Furman Makes Trip To Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — 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.
