Softball vs. Defiance and Rhodes Preview
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University softball team begins its 2020 season down in Memphis this weekend when they’ll take on Defiance and host Rhodes over a four-game stretch.
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Fontbonne
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2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 3 |
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Defiance
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0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University softball team begins its 2020 season down in Memphis this weekend when they'll take on Defiance and host Rhodes over a four-game stretch.
Fontbonne (0-0) vs. Defiance (0-0)
When: February 22nd, 2020
Location: Memphis, Tenn.
Time: 10 a.m.
Live Video: HERE
Live Stats: HERE
Fontbonne (0-0) vs. Rhodes (3-2)
When: February 22nd, 2020
Location: Memphis, Tenn.
Time: 12 p.m.
Live Video: HERE
Live Stats: HERE
Fontbonne (0-0) vs. Defiance (0-0)
When: February 23rd, 2020
Location: Memphis, Tenn.
Time: 10 a.m.
Live Video: HERE
Live Stats: HERE
Fontbonne (0-0) vs. Rhodes (3-2)
When: February 23rd, 2020
Location: Memphis, Tenn.
Time: 2 p.m.
Live Video: HERE
Live Stats: HERE
A Look At The Griffins
- Fontbonne is coming off a 10-25 overall record from a season ago.
- This year, the team was picked to finish sixth in the SLIAC. The team returns seven players and welcomes nine newcomers to the roster.
- On the rubber, Lexi Becker is the lone starter returning after totaling 10 strikeouts and a 4.81 ERA from last year. At the plate, she batted .316, totaling 30 hits, 14 runs scored, and 16 RBI.
- Grace Harlin is also back for her sophomore season where she'll look to build off her .237 clip, 21 runs scored, 23 hits, and nine RBI.
A Look At The Defiance Yellow Jackets
- The Yellow Jackets finished 21-18 overall and 9-7 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference in 2019.
- This year, the team was picked to finish in fifth.
- Offensively, the Yellow Jackets batted .311 in 2019 and they'll be led by Kalin Hubble back for her sophomore season. As a freshman, she batted .386, totaling 44 hits, 37 runs scored, 10 homers and 30 RBI.
- Brooke Gostomsky returns for her senior season after totaling 39 hits and was second on the team with seven homers, to go along with her .312 clip.
- Inside the circle, Taylor Biggs is the only pitcher back after going 10-7 with nine complete games in 109.1 innings of work and struck out a team-high 50 batters.
A Look At The Rhodes College Lynx
- Rhodes already has five games under its belt in 2020. The team took two of three from Greenville to open its season and followed that up with a 12-2 victory over Louisiana College on Feb. 15th.
- In its most recent contest, the Lynx fell 5-1 against Huntingdon College.
- Through five games, the Lynx are batting .381 and they're led by Lauren King. She's 12-for-17 (.706 avg) at the dish, totaling eight runs scored, three doubles, one homer, 10 RBI, and a 1.176 slugging percentage.
- Hannah Grace Roden is second on the team with a .500 average, eight hits, and four RBI.
- A quartet of pitchers have combined for a 3.03 ERA. King has found plenty of success pitching as well with a 3-0 mark in 16.0 innings pitched, allowing just one earned run and striking out 19.
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