Fontbonne Softball Shuts Out Blackburn To Open SLIAC Quarterfinals

ST. ANN, Mo.—The No. 1 seeded Fontbonne University softball team took care of business to start the SLIAC Quarterfinals on Wednesday opening with a 6-0 win over No. 8 Blackburn.

How It Happened

The Griffins got on the board in the first with Lexi Becker and Lilly Jones starting it off with consecutive singles.

After a couple strikeouts and a walk the bases were loaded for Grace Harlin. The Findlay, Ill., native, ripped a double down the left field line clearing the bases giving Fontbonne a 3-0 lead. Patience Vandermierden traded places with Harlin with her seventh double on the season for the 4-0 advantage.

Vandermierden struck again in the third with an RBI single to center scoring Hannah Miener who reached base on a leadoff single. The Griffins added another in the sixth and that was more than enough for Michaela Mason and Lexi Becker with the duo combining for the four hit shutout win.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Harlin went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and tied her season-high with three RBI.
• Vandermierden added two hits and two RBI.
• Becker went 2-for-4 with a run scored.
• Madison Galczynski contributed one RBI.
• Lilly Jones, Grace Paez, and Miener each had one hit.
• Mason improved to 7-6 on the season allowing two hits and striking out four in 5.0 innings of work.

Up Next

The Griffins are right back at it tomorrow afternoon when they'll travel to Fulton, Mo., and take on No. 5 Iowa Wesleyan. First-pitch at 3 p.m.

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