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Clemson travels to Fluor Field Tuesday night for the final regular season game in the Upstate.  TCI previews tonight’s Palmetto showdown.
 
 
Clemson (27-25) @ Furman (23-28)
Tuesday, 7:00PM v Fluor Field v Greenville, SC
 
The Series
Meetings:                   206 (first met in 1896)
Series Record:            Clemson leads 145-57-4
Record at Furman:       Clemson leads 28-28-2 (Clemson leads 8-0 at Fluor Field)
Last Meeting(s):          Clemson won 5-4 at Clemson on March 31 after winning both meetings in 2014 (13-2 at Clemson, 7-2 at Fluor Field)
vs. Leggett:                Leggett leads 55-12 (26-5 at Clemson, 29-7 at Western Carolina)
 
The Tigers
2014 Record:               36-25 (15-14; T2nd in ACC Atlantic) – Nashville Regional – NR
Preseason:                 3rd in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams)
Road Record:              11-10…8-9 on road/3-2 neutral (2014: 14-13…11-9 on road/3-4 neutral)
Last week:                  Split two midweek games at Wofford (17-9 loss) and at home against College of Charleston (6-3 win) before winning two of three homes games against Georgia Southern last weekend (13-5, 5-4, 4-7)
 
2015 Batting Stats:      .285 (6.2 RPG) with 95 2B, 11 3B, 31 HR, 229 BB, 41 HBP, 354 K, 54-74 SB
2015 Pitching Stats:     3.96 ERA, .255 OBA (465 hits), 164 BB, 424 K in 471.0 innings
2015 Fielding Stats:     .961 (78 errors in 2016 chances)
 
The Paladins
Head Coach:               Ron Smith (22nd season at Furman)
2014 Record:               26-33 (11-15; 8th in SoCon) – no postseason – NR
Preseason:                 6th in SoCon Coaches Poll & 7th in SoCon Media Poll (out of 9 teams)
Home Record:            14-13…3-2 at Fluor Field (2014: 11-17…2-2 at Fluor Field)
Last week:                  Lost 7-5 (11 innings) at Charleston South on Wednesday before dropping two of three games at Wofford last weekend (6-4, 2-7, 2-3)
 
2015 Batting Stats:      .292 (6.5 RPG) with 101 2B, 9 3B, 60 HR, 147 BB, 37 HBP, 332 K, 33-52 SB
2015 Pitching Stats:     5.75 ERA, .288 OBA (519 hits), 236 BB, 354 K in 455.2 innings
2015 Fielding Stats:     .963 (74 errors in 2013 chances)
 
Projected Starting Lineups
Clemson
C        #25 Chris Okey (SO/.325 BA with 13 2B, 10 HR, & 48 RBI in 52 games in 2015)
1B      #15 Glenn Batson (*FR/.215 BA with 6 2B, 1 HR, & 13 RBI in 28 games in 2015)
2B      #3 Tyler Krieger (JR/.335 with 13 2B, 1 HR, & 31 RBI in 52 games in 2015)
SS      #4 Eli White (SO/.297 BA with 6 2B, 4 HR, & 25 RBI in 52 games in 2015)
3B      #8 Weston Wilson (SO/.250 BA with 6 2B, 5 HR, & 22 RBI in 48 games in 2015)
LF      #26 Reed Rohlman (*FR/.345 BA with 13 2B, 2 HR, & 44 RBI in 52 games in 2015)
CF      #18 Tyler Slaton (SR/.237 BA with 9 2B, 1 HR, & 19 RBI in 52 games in 2015)
RF      #9 Steven Duggar (JR/.297 BA with 11 2B, 4 HR, & 37 RBI in 52 games in 2015)
DH     #12 Robert Jolly (FR/.391 BA with 3 2B, 6 RBI, & 8 R in 16 games in 2015)
 
