Notables
-Fontbonne defeated CSS 11-1 down in Florida last year
-CSS had runners in scoring position in five of the nine innings
AUBURNDALE, Fla. (
csssaints.com) – Fontbonne University (Mo.) scored in each of the first three innings, including six runs in the third en route to a 9-0 victory over the St. Scholastica baseball team on Saturday as the Saints opened competition down at the RussMatt Invitational.
How It Happened
A St. Scholastica error allowed an unearned run to score for the Griffins (7-7) in the bottom of the first to make it 1-0. A two-out RBI single in the second extended the lead to 2-0. Fontbonne then had four consecutive singles to begin the third inning. That coupled with a bases loaded walk, a passed ball and an error allowed six Griffins to score in the inning to make it 8-0.
CSS held Fontbonne in check until the eighth inning when a third Saints error allowed another unearned run for the Griffins to make the final 9-0.
Pitching
Matt Tautges (Fort Ripley, Minn./Pierz HS) picked up the loss, while
Jake Sande (Hayward, Wis./Hayward HS) allowed just one hit over three innings in relief in his first appearance of the season.
Kobe Olson (Shoreview, Minn./Roseville HS) also made his first collegiate appearance and gave up only one hit over two innings.
Ryan Howell struck out five and allowed five hits over eight innings to earn the win.
Top Offensive Performers
Mitchell Olson (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie HS) was 2-for-4 at the plate for the Saints. Gus Purschke was 3-for-4 with three RBIs from his leadoff spot for the Griffins.
Up Next
The Saints (2-2-1) are back in action tomorrow (Sunday) where they will face Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) at 1:30 p.m. (ET) in Winter Haven, Florida.
