A day after having its offense held in check for the first time this season, Furman responded in a big way Saturday afternoon at Latham Stadium. The Paladins piled up 17 hits in a 12-5 win over Monmouth to even the weekend series
Landon Kay, Brandon Elmy and Cameron Whitehead each had three hits and two RBIs to lead the way for Furman (4-2). Sky Overton, Trent Alley and Chadwick Word added two hits apiece. Alley, a freshman from Charlotte who was making his collegiate debut, added two runs and two RBIs.
After Monmouth's Pete Papcun hit a solo home run in the top of the second, Furman answered in the bottom of the inning when Elmy singled and Whitehead belted his third homer this season to give the Paladins a lead they never relinquished.
Furman added three more runs the next inning, highlighted by Brandon Elmy's two homer, his third this season.
Being staked to a 5-1 lead through three innings allowed Furman starter Grant Schuermann to settle back and throw strikes. He allowed four home runs, but got the win after giving up five runs on six hits in seven innings. Schuermann (2-0) had one walk and six strikeouts and 56 of his 75 pitches went for strikes.
Freshman reliever Andrew Holweger tossed a scoreless inning in his collegiate debut.
Saturday extended Elmy's torrid start. He's batting .462 with four doubles, three homers and eight RBIs. Coming off season-ending injuries in 2016, Elmy and Whitehead have already surpassed their combined home run total from a year ago.
Elmy had one homer in 31 games last season, while Whitehead had four in 28 games.
The Paladins will go for the series win Sunday at 1 p.m.
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