Fontbonne Baseball Gets Back On Track With Win Over Thunder

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University baseball team returned home for a three-game stretch opening with a 10-5 win over Wheaton.

The Griffins wasted no time getting on the board in the first with Matt Helm bringing home Eric Creech and Colby Shivers on a single to left giving Fontbonne the 2-0 lead.

The Thunder plated a run in the third and tacked on three more in the fourth taking a 4-2 lead. However, that advantage was short-lived with Fontbonne scoring five runs on five hits. Creech, Ty Kueper, and Kameron Brooks (two) each brought home at least one RBI in the inning.

The Griffins added another run in the fifth on an RBI groundout from Shivers that scored Thomas Purschke, who led off with a walk.

In the sixth, the Griffins extended its lead out to 9-4 when Grant Staffen hit a two out RBI double to left scoring Ty Kueper.

The Thunder scored a run in the seventh, but Fontbonne got it back in the eighth on an RBI single from Jack Wood giving Fontbonne the 10-5 victory.

Top Griffins

Gavin Kinworthy: (W, 1-1) 6.0 IP, 8K's

Camden Coleman: (Sv, 1), 3.0 IP, 3K's

Ty Kueper: 3-for-5, two runs scored, RBI

Eric Creech: 2-for-5, two runs scored, two RBI

Matt Helm: 1-for-4, two RBI

Kameron Brooks: 1-for-4, two RBI

Trey Kueper: 2-for-4, two runs scored

Grant Staffen & Jack Wood: RBI each

Up Next

The Griffins are back in action tomorrow afternoon when they'll host Nebraska Wesleyan. First-pitch at 12 p.m.

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