Fontbonne Softball Clinches SLIAC Regular Season Championship

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa.—The Fontbonne University softball team secured the SLIAC Regular Season Championship for the first time since 2016 on Friday after splitting with Iowa Wesleyan. The Griffins fell 5-0 in game one but responded with a 2-0 win in game two.

Gm1 Final:

Iowa Wesleyan 5, Fontbonne 0

How It Happened

It was a scoreless game up until the bottom of the fourth when the Tigers plated four runs on six hits to take the lead.

That proved to be more than enough for starter Morgan Christner who went the distance striking out 12 for the win.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Grace Paez recorded both hits for the Griffins.
• Michaela Mason was dealt the loss going 3.0 innings, allowing four runs and striking out four.

Gm2 Final:

Fontbonne 2, Iowa Wesleyan 0

How It Happened

The Griffins struck first this time around in the top of the second. Grace Harlin led off with a bunt single. After a strikeout and a single, an error by the Tigers allowed Harlin to score giving Fontbonne a 1-0 lead.

In the fifth, after two strikeouts the Griffins got a runner on base after another error by Iowa Wesleyan. That proved costly with Harlin later in the inning bringing Sara Joines home on a single extending the advantage out to 2-0.

The Tigers threatened in the seventh having the tying run on second but starter Abby Richmond got out of the jam securing the shutout win for Fontbonne.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Richmond earned her sixth win on the season striking out three and allowing five hits.
• Harlin notched her third three hit day on the season going 3-for-4 with a run scored and one RBI.
• Hannah Miener and Lilly Jones tallied two hits each.
• Paez and Madison Galczynski contributed the other hits.

The Griffins return to the diamond on Sunday when they'll visit WashU. First-pitch at 1 p.m.

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