Fontbonne Baseball Wins Conference Series Opener Against Red Devils
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University baseball team picked up its first conference series win on the year over Eureka. The Red Devils took game two of the three game set 7-4, but the Griffins bounced back in the finale, 14-2 (7 inn.).
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Eureka
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 1 |
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Fontbonne
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Eureka
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 1 |
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Fontbonne
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Eureka
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
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Fontbonne
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3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | X | 14 | 13 | 3 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Eureka
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
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Fontbonne
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | X | 14 | 13 | 3 |
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University baseball team picked up its first conference series win on the year over Eureka. The Red Devils took game two of the three game set 7-4, but the Griffins bounced back in the finale, 14-2 (7 inn.).
Game One Final
Eureka 7, Fontbonne 4
After the Red Devils took a 2-0 lead in the first, the Griffins got on the board in the bottom half with Matt Helm hitting his first home run on the season over the center field wall.
Eureka extended its advantage out to 4-1 in the second, however, the Griffins made it 4-2 in the third with Dalton Groves hitting a double to left allowing Eric Creech, who led off with a walk, to score from second.
In the sixth, Gavin Kinworthy led off with a walk and moved to second on Kameron Brooks' single to right. Carter Lee hit a single to left scoring Kinworthy putting the Griffins down 4-3.
The Red Devils, though scored one in the sixth and two more in the seventh for the three-run win.
Top Griffins
Kameron Brooks: 3-for-5, RBI
Matt Helm: 2-for-5, HR, RBI
Eric Creech: 2-for-4, run scored
Dalton Groves, Carter Lee: RBI each
Game Two
Fontbonne 14, Eureka 2 (7 inn.)
The Griffins wasted no time putting Eureka in a deficit this time around. With two on and two outs, Brooks tripled to right plating both Ty and Trey Kueper. The, the Red Devils committed an error allowing Brooks to score.
In the second, the Griffins made it 4-0 off the bat of Ty Kueper with his single to center that scored Jack Wood. Later, Brooks struck again with a two RBI single to center extending the advantage out to 6-0.
In the fourth, the Griffins pushed its lead out to 7-0 when Colby Shivers led off with a solo home run to center. Fontbonne went on to hit three RBI doubles in the inning with Trey Kueper, Brooks and Wood each tallying an RBI.
The Griffins went on to score twice in the sixth and seventh securing the mercy-rule win.
Top Griffins
Kameron Brooks: 3-for-3, two runs scored, career-high 5 RBI
Ty Kueper: 3-for-3, four runs scored, RBI
Matt Helm: 1-for-3, 2 RBI
Jack Wood: 2-for-4, two runs scored, RBI
Ben Bisig: (W, 1-1), 5.0 IP, 5K's
Up Next
The Griffins continue its home stretch on Wednesday hosting Millikin. First-pitch at 5 p.m.
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