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BASE PREVIEW: Billikens Host Fontbonne, Visit Bradley This Week

OPPONENT DATE TIME STREAM LIVE STATS
GAME 32 vs. Fontbonne Wednesday, April 21 3 p.m. N/A StatBroadcast
GAME 33 at Bradley Friday, April 23 5 p.m. ESPN3 Sidearm
GAME 34 at Bradley Saturday, April 24 2 p.m. ESPN3 Sidearm
GAME 35 at Bradley Sunday, April 25 1 p.m. ESPN3 Sidearm

THE BASICS
• Saint Louis will host Fontbonne for a midweek contest and visit Bradley for a three-game series this weekend, following the postponement of its Atlantic 10 Conference series at Dayton.
• Fontbonne is 17-9 on the season and winners in six of its last seven games.
• Bradley enters the series on a three-game winning streak and a 12-14 overall record. The Braves are 6-5 in Missouri Valley Conference play.

QUICK HITTERS
• The Billikens will play their first contest in 10 days on Wednesday against Fontbonne. Last weekend's series against Richmond was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols in the Spiders' program.
• SLU is 11-20 on the year, with a 3-1 record in Atlantic 10 play. In their most recent series, the Billikens took the final three games at George Mason, after dropping the series opener to the Patriots.
• Head coach Darin Hendrickson picked up career win No. 900 on on April 9 at George Mason. He's in year No. 26 as a head coach, including 14 at the helm of the Billikens. Hendrickson ranks 18th in winning percentage among active Division I coaches in the NCAA.
• Cam Redding boasts a team-best .330 batting average on the season. He also finds himself leading the club in hits (37), runs (25), doubles (10), home runs (4) and RBIs (30).
• Jake Garella has a team-high 11 multi-hit games. He and Kyle Fitzgerald are tied for second on the Billikens with 33 hits on the year. Fitzgerald has a team-best five 3-hit games.
• Rookie Tyler Fogarty owns the team's longest current hitting streak, with six. He's hitting .300 on the season, with three stolen bases.
• Starter Trevor Harris blanked George Mason on April 9, tossing a complete-game shutout, striking out five, while walking none, and scattering five hits. The lefty has the second best ERA (3.16) among Billiken starting pitchers, and he's struck out 30 batters in 37.0 innings pitched.
• Mark Finkelnburg ranks just ahead of Harris with a 3.08 ERA. He's holds a team-best 31 punch outs in 38.0 innings of work.

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Players Mentioned

Mark Finkelnburg

#16 Mark Finkelnburg

LHP
6' 8"
Senior
L/L
Kyle Fitzgerald

#22 Kyle Fitzgerald

IF
5' 11"
Junior
R/R
Jake Garella

#25 Jake Garella

IF/OF
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Trevor Harris

#13 Trevor Harris

LHP
6' 3"
Junior
L/L
Cam Redding

#29 Cam Redding

C/IF
6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
Tyler Fogarty

#15 Tyler Fogarty

IF
5' 11"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Mark Finkelnburg

#16 Mark Finkelnburg

6' 8"
Senior
L/L
LHP
Kyle Fitzgerald

#22 Kyle Fitzgerald

5' 11"
Junior
R/R
IF
Jake Garella

#25 Jake Garella

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
IF/OF
Trevor Harris

#13 Trevor Harris

6' 3"
Junior
L/L
LHP
Cam Redding

#29 Cam Redding

6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
C/IF
Tyler Fogarty

#15 Tyler Fogarty

5' 11"
Freshman
R/R
IF