College Softball

The No. 5/5 Clemson softball team defeated in-state rival South Carolina in the run-rule fashion in the first game of the Palmetto Series presented by the S.C. Education Lottery on Tuesday evening in McWhorter Stadium. The Tigers improved to 33-1 on the season as they recorded their 14th run-rule victory and 15th shutout of the season by defeating the Gamecocks (24-8), 10-0, to clock their ninth-largest margin of victory in program history.