Fontbonne Baseball Dominates Bears For Weekend Series Win

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University baseball team took the weekend series over the WashU Bears on Sunday after coming away with a dominating 12-2 win (8 inn.).

Game Breakdown

The Griffins wasted no time getting on the board in the first with Thomas Purschke reaching on an error and Daniel Youngblood working a walk. Braeden Dobbs stepped in and doubled to right plating the duo for the 2-0 lead.

Later in the inning, Trey Kueper made it a 3-0 game with a single to center scoring Dobbs. In the bottom of the second, the Griffins made it a 5-0 game on Matt Helm's two RBI single to right.

In the third, the offense kept humming along with Eric Creech and Carter Lee reaching base on two out consecutive singles. Thomas Purschke ripped a single to center scoring Creech making it 6-0. Daniel Youngblood followed with a single to load up the bases and Dobbs was hit by pitch scoring Lee giving Fontbonne a commanding 7-0 advantage.

In the fifth, the Griffins made it 10-1 on RBI hits from Dobbs and Helm. In the eighth, the Bers made it 10-2, but the Griffins followed that up with Carter Lee doubling down the left field line scoring Josh Rhiney, who reached base on a one out single. Eric Creech went on to score on a wild pitch later in the inning securing the 10-run win.

Top Griffins

Gavin Kinworthy: (W, 8-3), 6.0 IP, 1 run, 4 K's

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

Matt Helm: 2-for-4, 4 RBI

Trey Kueper: 2-for-3, 1 RBI

Carter Lee: 2-for-3, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI

Thomas Purschke: 2-for-4, 3 runs scored, 1 RBI

Up Next

The Griffins will now get ready for a big series on the road against Spalding this Saturday with the No. 2 seed on the line in the upcoming SLIAC Tournament.

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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