Ken Ruinard/ personnel/ USA TODAY NETWORK As signs of springtime weather condition teased a lot of the southeast this weekend break, Clemson athletics began the springtime period of sporting activities, consisting of the # 5 rated softball Tigers heading to Clearwater, Florida, for the National Fastpitch Coaches Organization NFCA) event. Clemson got the period started Thursday night with a 12-0, run guideline win over Missouri State. Starting pitcher Brooke McCunnin pitched 3 of the 5 innings and got the very first win on the period, striking out 5 batters. Video game 2 saw the Tigers autumn behind early, tracking the Indiana Hoosiers 1-0 after the initial. Clemson took the lead in the 3rd when Julia Knowler brought Valerie Cagle and Alex Brown home on a double Kaitlyn Davis Jersey. The Hoosiers got a run back in the fourth, but after that a fifth inning Cagle dual racked up Brown to put the Tigers up 3-2, and that's all they required. Starting pitcher Millie Thompson obtained her very first win of the year and Cagle obtained the conserve. Saturday was a dual header, with the Tigers starting their day of rest by facing Liberty. The Fires struck first, layered 2 runs, but Clemson struck back in the bottom of the inning production three runs. Clemson rolled on to a 7-2 win. Brooke McCubbin, who came in to pitch for Olivia Duncan in the second, made her second win of the young period. Saturday evening brought out a massive prime-time game, broadcast nationally on MLB Network. The Clemson Tigers encountered the Oregon Ducks. The 2 groups ended the very first inning bound up at one-a-piece. Routing 2-1 in the 4th, Alia Logoleo brought in the tying run with this pleasant capture bunt. SMALL BALL If you searched for squeeze bunt in the thesaurus .. you 'd find this from Alia Logoleo Maddie Moore later singled to focus area in the inning to score Kennedy Ariail. The Tigers never ever looked back and took the game 3-2 from Oregon. After a great run of four video games in three days, the Tigers ran out of vapor in Sunday morning's champion game, dealing with the Tigers of Missouri. Mizzou supplied a massive impact in the very first, layering three go to jump bent on a 3-0 lead. Millie Thompson came into eliminate McCubbin in the very first and Clemson pitching cleared up in, just permitting one more run all video game. However however the Tiger violation looked drowsy on an earlySunday early morning, just able to score 1 run when Alex Brown scored on an error. The Clemson Tigers dropped to the Mizzou Tigers 4-1 for the group's first loss of the season. While it is constantly disappointing to not come home with the hardware, beginning the year 4-1 against fantastic non-conference challengers is nothing to sneeze at. Clemson will certainly go back to play Wednesday versus Wichita State in Mexico, as a part of the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge, which will have the Tigers having fun south of the border through next weekend break.