2021 Fontbonne Baseball News

Season
Luke Summers Signs With Grand Junction Rockies
Luke Summers Signs With Grand Junction Rockies

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Luke Summers became the second Fontbonne baseball player in program history to sign a professional contract as the hurler joined the Grand Junction Rockies which are an independent team owned by the Rockies.

Youngblood and Dobbs Named to ABCA / Rawlings All-Region Second Team, Youngblood Earns Third Team On D3baseball.com
Youngblood and Dobbs Named to ABCA / Rawlings All-Region Second Team, Youngblood Earns Third Team On D3baseball.com

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The D3baseball.com and ABCA / Rawlings All-Region Teams were announced today. Both Braeden Dobbs and Daniel Youngblood were named to the ABCA / Rawlings All-Central Region Second Team, while Youngblood was named to the D3baseball.com All-Central Region Third Team.

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No. 3 Fontbonne Baseball Falls In Its Pod Championship Against No. 2 Spalding

O’FALLON, Mo.—The No. 3 seeded Fontbonne University baseball team saw its season come to an end its Pod 2 Championship on Saturday falling 7-2 against No. 2 Spalding.

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Fontbonne Baseball Has Seven Players Earn SLIAC Awards

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) released the 2021 All-Conference Team today and the Griffins came away with seven honorees.

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No. 3 Fontbonne Baseball Advances To Pod Final After Win Over No. 6 Iowa Wesleyan

O’FALLON, Mo.--  After dropping the opener against Spalding, the Fontbonne University baseball team took care of business in the elimination game against Iowa Wesleyan to advance to its pod finals tomorrow morning.

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No. 3 Fontbonne Baseball Opens SLIAC Tournament Play With Shutout Win Over No. 6 Iowa Wesleyan

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The No. 3 seeded Fontbonne University baseball team opened the SLIAC Tournament with a dominant 14-0 win over No. 6 Iowa Wesleyan.

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Morganthaler Tosses Complete Game Gem In Win Over Spalding

CLAYTON, Mo.—After dropping game three against Spalding, the Fontbonne University baseball team got a complete game gem from Derek Morganthaler to secure the 6-2 win in the series finale.

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Fontbonne Baseball Drops First Two Against Spalding

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University baseball team dropped the first two games against Spalding falling 10-5 in game one and 14-4 (7 inn.) in game two.

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Fontbonne Baseball Plates Season-High 20 Runs Against Iowa Wesleyan, Sets Program Record With 18 SLIAC Wins

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa.—The Fontbonne University baseball team dropped game three against the Iowa Wesleyan Tigers but the offense exploded for a season-high 20 runs in the shutout win over the Tigers to take the series. It’s the 18th win in conference play for the Griffins which is a program record.

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Fontbonne Baseball Takes First Two From Tigers

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa.—The Fontbonne University baseball team opened its final road trip of the regular season with two wins taking game one 16-6 (8 inn.) and game two 4-3 against Iowa Wesleyan.

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Glaser Tosses Gem In Game Three Win Over No. 4 Webster, Gorloks Win Game Four To Take Series

SAUGET, Ill.— The Fontbonne University baseball team came away with a split in the final day of the four game series against Webster taking game one behind a dominant pitching performance from Nick Glaser but fell in the finale.

Fontbonne Baseball Drops First Two Against No. 4 Webster
Fontbonne Baseball Drops First Two Against No. 4 Webster

SAUGET, Ill.—The Fontbonne University baseball team squared off against No. 4 Webster on Sunday to begin its four-game set and it was the Gorloks taking the first two from the Griffins.  

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Fontbonne Baseball Takes Series From Blue Jays After Game Four Victory

FULTON, Mo.—The Fontbonne University baseball team came away with the series win against Westminster on Sunday falling in game three 2-0 but bounced back with a 4-1 victory in the finale.

Fontbonne Baseball Win Streak Reaches Five, Summers Becomes SLIAC All-Time Leader In Strikeouts
Fontbonne Baseball Win Streak Reaches Five, Summers Becomes SLIAC All-Time Leader In Strikeouts

FULTON, Mo.—Fontbonne University baseball starter Luke Summers added another accolade to his illustrious career in game one today becoming the SLIAC All-Time Leader in strikeouts with 343. In game two, the Griffins fended off a late run from the Blue Jays for the win.

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Fontbonne Baseball Wins Series Over Greenville

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University baseball team came away with the series win over Greenville winning game one in walk-off fashion and taking game two for the victory.

Fontbonne Baseball Collects A Split Against Greenville To Open The Weekend Series
Fontbonne Baseball Collects A Split Against Greenville To Open The Weekend Series

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University baseball team collected a split against Greenville today falling 10-3 in game one but winning game two, 12-8.