Furman
C        #16 Cameron Whitehead (SO/.241 BA with 7 2B, 6 HR, & 24 RBI in 44 games in 2015)
1B      #43 Brandon Elmy (FR/.257 BA with 8 2B, 5 HR, & 14 RBI in 36 games in 2015)
2B      #27 Jordan Simpson (JR/.351 BA with 12 2B, 14 HR, & 43 RBI in 49 games in 2015)
SS      #11 Matt Towarnicky (JR/.200 BA with 3 2B, 1 HR, & 11 RBI in 34 games in 2015)
3B      #7 Chris Ohmstede (SR/.300 BA with 10 2B, 12 HR, & 50 RBI in 51 games in 2015)
LF      #21 Griffin Davis (JR/.307 BA with 9 2B, 3 HR, & 26 RBI in 42 games in 2015)
CF      #3 Sky Overton (SO/.265 BA with 5 2B, 1 HR, & 13 RBI in 40 games in 2015)
RF      #6 Jake Jones (SR/.328 BA with 13 2B, 2 HR, & 24 RBI in 47 games in 2015)
DH     #22 Blake Chisolm (FR/.354 BA with 13 2B, 3 HR, & 32 RBI in 47 games in 2015)
 
Projected Starting Pitchers
JR RHP #32 Clate Schmidt (2-3/16 app (5 GS)/3.38 ERA (50.2 IP)/.250 OBA (46 hits)/20 BB/30 K)
vs.
SR LHP #41 Ryan Morse (2-4/12 app (7 GS)/8.57 ERA (42.2 IP)/.209 OBA (40 hits)/25 BB/28 K)
 
Worth Noting

Clemson is 28-18-1 all-time on May 12 with a 15-13 mark away from home (9-10 on road/6-3 at neutral sites).
This is the last of six games against SoCon opponents for the Tigers in 2015. Clemson beat Wofford 11-5 at home on February 25, won 19-2 at Western Carolina on March 24, beat Furman 5-4 at home on March 31, defeated Western Carolina 14-2 at home on April 14, and lost 17-9 at Wofford on May 5.
The Tigers are 16-6 all-time at Fluor Field. Clemson is 8-0 against Furman, 1-4 against South Carolina, 3-1 against Michigan State, 1-1 against Presbyterian College, and 1-0 against Elon, UNLV, & Wofford.
Clemson is 407-136-6 all-time against current SoCon members (has not faced Samford), including a 168-85-5 mark away from home (151-81-3 on road/17-4-2 neutral).
Jack Leggett is 186-50 all-time against current SoCon members (has not faced Samford), including a 90-19 mark as Clemson’s head coach.
Leggett won five consecutive SoCon titles (1985-89) in his nine seasons at Western Carolina while appearing in the conference tournament title game eight times in his nine seasons.

 
Tiger Career Stats vs. Furman
Player                             AVG   G-S     AB      R        H       RBI     BB      K        HR     Other
Weston Wilson       .600    3-3     10      2        6        3        1        0        0        2B, 3-3 SB
Tyler Krieger          .412    5-5     17      6        7        2        6        2        0        2B, 4-5 SB
Maleeke Gibson      .400    2-2     10      3        4        4        0        2        0        3-3 SB
Mike Triller            .333    3-0     3        2        1        0        2        2        0        1-1 SB
Steven Duggar        .304    5-5     23      2        7        5        2        2        0        2B, SF, 3-4 SB
Tyler Slaton           .200    7-5     15      6        3        4        4        4        0        2B, 3 HBP, SF, 2-2 SB
Chris Okey             .167    3-3     12      1        2        3        1        3        1        3B
Andrew Cox           .000    3-1     5        1        0        0        1        3        0
Eli White                .000    2-1     5        0        0        0        0        4        0
Chase Pinder                   .000    1-1     4        0        0        1        0        1        0        HBP
Reed Rohlman        .000    1-1     4        1        0        0        1        0        0
 
