feb. 15)


• Posted a team-high two grand slams on the season, which she achieved against Maryland (Feb. 15) and Virginia (March 1)


• First Clemson player to ever reach base safely in its inaugural game against St. John’s (Feb. 7)


• Recorded the program’s first-ever save against Pittsburgh (March 7)


• Hit a walkoff solo home run in the bottom of the seventh against Virginia (Feb.28) to help CU secure its first-ever ACC victory


• Pitched a complete game in CU’s first win over a ranked opponent against then-No. 14 Georgia (Feb. 26)


• Allowed just three hits and recorded 20-of-21 outs within the infield against the ranked Bulldogs


• Did not earn a loss in the circle in her last nine appearances of the season


• Posted a team-high eight complete games in the circle


• Registered her first career complete-game shutout, which included 11 strikeouts in 6.0 innings of work, against Presbyterian College (March 10)


• ACC Academic Honor Roll recipient

Note: Due to COVID-19, the Clemson Softball inaugural season was cut short (27 games played)

2019

• Enrolled at Clemson as a freshman

Before Clemson

• Hit .525 and added eight home runs for her travel team, the Hanover Hornets


• Pitched 57 innings with and achieved an ERA of 0.00 and added 80 strikeouts

Personal

• Born Valerie Rose Cagle on Jan. 7, 2002


• Daughter of Mark and Maria Cagle


• Majoring in Health Science with a concentration in Preprofessional Health Studies