Clemson picked up its fourth straight victory to open up the season with a 3-2 win over Furman in Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Wednesday night as it utilized a lineup riddled with freshmen.

The Tigers (4-0) struggled to find timely hitting early in the game after falling behind by a pair in the top of the first inning but fought back behind solid pitching from a cast of freshmen.

Mack Anglin, Nick Hoffmann, Nick Clayton and Geoffrey Gilbert combined to hold Paladin batters to just two runs on three hits and struck out a combined 13. Veteran Carson Spiers entered the game in the ninth to record the final three outs and earned his second save of the year.

Head coach Monte Lee told members of the media he has been extremely impressed with the play from his younger pitchers so far this season.

“We are very proud of these guys and this class to see Anglin, Hoffmann, Clayton, Gilbert and those guys in these four games,” Lee said. “They have thrown outstanding and we hope that it continues the rest of the season.”

Hoffmann (1-0) pitched three innings and recorded the first win of his career as he allowed two hits, no runs, no walks and struck out three in his first appearance as a Tiger.

Furman took advantage of Tiger mistakes early with a pair of runs on three walks, a fielder’s choice and two errors in the top of the first inning. Anglin struggled early and walked his first three hitters before an error by Sam Hall gave Furman a 2-0 lead but the young pitcher rebounded quickly and recorded seven strikeouts over his next 11 batters faced.

Anglin chopped up the rough start to the adrenaline of his first start but felt he hit stride after wading through the top of the first inning.

“It was my first outing so I had quite a bit of adrenaline but during that first inning I felt like I settled in more,” Anglin said. “Hackenburg did a great job behind the plate and Coach See called a great game so it really made my job easy.”

Clemson bounced back in the bottom of the first inning to trim Furman’s lead to 2-1 after an inning of play as Elijah Henderson scored on a sacrifice fly from James Parker.

In the bottom of the fifth, Clemson claimed a 3-2 lead over Furman after scoring a pair of runs without a hit and an effective use of small ball.

Henderson and Meredith reached base after a hit-by-pitch and base-on-balls to lead off the side for the Tigers. Then James Parker laid down a textbook bunt down the first base line and reached on an error that scored Henderson to tie the game at two, Meredith advanced to third on the play.

Catcher Adam Hackenberg delivered the go-ahead run for Clemson on a sacrifice fly to centerfield that scored Meredith and gave the Tigers a 3-2 lead it would hold for the remainder of the contest.

Clemson returns to action as it hosts Stony Brook of the America East Conference for a three game series this weekend in Doug Kingsmore Stadium, Friday’s first pitch is set for 4 p.m.