ELON, N.C. – The Elon University softball team continues its road swing with a visit to Clemson for a three-game set this weekend, Feb. 27-28. The series between the Phoenix and the Tigers are set to begin with a twin bill on Saturday, Feb. 27, at 1 p.m. followed by the series finale on Sunday, Feb. 28, starting at 12 p.m. at McWhorter Stadium.
 
Follow the Phoenix
• Live stats will be available for the game by going to the team's schedule page at elonphoenix.com.
• Updates will also be posted on Twitter at the team's account @ElonSoftball.
• Each game will be streamed on the ACC Network Extra via Watch ESPN or the ESPN app.
 
Series Breakdown
• Elon and Clemson will be meeting for the first time on the softball diamond this weekend with the Tigers playing in their second existence.
 
Last Time Out
• Elon won at North Carolina A&T in its most recent contest on Wednesday, 8-5. It was the eighth straight win for the Phoenix over its longtime Triad rival.
• Freshman Mekayla Frazier went 2-for-4 at the plate with a home run, a triple and three RBI. Elon overall had 12 hits in the contest.
• Kenna Quinn earned the win in relief for the Phoenix, moving to 2-0 on the season. The Boiling Springs, S.C., native pitched 3.2 hitless frames and struck out two batters.
 
Amazing Grace
• Freshman Grace Kiser was named the Colonial Athletic Association's Rookie of the Week on Tuesday, Feb. 23.
• Kiser batted .500 (2-of-4) with a pair of home runs, six RBI while scoring four runs in her collegiate debut versus Rhode Island on Feb. 14.
• The Pilot Mountain, N.C., native became the first Elon rookie to have a multi-home run game since Megan White did so against Drexel in 2019.
 
Scouting Clemson
• The Tigers currently sit at 6-2 overall on the season with a 4-2 mark in Atlantic Coast Conference play. Clemson recently came off a 4-2 weekend in which it defeated No. 14 Virginia Tech in the program's second ranked win, and a sweep over Georgia Tech in its first-ever true road series.
• Clemson is hitting .289 overall as a team with four players hitting .300 or better with more than 19 at bats. Marissa Guimbarda holds a .450 average and has been the main run producer for the Tigers with three homers and 10 RBI.
• In the circle, Valerie Cagle has appeared in eight games and has posted a 4-1 ledger with an ERA of 2.41 in 29.0 innings of action. She also has fanned 32 batters.
 
On Deck
Elon will return next weekend to compete at the Carolina Classic Tournament in Chapel Hill, N.C., on March 5-7.