Clemson Baseball Preview vs. Furman |
Clemson hosts Furman on Wednesday night to conclude the home-and-home season series.
GAME SETUP • Who - Furman (20-24) vs. Clemson (28-15) • When - Wednesday (6:30 p.m.) • Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch - TigerCast • Listen - TigerCast, WCCP (105.5FM) • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) • Tickets - ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON • Promotion No. 1 - Family Four Pack - Purchase four tickets and a $10 concession voucher for only $30. • Promotion No. 2 - BOGO Wednesday - Purchase one regular-price ticket and get one of equal value for free. • Promotion No. 3 - $1 Hot Dog Night - Buy a hot dog for only $1. • Promotion No. 4 - Star Wars Day - May the force be with you as Star Wars takes over Doug Kingsmore Stadium. SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Clemson leads 147-57-4 (1896-2016) • Record at Clemson - Clemson leads 79-26-1 (1896-2015) STARTING PITCHERS • RHP Ted Andrews (FUR) vs. RHP Ryley Gilliam (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson won two of three games over a top-five Florida State team at Doug Kingsmore Stadium from Saturday to Monday. • The Tigers are averaging 6.6 runs per game and hitting .276 with a .386 on-base percentage and 37 steals. • The pitching staff has a 4.32 ERA, .265 opponents’ batting average and 2.18 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .960. FURMAN OVERVIEW • Furman is led by 23rd-year head coach Ron Smith. • The Paladins have won five straight with a sweep at The Citadel. They are hitting .283 and have a 6.30 ERA and .971 fielding percentage. • Jabari Richards is hitting .368 with six homers and 17 RBIs, while Nolan Mullen has five saves and a 2.78 ERA in 21 relief appearances. QUICK HITS • Clemson rallied with three runs in the last three innings to defeat Furman 9-7 at Fluor Field in Greenville on March 29, 2016. • The Tigers have won 14 games in a row in the series with Furman dating to the Paladins’ 4-2 win in 14 innings at Clemson on March 3, 2009. • Clemson is 21-2 when scoring six or more runs. BRYANT A RIGHT CHOICE • Freshman K.J. Bryant has come on in the second half of the season to provide a spark in right field. • Clemson is 11-0 when he starts in right field. • He is hitting .265 with one homer, seven RBIs, 12 runs and a .357 on-base percentage in 29 games (14 starts). • In ACC regular-season games, he is hitting .333 with five runs in 13 games (six starts). • He has hit safely in nine of his last 10 starts. The one start he did not have a hit, he reached via a walk. • He is 6-for-16 (.375) in his last seven games.
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