Fontbonne Baseball Scores Season-High 22 Runs In Win Over Blackburn

CARLINVILLE, Ill.—The Fontbonne University baseball team had its offense rolling on Saturday scoring a season-high 22 runs in a 22-3 (7 inn.) rout over Blackburn for its seventh straight win.

Game Breakdown

The Griffins put away the game in the first scoring seven runs on two hits highlighted by Matt Helm's 3-run blast and a bases clearing double from Tommy Purschke.

Fontbonne made it 8-1 in the second on an RBI single from Trey Kueper. In the fourth, the Griffins made it 17-3 scoring nine runs on six hits. From there, the team scored two in the fifth and three in the sixth sparking the mercy-rule victory.

Top Griffins

Matt Helm: 2-for-3, 2 runs scored, HR, 4 RBI

Thomas Purschke: 1-for-2, 2 runs scored, 3 RBI

Trey Kueper: 1-for-2, 2 runs scored, 2 RBI

Brady Boyer: 1-for-2, 1 run scored, 2 RBI

Paul Wilson: 2-for-3, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI

Braeden Dobbs: 2-for-3, 4 runs scored, 1 RBI

Carter Lee: 0-for-3, 2 runs scored, 3 RBI

Nick Glaser: (W, 3-1) 5.0 IP, 3 runs, 1K

Up Next

The Griffins look to close out the series with two more wins tomorrow starting at 12 p.m.

About Fontbonne University

Fontbonne University is a private, Catholic liberal arts university located in St. Louis, committed to a transformative education and inspiring students to become global citizens who think critically, act ethically and serve responsibly. The university, founded in 1923, is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. For more information, visit www.fontbonne.edu.

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