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Eric Meyer
Eric Meyer hit a three-run walk-off in the bottom of the ninth
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Winner Fontbonne FUBS 14-14, 6-5 SLIAC
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Spalding SUBSB 22-6, 9-2 SLIAC
Winner
Fontbonne FUBS
14-14, 6-5 SLIAC
4
Final
1
Spalding SUBSB
22-6, 9-2 SLIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Fontbonne FUBS 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 11 0
Spalding SUBSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 2

W: Luke Summers (6-1) L: Harper, Matt (1-1)

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Fontbonne FUBS 14-15, 6-6 SLIAC
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Winner Spalding SUBSB 23-7, 10-2 SLIAC
Fontbonne FUBS
14-15, 6-6 SLIAC
6
Final
7
Spalding SUBSB
23-7, 10-2 SLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fontbonne FUBS 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 6 10 2
Spalding SUBSB 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 7 8 2

W: Mitchell, Aaron (2-1) L: Brian Wacha (1-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

No. 20 Eagles Take Game Two in Walk-Off Fashion to Split Doubleheader

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 20 ranked Golden Eagles split a home doubleheader against Fontbonne Wednesday afternoon. SU dropped the opener, 4-1, but bounced back to take game two, 7-6, in walk-off fashion improving to 23-6 (10-2 SLIAC).

THE BASICS
SCORES: GM1: FU 4 – SU 1 | GM2: SU 7 – FU 6
LOCATION: Derby City Field | Louisville, Ky.
RECORDS: Spalding 23-6 (10-2 SLIAC) | Fontbonne 14-15 (6-6 SLIAC)

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Golden Eagles fell behind 4-1, due to an inability to hit the ball earning just one hit through 6.5 innings, a Matt Harper single in the first. The SU bats came alive in the bottom of the seventh. Garrett Wilson and Harper both singled to shortstop and Clay Kelly singled up the middle to drive in Spalding's lone run. The Golden Eagles had bases loaded and the game winning run at the plate, but three straight outs ended the game.

    • GAME ONE STAT LEADERS
  • Matt Harper with 2-for-3 and Clay Kelly finished 1-for-3 with one run batted in.

  • Harper (1-1) suffered the loss on the mound allowing four runs, two earned, on 11 hits, while striking out two batters in 7.0 innings pitched.

    • FOR THE FOES
  • Braeden Dobbs led the Griffins going 3-for-4 with two runs scored.

  • Luke Summers (6-1) earned the win holding SU to a season-low one run, on five hits, while striking out three batters in 7.0 innings pitched.

    • GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
  • Trailing 4-0 in the bottom of the sixth, Clay Kelly got SU on the scoreboard with a two-run home run to left field cutting the deficit to two runs.

  • Fontbonne scored a run in the top of the seventh to push the margin to three runs, 5-2, but SU answered in the bottom of the inning. With two outs and runners on the corners, Kelly hit a ball up the middle allowing Jacob Reece to score from third to get the Golden Eagles back within a pair of runs.

  • Following a Griffin run, SU faced a 6-3 deficit in the bottom of the ninth. Jeff Chapuran led off the inning with a single to left field, Quenton Brownlee ripped a triple to the wall in right center to bring Chapuran across to cut the deficit to two, and Kyle Stevens reached on a walk to bring the winning run to the plate. Head Coach Matt Downs inserted Eric Meyer to pinch hit for catcher Zane Baker and the move paid off big. On the second pitch of the at-bat, Meyer lifted a ball over the left wall earning his first career home run and the Golden Eagles the 7-6 victory.

    • GAME TWO STAT LEADERS
  • Eric Meyer finished 1-for-1 with a three-run walk-off home run.

  • Clay Kelly went 2-for-4 including a two-run home run with three RBI.

  • Quenton Brownlee drove in one run going 1-for-3 with a triple.

  • Aaron Mitchell (2-1) earned the win allowing one run, on two hits, while striking out three batters in 2.1 inning pitched.

    • FOR THE FOES
  • Jackson Penrod led the Griffins going 2-for-5 with two runs batted in.

  • Desptie only throwing two pitches, reliever Brian Wacha (1-4) suffered the loss, allowing one run, on one hit.

    • UP NEXT
  • The Golden Eagles are back in action Friday, April 20 on the road at Principia College. First pitch is 7:00 pm EST in Elsah, Ill.
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