Fifth-ranked Clemson battles Furman on Tuesday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. The Clemson Insider preview’s the Palmetto showdown, which is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.
Furman (11-11) at No. 5 Clemson (20-4)
Doug Kingsmore Stadium, Clemson, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
Rankings: Furman – NR Clemson – No. 5 BA/D1/USA, No. 6 CB
The Series
Meetings: 209 (first met in 1896)
Series Record: Clemson leads 148-57-4
Record at Clemson: Clemson leads 80-26-1 (Clemson leads 31-5 at DKS)
Last Meeting(s): Clemson swept two games in 2016 (9-7 at Fluor Field; 7-6 in 11 at DKS)
- Lee: Lee leads 15-6 (2-0 at CU; 13-6 at CofC)
The Paladins
Head Coach: Brett Harker (1st season at Furman)
2016 Record: 29-30 (14-10, 4th SoCon) – N/A – NR
Preseason: 4th in SoCon Coaches & Media Polls (out of 9 teams)
Road Record: 3-6 (11-16 in 2016)
Last Week: Lost two of three games at Wofford (8-9 in 10, 2-21, 12-4) over the weekend after falling 5-0 at Georgia State last Tuesday
2017 Batting Stats: .291 (6.8 RPG) with 43 2B, 5 3B, 21 HR, 82 BB, 31 HBP, 143 K, 17-24 SB
2017 Pitching Stats: 4.97 ERA, .265 OBA (200 hits), 54 BB & 163 K in 193.2 innings
2017 Fielding Stats: .962 (31 errors in 814 chances)
The Tigers
2016 Record: 44-20 (16-14; 4th Atlantic) – Clemson Regional – #15 USA, 17 BA, #18 CB/D1
Preseason: 3rd in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams); 1 vote for Overall Champion
Home Record: 13-4 (26-9 in 2016)
Last Week: Swept three road games at Boston College in Kingston, RI (8-2, 1-0, 2-0) over the weekend after winning 8-4 at College of Charleston last Tuesday
2017 Batting Stats: .264 (6.0 RPG) with 40 2B, 2 3B, 22 HR, 133 BB, 25 HBP, 169 K, 24-34 SB
2017 Pitching Stats: 2.68 ERA, .232 OBA (191 hits), 53 BB & 245 K in 222.0 innings
2017 Fielding Stats: .968 (29 errors in 915 chances)
Projected Starting Lineups
Furman
C #16 Cameron Whitehead (SR/.189 BA with 4 2B, 3 HR, & 9 RBI in 17 games in 2017)
1B #43 Brandon Elmy (JR/.386 BA with 7 2B, 4 HR, & 17 RBI in 22 games in 2017)
2B #1 Sims Griffith (JR/.231 BA with 4 2B, 1 HR, & 5 RBI in 18 games in 2017)
SS #41 Bret Huebner (SO/.188 BA with 1 RBI & 8 R in 12 games in 2017)
3B #7 Jake Crawford (SO/.264 BA with 5 2B, 1 HR, & 12 RBI in 21 games in 2017)
LF #5 Carter Grote (SR/.318 BA with 6 2B, 1 HR, & 17 RBI in 22 games in 2017)
CF #17 Sky Overton (SR/.304 BA with 5 2B, 2 HR, & 12 RBI in 22 games in 2017)
RF #44 Landon Kay (JR/.338 BA with 6 2B, 2 HR, & 18 RBI in 20 games in 2017)
DH #6 Jabari Richards (SO/.229 BA with 2 2B, 2 HR, & 8 RBI in 14 games in 2017)
Clemson
C #27 Chris Williams (JR/.298 BA with 5 2B, 5 HR, & 20 RBI in 17 games in 2017)
1B #6 Andrew Cox (*GR/.297 BA with 3 2B, 3 HR, & 13 RBI in 23 games in 2017)
2B #9 Jordan Greene (SO/.278 BA with 3 2B, 6 RBI, & 9 R in 20 games in 2017)
SS #8 Logan Davidson (FR/.253 BA with 4 2B, 3 HR, & 12 RBI in 24 games in 2017)
3B #25 Patrick Cromwell (JR/.190 BA with 2 HR, 4 RBI, & 6 R in 23 games in 2017)
LF #26 Reed Rohlman (*JR/.300 BA with 5 2B, 1 3B, & 6 RBI in 23 games in 2017)
CF #5 Chase Pinder (JR/.344 BA with 7 2B, 16 RBI, & 22 R in 23 games in 2017)
RF #28 Seth Beer (SO/.241 BA with 4 2B, 7 HR, & 21 RBI in 24 games in 2017)
DH #12 Robert Jolly (JR/.308 BA with 3 2B, 5 RBI, & 14 R in 15 games in 2017)
Projected Starting Pitchers
Furman has not announced a starting pitcher
*GR RHP #22 Tyler Jackson (3-1/6 app/5 GS/5.27 ERA (27.1 IP)/.279 OBA (31 hits)/6 BB/33 K)
Worth Noting
- Clemson is 30-25-2 all-time on March 28 with a 23-11-2 mark at home.
- This is the third of four games against SoCon opponents for Clemson in 2017. The Tigers beat Western Carolina 11-5 on February 22, defeated Wofford 9-2 on February 28, and later face Furman at Fluor Field on May 9.
- Clemson has faced eight of the nine programs currently in the SoCon (missing Samford). The Tigers are 419-136-6 all-time against those schools, including a 246-51-1 mark at home.
- Monte Lee is 85-35 all-time against current SoCon members (has not faced East Tennessee State or VMI), including an 11-0 mark as Clemson’s head coach.
Tiger Career Stats vs. Furman
Player AVG G-S AB R H RBI BB K HR Other
Weston Jackson .400 4-4 15 6 6 2 4 3 1 2 2B
Drew Wharton .333 3-1 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 SF
Chase Pinder .286 3-3 14 4 4 3 2 2 0 2 2B, HBP
Robert Jolly .286 3-1 7 2 2 0 1 0 0 SH
Reed Rohlman .267 4-4 15 4 4 5 6 2 0 2 2B, HBP
Jordan Greene .200 2-2 5 5 1 1 5 0 1 1-1 SB
Seth Beer .167 1-1 6 0 1 1 0 1 0
KJ Bryant .143 2-2 7 1 1 3 1 4 1
Andrew Cox .100 5-2 10 2 1 0 1 5 0 2B
Chris Williams .000 2-2 4 1 0 1 2 2 0 HBP
Adam Renwick N/A 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Player ERA G-S W-L IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Charlie Barnes 0.00 1-0 0-0 4.1 2 2 0 2 5 .125
Ryley Gilliam 0.00 1-1 0-0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1 .083
Alex Eubanks 0.00 1-0 1-0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 .100
Jake Higginbotham 0.00 1-1 0-0 3.0 5 4 0 3 5 .357
Patrick Andrews 0.00 2-0 0-0 1.2 3 2 0 0 0 .375
Pat Krall 0.00 2-0 1-0 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Paul Campbell 0.00 1-0 0-0 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
Alex Schnell 0.00 1-0 0-0 0.1 2 1 0 1 0 .500
Tyler Jackson 3.60 2-1 1-0 10.0 11 6 4 1 14 .268
Brooks Crawford 4.50 2-0 0-0 4.0 5 3 2 1 1 .357
* Weston Jackson played at Presbyterian College from 2013-2016.
* Tyler Jackson played at USC Upstate from 2015-2016.