It was like déjà vu.

The last time K.J. Bryant played in a game at Fluor Field was back at Wade Hampton High School (Greenville) when it played Byrnes High School in a game that decided the playoff fate for both teams. Like in that game, Bryant launched a bomb over the Green Monster in left field, helping No. 14 Clemson to a 9-7 come-from-behind victory over Furman on Tuesday.

“I knew I had it,” Bryant said.

Bryant’s home run came off Furman starter Harry Norman on a full-count with two outs in the top of the fourth inning. It was a three-run blast, which tied the game at four.

“That was a big spot right there,” Clemson head coach Monte Lee said. “It was a full count and he stepped up and he got the head of the bat out on a pitch away from him and he hit it.”

The home run reminded Bryant of the blast he hit against his teammate Alex Eubanks in the before mentioned Byrnes game. Eubanks was the starter for Byrnes that night.

“It was almost like a déjà vu moment,” Bryant said.

The Taylors, S.C., native said he did not remind Eubanks about the home run he hit off of him a few years ago.

“I could not bring that up because on the next at-bat he struck me out in three pitches. He got me,” Bryant said with a smile. “I was like 1-for-5 in that game so he got me on those four other at-bats.”

No one was getting Bryant on Tuesday night, though.

“I was happy for K.J … He is a Greenville kid. He hit another ball extremely hard to the shortstop, but the shortstop made a nice play on it. Also, he made a nice play in the outfield in the ninth inning, and if that ball falls, it brings the tying run to the plate,” Lee said. “He is a good athlete, and he has a chance to be a really good player so I’m really happy for him to be able to step in and get a start tonight and then do some productive things for us.”

Bryant got the start because Seth Beer, who ranks second in the country in home runs with 11, missed the game due to the death of his grandfather. The freshman will also miss tonight’s game at Western Carolina.

“I just wanted to fill that void because he is not here,” Bryant said. “That’s why I hit the home run. It seems like he hits a home run every game. He is a stud, though.”

On Tuesday night at Fluor Field, Bryant was a stud, too. And the home run he hit was déjà vu.