SOUTH ORANGE – The Bulldogs came up with a 12-10 win over Seton Hall on Saturday afternoon to collect their ninth win of the season. SHU scored six in the bottom of the eighth to knot the score at 10-10, but an RBI single from
Ryan O'Halloran in the ninth would break the tie and push BU into the win column.
O'Halloran had a great day for the Bulldogs going 2-for-4 from the plate with a team-high three RBI and a run scored. Every 'Dawg in the lineup had a hit in the victory.
Scott Jones led the team with four and
Kyle Van Liere also had a multi-hit game.
Butler trailed Seton Hall 3-0 after two innings, but would score six in the third and four in the fourth to grab a 10-3 advantage. The game got wild in the eighth with the home team plating six runs to tie the score at 10-10, but BU would answer with a pair of runs in the ninth.
Joey Urban doubled and
Garret Gray tripled in the third inning to highlight the frame. O'Halloran's double to left in the fourth would score Gray and
Kollyn All to give the 'Dawgs a seven-run lead.
Seton Hall battled back with a string of singles in the eighth to tie the game at 10-10. BU remained calm and would get the lead-off man on to start the ninth. A sac bunt would put Gray into scoring position and O'Halloran's single to right returned the lead to Butler.
For the second-straight day,
Cole Graverson would end the game on the mound for the Bulldogs. Graverson got the final four outs to earn the win (2-4). He struck out two and only allowed one hit.
Cory Bosecker got the start and tossed six innings.
Clay Holzworth,
Jon Vore and
Cade Thune also touched the rubber in the victory.
The Bulldogs will go for the sweep tomorrow at noon.