Baseball Sweeps Principia, Wins Sixth Straight
ELSAH, Ill. – The Fontbonne University baseball team swept Principia College in a doubleheader Saturday afternoon. The Griffins improve to 17-8 and 5-1 SLIAC play.
Team Stats
Game 1
Principia
Game 2
ELSAH, Ill. – The Fontbonne University baseball team swept Principia College in a doubleheader Saturday afternoon. The Griffins improve to 17-8 and 5-1 SLIAC play.
Game One: Fontbonne took down Principia, 35-6.
- Nate Walker went 1-for-2 and scored two runs and had two RBI.
- Ty Kueper went 3-for-3 and added three runs and two RBIs.
- Matt Helm went 3-for3. He scored three runs and recorded three RBIs.
- Noah Sainato 2-for3. He scored one run and added two RBIs.
- Eric Creech went 2-for-4. He scored four runs and three RBIs.
- Colby Shivers went 2-for-2. He scored one run and added four RBIs.
- Thomas Purschke went 2-for-4. He scored two runs and added three RBIs.
- Dalton Graves went 2-for-4, adding two runs and three RBIs.
- Zac Burgherr went 1-for-1 and scored one run.
- Carter Lee had one hit, two runs, and one RBI.
- Jack Wood recorded one hit, two runs, and two RBIs.
- Josh Rhiney and Kyle James each had one hit and two RBIs.
- Gavin Kinworthy, Zack Molden, Ian Argent, and Reece Harris each had one run and one RBI.
- Davin Smith added one hit and scored two runs.
- Brice McKinnon scored two runs.
- Paul Wilson recorded one hit, one run, and two RBIs.
- Jack Meert had one hit and two RBIs.
- Zack Keck scored one run.
- Andrew Hartle had one hit and one RBI.
- Nathan Pruneau scored three runs.
Nick Glaser (2-1) recorded the win on the mound. He pitched five innings and struck out five while allowing eight hits and five runs. Avery Himes pitched 2.0 innings, striking out four and allowing four hits and one run.
Game Two: Fontbonne defeated Principia, 11-1.
Although Principia took the lead of the game early, once the Griffins started scoring, they did not stop and took an 11-1 win in seven innings.
- Eric Creech recorded two hits and two RBIs.
- Grant Staffen recorded one hit, one run, and two RBIs.
- Colby Shivers scored two runs and added one RBI.
- Trey Kueper added one hit, one run and one RBI.
- Matt Helm went 3-for-4 and scored one run.
- Thomas Purschke went 2-for-4, with one homer. He scored two runs and recorded one RBI.
- Carter Lee went 2-for-3. He scored three runs and added two RBIs.
- Bryce McKinnon went 2-for-3, scoring one run and recording two RBIs.
Ben Bisig (2-1) took the win on the mound. He pitched 5.0 innings and struck out eight while allowing three hits and one run. Nolan Gutjhar pitched 2.0 innings and struck out three.
Up Next:
The Griffins host Harris-Stowe State University on Tuesday, Apr. 4. First pitch is set for 12 p.m.
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