JOHNSON CITY, TENN. -- John Long went 3-for-4 with an RBI to lead East Tennessee State to a 4-2 victory over Furman in baseball action Tuesday evening at Cardinal Park.

The win improves East Tennessee State to a 7-2 on the season while Furman drops to 6-7.

Long's RBI single in the bottom of the first inning off Paladin starting pitcher Tyler Wood drove home Dylan Pratt to give the Buccaneers a 2-0 lead.

Furman cut it to 2-1 in the third after Rob Fondu tripled and came home on Will Owens' sacrifice fly.

East Tennessee State made it 3-1 in the fourth on Paul Hoilman's RBI double and added another run in the fifth on an Alex Reynolds single, which plated Long for a 4-1 lead.  Both runs were charged to Furman reliever Jay Friedman, who came on the fourth and was touched up for two runs on three hits over 1 2/3 innings.

The advantage proved to be enough for Bucs' starting pitcher Derek Bushey (1-1), who allowed a run on five hits over five innings.  He walked two and struck out five.

Bushey surrendered back-to-back hits to open the game but rallied to avoid trouble by striking out Will Muzika and retiring Will Miller on a pop out and Reese Wade on a ground out.

Furman cut the ETSU advantage to 4-2 in the seventh on a pinch-hit RBI double by Hunter Burton.

The Paladins put a couple of runners on in the ninth before Buccaneers' closer Bo Reeder struck out Fondu to end the threat and notch the save.

The loss was charged to Wood (1-1), who allowed two runs on six hits over three frames.  He issued two walks and fanned four.

The Buccaneers fashioned an 11-9 advantage in hits, with Derek Trent and Reeder adding two hits each.  Furman's nine hits were scattered among nine players.

The Paladins return to action on Wednesday with at 2:00 p.m. contest at Presbyterian.

Pictured:  Hunter Burton delivered a pinch-hit RBI double against ETSU.