Clemson faces Furman at Fluor Field |
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers face Furman at Fluor Field in Greenville on Tuesday night in their last midweek game of the season.
GAME SETUP • Who - Clemson (27-25) at Furman (23-28) • Rankings - CU - NR; FUR - NR • When - Tuesday (7 p.m.) • Where - Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field) • Watch - SoCon Digital Network • Listen - TigerCast, WCCP (105.5 FM) • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Clemson leads 145-57-4 (1896-2015) • Record at Furman - Clemson leads 58-28-2 (1896-2014) STARTING PITCHERS • RHP
Clate Schmidt CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson won two of three home games against Georgia Southern over the weekend and has won three of its last four games. • The Tigers are averaging 6.2 runs per game and hitting .284 with a .373 on-base percentage and 54 steals. • The pitching staff has a 3.96 ERA, .255 opponents’ batting average and 2.59 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .961. FURMAN OVERVIEW • Furman is led by 22nd-year head coach Ron Smith. • The Paladins lost two of three games at Wofford last weekend. They are hitting .292 and have a 5.75 ERA and .963 fielding percentage. • Jordan Simpson is hitting .351 with 14 homers and 43 RBIs, while Chris Ohmstede is batting .300 with 12 homers and 50 RBIs. QUICK HITS • Clemson defeated Furman 5-4 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on March 31.
Chase Pinder • Clemson is 13-4 in games decided by 6+ runs. • Clemson’s opponent has committed no errors in seven of the last 10 games. TIGERS AT FLUOR FIELD • Clemson has a 16-6 all-time record at Fluor Field. • The Tigers have outscored the opposition 166-81 at Fluor Field, an average score of 7.5-3.7. • The only teams to defeat Clemson at Fluor Field are South Carolina (2010,11,14,15), Presbyterian College (2011) and Michigan State (2015). • Clemson is 8-0 against Furman at Fluor Field. JOLLY CATCHING HIS OPPORTUNITY • Freshman catcher
Robert Jolly • He has made all three of his starts in May as the DH. He got his opportunity to start with Chase Pinder’s season-ending injury in May. • He joins
Chris Okey • He is 4-for-10 (.400) as a pinch-hitter. • He went 2-for-3 with a double, three RBIs, two runs and a walk against Georgia Southern on May 8. It was his second career start.
Clate Schmidt
Jr. RH Pitcher
#32 6-1, 205
Acworth, GA
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(CU) vs. LHP Ryan Morse (FUR)
Chase Pinder
Fr. Infielder
#5 5-10, 175
Poquoson, VA
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Chase Pinder
Infielder
# 6-0, 165
Poquoson, VA
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was hit-by-pitch for the walkoff run. 
Robert Jolly
Fr. Catcher
#12 5-9, 195
Myrtle Beach, SC
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is 9-for-23 (.391) with three doubles, six RBIs, eight runs and a .462 on-base percentage in 16 games. 
Chris Okey
So. Catcher
#25 5-11, 195
Mount Dora, FL
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as the only catchers on the 2015 roster.
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