Errors Prove Costly In Griffins Season Opener Against Rhodes

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—The Fontbonne University baseball team opened its 2022 season on the road today at Rhodes and errors proved costly with the Griffins falling, 12-6.

Game Breakdown

It was a scoreless game up until the bottom of the second when the Griffins committed back-to-back errors to start the inning.

After a strikeout and a hit-by-pitch, the Lynx got on the board on Ben Wilson's two RBI double to left center. From there, the Lynx tacked on five more runs taking a 7-0 lead.

In the fourth, the Griffins got on the board. Ty Kueper worked a one out walk and advanced up to third on a single by Matt Manint. Ty Kueper came on home on a wild pitch cutting the deficit to 7-1.

Fontbonne made it a 7-2 game in the fifth when Ty Kueper was hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded allowing Eric Creech to score, who led off with a walk. In the bottom half of the fifth, though the Lynx brought home three more runs on two hits extending its lead back out to 10-2.

Fontbonne kept battling in the seventh with Colby Shivers leading off with a walk. Daniel Youngblood stepped in and singled putting runners on the corners. Braeden Dobbs kept the line moving with a single to right plating Shivers.

After a strikeout and a wild pitch, pinch-hitter Reese Harris came through with a two RBI single up the middle cutting the Lynx lead to 10-5.

However, the Lynx scored two more runs in the bottom half and were able to secure the six-run victory.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Daniel Youngblood, Reese Harris, and Matt Manint led with two hits each.
• Harris had a team-high two RBI.
• Ty Kueper, Manint, and Dobbs tallied one RBI each.
• Starter Nick Glaser took the tough loss going 4.2 innings, allowing 10 runs (zero earned) and striking out five.
• Jake Jump and David Howard combined for 3.1 innings pitched and four strikeouts.

Up Next

The Griffins return to the diamond tomorrow morning at 10 a.m., against Concordia Chicago.

About Fontbonne University

Fontbonne University is a private, Catholic liberal arts university located in St. Louis, committed to a transformative education and inspiring students to become global citizens who think critically, act ethically and serve responsibly. The university, founded in 1923, is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. For more information, visit www.fontbonne.edu.

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