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.
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.
Gm 3 Final:
Fontbonne 4, #4 Webster 2
How It Happened
The Gorloks grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second on Aron Hopp's RBI single to left. In the fourth, though the Griffins answered with four runs on four hits.
Tyler Chambliss and Thomas Purschke each led off with singles and an error by the Gorloks defense loaded up the bases. Matt Manint got hit-by-pitch brining home Chambliss to tie the game.
Lane Smith and Colby Shivers followed with consecutive singles brining home Thomas Purschke and Joey Johnson for the 3-1 advantage. A fielder's choice from Daniel Youngblood scored Matt Manint gave Fontbonne a 4-1 lead.
Webster got one of those runs back in the bottom half but that'd be its final run with the Griffins getting a dominant performance from Nick Glaser for he two-run win.
Fontbonne Leaders
- Glaser went the distance allowing just two runs on six hits and struck out a season-high seven.
- Shivers and Chambliss had two hits each.
- Purschke, Manint, and Lane Smith had the other hits.
Gm 4 Final:
#4 Webster 11, Fontbonne 1
How It Happened
The Gorloks grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first but Fontbonne tied it in the third on Daniel Youngblood's infield single which brought home Joey Johnson.
Fontbonne threatened in the fourth having the bases loaded with two outs but the Gorloks escaped the threat without allowing a run.
Webster tacked on another run in the bottom half of the fourth and in the fifth scored five runs on four hits highlighted by R.J. LaRocco's grand slam for the 7-1 lead. They added another in the sixth and two more in the eighth for the win.
Fontbonne Leaders
- Colby Shivers, Youngblood, Tyler Chambliss, Purschke, and Brady Boyer had one hit each.
- Derek Morganthaler fell to 5-2 allowing two runs on four hits in 3.0 innings of work.
Up Next
The Griffins return to action this Saturday May 1st at Iowa Wesleyan starting at 1 p.m.
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