Clemson has named former Stanford head coach John Rittman as its first ever softball coach. Clemson Athletic Director Dan Radakovich made the announcement Friday morning at the McFadden Building in Clemson.
Clemson is shooting for 2020 to be the inaugural season for the softball program. Clemson Athletics received Phase I Approval for the construction of a new softball stadium from the Clemson University Board of Trustees last month. The approval allows the athletic department to select an architect and begin the design process.
Rittman has spent the last three years as Kansas softball’s associate head coach. He joined the Jayhawks after 18 seasons as the head coach at Stanford University and eight years on the United States National Team coaching staff (2001-08).