Clemson looks to build on the momentum from the series win over Florida State when Furman visits Doug Kingsmore Stadium. TCI preview’s tonight’s game.
Furman (20-14) @ Clemson (28-15)
Doug Kingsmore Stadium v Clemson, SC v Wednesday, 6:30PM
The Series
Meetings: 208 (first met in 1896)
Series Record: Clemson leads 147-57-4
Record at Clemson: Clemson leads 79-26-1 (Clemson leads 30-5 at DKS)
Last Meeting(s): Clemson won 9-7 at Fluor Field on March 29 after winning both meetings in 2015 (5-4 at Clemson and 23-15 at Fluor Field)
- Lee: Lee leads 14-6
The Paladins
Head Coach: Ron Smith (23rd season at Furman)
2015 Record: 25-33 (11-13; T-6th in SoCOn) – no postseason – NR
Preseason: 6th in Coaches & Media Polls (out of 9 teams)
Road Record: 8-14 (10-14 in 2015)
Last Week: Swept three games at The Citadel (9-6, 12-7, 4-1) last weekend after winning a home game over Presbyterian College (8-6) on Tuesday
2016 Batting Stats: .283 (5.8 RPG) with 69 2B, 4 3B, 31 HR, 124 BB, 44 HBP, 280 K, 26-39 SB
2016 Pitching Stats: 6.30 ERA, .294 OBA (441 hits), 206 BB & 295 K in 383.0 innings
2016 Fielding Stats: .971 (47 errors in 1606 chances)
The Tigers
2015 Record: 32-29 (16-13; 4th in ACC Atlantic) – Fullerton Regional – NR
Preseason: 5th in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams)
Home Record: 19-5 (16-14 in 2015)
Last Week: Won two of three home games over #3 Florida State (10-2, 2-11, 7-3) last weekend
2016 Batting Stats: .276 (6.6 RPG) with 71 2B, 8 3B, 40 HR, 225 BB, 48 HBP, 303 K, 37-52 SB
2016 Pitching Stats: 4.32 ERA, .265 OBA (393 hits), 149 BB & 325 K in 383.1 innings
2016 Fielding Stats: .960 (66 errors in 1634 chances)
Projected Starting Lineups
Furman
C #19 Andrew MacLatchie (SR/.160 BA with 1 2B, 2 HR, & 9 RBI in 24 games in 2016)
1B #39 Deon Sanders (FR/.186 BA with 2 2B, 1 HR, & 7 RBI in 20 games in 2016)
2B #1 Sims Griffith (SO/.278 BA with 4 2B, 3 HR, & 17 RBI in 42 games in 2016)
SS #11 Matt Towarnicky (SR/.297 BA with 1 2B, 1 HR, & 11 RBI in 36 games in 2016)
3B #7 Jake Crawford (FR/.301 BA with 9 2B, 1 HR, & 27 RBI in 38 games in 2016)
LF #5 Carter Grote (JR/.331 BA with 8 2B, 5 HR, & 25 RBI in 44 games in 2016)
CF #17 Sky Overton (JR/.265 BA with 7 2B, 1 HR, & 16 RBI in 41 games in 2016)
RF #6 Jabari Richards (FR/.368 BA with 9 2B, 6 HR, & 17 RBI in 26 games in 2016)
DH #27 Jordan Simpson (SR/.337 BA with 5 2B, 3 HR, & 25 RBI in 27 games in 2016)
Clemson
C #25 Chris Okey (JR/.344 BA with 8 2B, 8 HR, & 45 RBI in 43 games in 2016)
1B #6 Andrew Cox (*JR/.245 BA with 2 2B, 1 HR, & 10 RBI in 18 games in 2016)
2B #8 Weston Wilson (JR/.285 BA with 10 2B, 4 HR, & 31 RBI in 43 games in 2016)
SS #4 Eli White (JR/.241 BA with 8 2B, 1 HR, & 14 RBI in 43 games in 2016)
3B #9 Jordan Greene (FR/.241 BA with 3 2B, 5 RBI, & 14 R in 24 games in 2016)
LF #26 Reed Rohlman (*SO/.296 BA with 15 2B, 30 RBI, & 25 R in 43 games in 2016)
CF #5 Chase Pinder (SO/.317 BA with 5 2B, 9 HR, & 26 RBI in 43 games in 2016)
RF #10 KJ Bryant (*FR/.265 BA with 1 HR, 7 RBI, & 12 R in 29 games in 2016)
DH #28 Seth Beer (FR/.419 BA with 10 2B, 14 HR, & 50 RBI in 41 games in 2016)
Projected Starting Pitchers
SR RHP #40 Ted Andrews (0-3/10 app/4 GS/7.94 ERA (17.0 IP)/.356 OBA (26 hits)/9 BB/12 K)
FR RHP #44 Ryley Gilliam (2-1/10 app/3 GS/3.93 ERA (18.1 IP)/.200 OBA (13 hits)/10 BB/9 K)
Worth Noting
- Clemson is 26-17 all-time on May 4 with a 15-6 mark at home.
- The Tigers look to remain unbeaten in midweek play and complete a perfect regular season against the SoCon. In 2016, Clemson has defeated Wofford at home, swept a two-game series at The Citadel, swept a home-and-home series with Western Carolina, and beat Furman at Fluor Field.
- Clemson has faced eight of the nine programs currently in the SoCon (missing Samford). The Tigers are 414-136-6 all-time against those schools, including a 241-51-1 mark at home.
- Coach Lee has faced seven of the nine current SoCon programs (missing East Tennessee State and VMI), going 80-35 against those schools.
Tiger Career Stats vs. Furman
Player AVG G-S AB R H RBI BB K HR Other
Drew Wharton .500 2-1 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 SF
Glenn Batson .500 1-0 4 2 2 1 0 2 0
Weston Wilson .450 5-5 20 5 9 4 4 2 0 2B, 3-3 SB
Maleeke Gibson .364 3-2 11 3 4 4 0 3 0 3-3 SB
Reed Rohlman .333 3-3 12 4 4 5 4 2 0 2 2B, HBP
Mike Triller .333 3-0 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 1-1 SB
Robert Jolly .333 2-1 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 SH
KJ Bryant .250 1-1 4 1 1 3 1 1 1
Chris Okey .227 5-5 22 5 5 9 4 4 3 3B, 1-1 SB
Chase Pinder .222 2-2 9 2 2 1 1 2 0 2 2B, HBP
Eli White .214 4-3 14 3 3 2 3 6 0 HBP, SH, 0-1 SB
Andrew Cox .125 4-2 8 2 1 0 1 5 0 2B
Jordan Greene .000 1-1 3 2 0 0 2 0 0
Chris Williams .000 1-1 3 1 0 0 2 2 0
Jackson Campana .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Adam Renwick N/A 1-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Player ERA G-S W-L IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Pat Krall 0.00 3-0 2-0 5.0 3 0 0 2 5 .176
Charlie Barnes 0.00 1-0 0-0 4.1 2 2 0 2 5 .125
Jake Higginbotham 0.00 1-1 0-0 3.0 5 4 0 3 5 .357
Jackson Campana 0.00 1-0 0-0 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
Patrick Andrews 0.00 1-0 0-0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 .333
Paul Campbell 0.00 1-0 0-0 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
Brooks Crawford 7.71 1-0 0-0 2.1 5 3 2 1 1 .556
Clate Schmidt 9.26 3-3 0-0 11.2 17 16 12 4 4 .321
Hunter Van Horn 54.00 1-0 0-0 0.1 0 2 2 2 0 .000