Player                             ERA    G-S     W-L    IP       H       R        ER      BB      SO      OBA
Zack Erwin             0.00    2-0     1-0     8.2     3        0        0        3        6        .107
Brody Koerner        0.00    1-1     1-0     6.0     1        0        0        6        7        .056
Clay Bates              0.00    2-0     0-0     3.0     1        0        0        0        1        .111
Taylor Vetzel                   0.00    1-0     1-0     2.2     2        0        0        0        4        .200
Jake Long ^           0.00    2-1     0-0     2.0     3        1        0        3        4        .300
Drew Moyer           0.00    2-0     1-0     1.1     2        0        0        0        1        .400
Patrick Andrews     0.00    1-0     0-0     1.0     2        2        0        0        0        .333
Kevin Pohle            0.00    1-0     0-0     1.0     1        0        0        0        1        .333
Clate Schmidt                  3.48    2-2     0-0     10.1    9        6        4        3        2        .231
Wales Toney          9.00    1-0     0-0     1.0     1        1        1        1        1        .200
Pat Krall                 N/A    1-0     0-0     0.0     0        0        0        1        0        N/A
^ – Long faced Furman while at East Tennessee State in 2012.
Clemson travels to Fluor Field Tuesday night for the final regular season game in the Upstate.  TCI previews tonight’s Palmetto showdown.     Clemson (27-25) @ Furman (23-28) Tuesday, 7:00PM v Fluor Field v Greenville, SC   The Series Meetings:                   206 (first met in 1896) Series Record:            Clemson leads 145-57-4 Record at Furman:       Clemson leads 28-28-2 (Clemson leads 8-0 at Fluor Field) Last Meeting(s):          Clemson won 5-4 at Clemson on March 31 after winning both meetings in 2014 (13-2 at Clemson, 7-2 at Fluor Field) vs. Leggett:                Leggett leads 55-12 (26-5 at Clemson, 29-7 at Western Carolina)   The Tigers 2014 Record:               36-25 (15-14; T2nd in ACC Atlantic) – Nashville Regional – NR Preseason:                 3rd in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams) Road Record:              11-10…8-9 on road/3-2 neutral (2014: 14-13…11-9 on road/3-4 neutral) Last week:                  Split two midweek games at Wofford (17-9 loss) and at home against College of Charleston (6-3 win) before winning two of three homes games against Georgia Southern last weekend (13-5, 5-4, 4-7)   2015 Batting Stats:      .285 (6.2 RPG) with 95 2B, 11 3B, 31 HR, 229 BB, 41 HBP, 354 K, 54-74 SB 2015 Pitching Stats:     3.96 ERA, .255 OBA (465 hits), 164 BB, 424 K in 471.0 innings 2015 Fielding Stats:     .961 (78 errors in 2016 chances)   The Paladins Head Coach:               Ron Smith (22nd season at Furman) 2014 Record:               26-33 (11-15; 8th in SoCon) – no postseason – NR Preseason:                 6th in SoCon Coaches Poll & 7th in SoCon Media Poll (out of 9 teams) Home Record:            14-13…3-2 at Fluor Field (2014: 11-17…2-2 at Fluor Field) Last week:                  Lost 7-5 (11 innings) at Charleston South on Wednesday before dropping two of three games at Wofford last weekend (6-4, 2-7, 2-3)   2015 Batting Stats:      .292 (6.5 RPG) with 101 2B, 9 3B, 60 HR, 147 BB, 37 HBP, 332 K, 33-52 SB 2015 Pitching Stats:     5.75 ERA, .288 OBA (519 hits), 236 BB, 354 K in 455.2 innings 2015 Fielding Stats:     .963 (74 errors in 2013 chances)   Projected Starting Lineups Clemson C        #25 Chris Okey (SO/.325 BA with 13 2B, 10 HR, & 48 RBI in 52 games in 2015) 1B      #15 Glenn Batson (*FR/.215 BA with 6 2B, 1 HR, & 13 RBI in 28 games in 2015) 2B      #3 Tyler Krieger (JR/.335 with 13 2B, 1 HR, & 31 RBI in 52 games in 2015) SS      #4 Eli White (SO/.297 BA with 6 2B, 4 HR, & 25 RBI in 52 games in 2015) 3B      #8 Weston Wilson (SO/.250 BA with 6 2B, 5 HR, & 22 RBI in 48 games in 2015) LF      #26 Reed Rohlman (*FR/.345 BA with 13 2B, 2 HR, & 44 RBI in 52 games in 2015) CF      #18 Tyler Slaton (SR/.237 BA with 9 2B, 1 HR, & 19 RBI in 52 games in 2015) RF      #9 Steven Duggar (JR/.297 BA with 11 2B, 4 HR, & 37 RBI in 52 games in 2015) DH     #12 Robert Jolly (FR/.391 BA with 3…

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