Baseball Holds on to Beat Furman 12-9

April 13, 1999

CLEMSON, SC– Tiger Kurt Bultmann went 2-3 and scored four runs and Patrick Boyd added three more runs to lead Clemson to a 12-9 win over the Furman Paladins tonight April 13, at Tiger Field.

Clemson improves to 20-16 on the season while Furman drops to 15-18 on the year.

Bultmann scored in his first four at bats to become just the fifth player in Clemson history to reach 200 runs scored in his career. He currently has a career total of 202. Bultmann also needs just 14 RBIs to reach 200 for his career. With the 200 career RBIs and runs scored, Bultmann would be just the third player in Clemson history to reach this milestone.

The Tigers scored six of their 12 runs in the first two innings. After Bultmann hit a solo homer in the first, Clemson scored five runs behind a three-run homer from Henri Stanley. Stanley finished the game 3-6 with three RBIs.

Furman stayed close and tied the game up in the fourth inning with five runs of their own. The Paladins led off the fourth with six straight hits as they sent all nine batters to the plate. Tommy John led Furman as he collected two hits and three RBIs.

Clemson would also respond in the fourth when they scored three runs in the bottom half of the inning. Jason Harris added his sixth homer of the season in the fourth, a three run bomb that would give the Tigers the lead for good.

Steve Reba (3-3) picked up the win for Clemson, pitching 2.0 innings in relief. Doug Roper picked up his first career save as he worked 4.0 innings giving up one run on two hits.

Furman starter Mike Feldhaus (2-1) took the loss giving up nine runs on nine hits.

Clemson will be in action tomorrow when they travel to Columbia to take on rival South Carolina. The game is set for a 7:00 p.m. start.