Baseball vs. Ill. Wesleyan and Loras College Preview

Story written by Sports Information Graduate Assistant, Kylie Lang Elbin

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University baseball team is back in action this weekend for two home games against Ill. Wesleyan and Loras College, both games will be played at Windsor High School.

Ill. Wesleyan (0-0) vs. Fontbonne (4-3)

When: February 28th, 2020

Location: Windsor High School

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Live Stats: HERE

Loras College (0-0) vs. Fontbonne (4-3)

When: February 29th, 2020

Location: Windsor High School

Time: 12:00 p.m.

Live Stats: HERE

A Look At The Griffins

• Fontbonne is coming off a split with Nebraska Wesleyan.
• Braeden Dobbs and Daniel Youngblood are leading the team in RBI for the season with six each.
• Youngblood has six hits on his season with a .429 avg.
• During the last game Senior Alex Phillips and Junior Jake Jump combined for eleven strikeouts.

A Look At Ill. Wesleyan

• This Friday will be the Titans first game of the 2020 season.
• Ill. Wesleyan finished (24-19) (14-10) last season.  
• The Titans will be returning two notable seniors, Nick Figues and Garret Shea.
• Fegus had 25 RBI, three Home Runs, and 57 hits in his 2019 season.
• Shea had 34 RBI, six Home Runs, and 52 hits last season.
• On the mound the Titans also return Junior Quinn Gudaitis who had seven wins, and 70 strike outs last season.

A Look At Loras College

• The Duhawks first game of the 2020 season will be a DH on Friday the 28th vs. Wheaton College.
• Loras College finished their 2019 season (16-20) (10-14)
• The Duhawks will return notable Junior Luke Fennelly and Senior Tanner Fallon.
• Fennelly had 13 RBI and one Home Run last season.
• Fallon had a 3.00 ERA and 22 Strike outs in the 2019 season.

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