Carter strikes out eight in six innings in Griffins' third 10-run ruled win of the season
Illinois College
5-3
1
Fontbonne
5-5
11
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Illinois College
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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Fontbonne
|
4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 11 | 10 | 1 |
March 17, 2015
St. Louis, Mo. - Tanner Carter led the Griffins on the mound to a an 11-1 seven-inning win over Iillinois College. Carter struck out eight batters in six innings of work.
Ben Greenway pulled his first shot of the day over the right-field fence, hitting his first grand slam and home run at Fontbonne. Greenway would continue hot at the plate, going four-for-four on the day. Patrick Shuff hit a home run in the second inning, this time to center field for a two-run shot in his first at-bat. He later sac flied to center, bringing in Fontbonne's ninth run.
The Griffins are now 5-5 on the season, taking on Millikin with a doubleheader Wednesday before starting conference divisional play against Eureka this weekend.