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.

How It Happened

The Griffins got on the board in the top of the first taking a 2-0 lead on a bases loaded hit-by-pitch on Ty Kueper and an RBI fielder's choice off the bat of Lane Smith.

In the second inning, Thomas Purschke got things started with a two out single and moved up a base on an error. After a balk and a walk, Braeden Dobbs cleared the bases with a triple to left giving Fontbonne a 4-0 lead.

After another hit-by-pitch to Ty Kueper, Tyler Chambliss tallied an RBI bringing home Dobbs on his single for the 5-0 lead. Lane Smith kept the line moving with another single to center scoring Ty Kueper giving Fontbonne a commanding 6-0 lead.

From there, the Griffins scored one in the fifth, three in the sixth, three more in the seventh, and another in the eighth which was more than enough for Ryan Howell as Fontbonne cruised to the 14-0 win.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Howell tossed another gem going 8.0 innings, allowing no runs on four hits and striking out six.
• All nine of the Fontbonne starters had at least one hit.
• Purschke and Youngblood led at the 1-2 spot combining to go 6-for-9 with six runs scored and an RBI.
• Smith finished 2-for-5 with a run scored and three RBI.
• Dobbs added two hits and two RBI.
• Ty Kueper had one hit, two runs scored and two RBI.
• Tyler Chambliss, Trey Kueper, Carter Lee, and Brandon Hinson each had at least one hit and one RBI.

Up Next

The Griffins are back in action tomorrow when they'll take on No. 2 Spalding at CarShield Field. First-pitch at 1:30 p.m.

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