2020 Baseball Season Overview

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—We take a look back at the Fontbonne University baseball season before it was cut short due to COVID-19.

Highlights

• The Griffins finished with an 8-9 overall record and went 1-1 in SLIAC play.
• The team earned a 14-0 win over Principia in its first conference game. Luke Summers sat down 13 in the complete game win.
• In its trip to Florida, the Griffins picked up wins over Saint Mary's (Minn.) 11-2 and St. Scholastica, 9-0.

Stats

• The Griffins ended with a .278 batting average, totaling nine homers and 93 RBI.
• Gus Purschke led in the hit department with 24, to go along with his 18 runs scored, six doubles, tied Daniel Youngblood with a team-high two homers, 12 RBI, and .353 batting average.
• Braeden Dobbs batted .313, totaling 18 runs scored, and a team-high 17 RBI.
• Luke Meixner finished with a .360 clip, 18 hits, and nine RBI.
• The pitching staff finished with a 6.06 ERA.
• Summers led with a 3-0 record, totaling 40 strikeouts in 26.0 innings of work and owned a 1.38 ERA.
• Alex Phillips ended up second on the team with a 3.97 ERA.
• Ryan Howell was second on the squad with two wins.

Individual National Rankings

• Summers finished 10^th nationally with 40 strikeouts.
• Dobbs tied for 45^th nationally with 17 RBI.

Senior Class Career Stats

• The 2020 seniors include Luke Summers, Chase Jones, Lance Chapman, Mike Jacobson, Ryan Howell, John Hughes, Gus Purschke, and Alex Phillips.
• Summers, a St. Louis, Mo., native, finishes his four seasons with Fontbonne going 25-8, totaling 249 innings pitched, 290 strikeouts, 10.85 strikeouts per nine innings, and a 2.31 ERA. He's all-time leader at Fontbonne in wins and strikeouts. 
• Jones, a Foristell, Mo., native, earned his first collegiate hit against Rhode Island College on March 6^th.
• Chapman, a St. Mary, Mo., native, appeared in 32 games, totaling 27 hits, 14 runs scored, six homers, and 30 RBI.
• Jacobson, a St. Louis, Mo., native, appeared in 28 games out of the pen, going 3-3 with four saves. In 51.1 innings pitched, he totaled 61 strikeouts, 10.69 strikeout per nine innings, and collected a 3.86 ERA.
• Howell, a Villa Ridge, Mo., native, came back from injury in 2020 to earn his first two wins. He set new career-highs in innings pitched (28.0) and strikeouts (18).
• Hughes, a Jerseyville, Ill., native, made 32 appearances in his career with Fontbonne, totaling five wins, and 95 strikeouts in 108.2 innings pitched.
• Purschke, a St. Louis, Mo., native, appeared in 89 games, totaling 112 hits, 70 runs scored, six homers, 50 RBI, and was a career .331 hitter.
• Phillips, a Belleville, Ill., native, made 15 starts for the Griffins, totaling five wins and one complete game. In 70.0 innings pitched, he ended with 78 strikeouts, 10.03 strikeout per nine inning, and a 4.50 ERA.

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