Fontbonne Baseball Season Comes To A Close In The SLIAC Tournament Against Greenville

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The No. 2 seeded Fontbonne University baseball team saw its 2022 season come to an end on Friday at the SLIAC Tournament as the Griffins fell 13-4 against No. 4 Greenville.

Game Breakdown

Things started out well for the Griffins with Daniel Youngblood hitting a solo shot to right in the first. Fontbonne tacked on another run in the second, however, the Panthers scored one in the third and six in the fourth, highlighted by Drew Frey's grand slam giving Greenville a 7-2 lead.

Dusty Sutton made it 8-2 in the fifth with a two out RBI single to right. In the seventh, the Panthers tacked on five more runs leading 13-2.

Fontbonne got an RBI double from Carter Lee in the bottom of the inning followed by an RBI groundout from Colby Shivers in the eighth, but the comeback was not to be with Greenville going on for the win.

Top Griffins

Daniel Youngblood: 3-for-5, 1 run scored, HR, 1 RBI

Thomas Purschke: 3-for-5

Carter Lee: 1-for-4, 1 RBI

Colby Shivers: 1-for-4, 1 RBI

Trey Kueper: 1-for-2, 1 run scored

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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