CLEMSON — Clutch moments–a two-out home run, a timely strikeout, a stolen base–are the currency that successful softball teams use to dominate lesser opponents.
While all softball teams “make their money” on big-time plays, No. 18 Clemson is taking the idea of currency to the next level this season.
The Tigers (4-2) literally have an ATM, and a money gun, in their dugout at McWhorter Stadium.
“One of our mantras this year is to attack the moment — A.T.M.,” Clemson head coach John Rittman said after Clemson’s 9-1 rout of Furman Tuesday night. “Our manager, Mac [McLaughlin], is pretty creative and he did a little machine so you can deposit money or you can take money out.