WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – The Bulldogs and the Braves played two high scoring games in Florida during spring break. Butler took an 18-5 setback to Bradley in game one of the series but would earn a 19-13 victory in game two. The finale will get going early on Saturday.
 
Game one featured Bradley scoring 13 runs over the first three innings to take a commanding lead. They limited BU to just six hits while recording 17 of their own. Jack Moroknek highlighted the day going 2-for-2 from the plate with a walk, a triple and two runs scored. Kade Lewis played third base and also provided BU with two hits in the ball game.
 
Game two was a wild one that included 36 combined hits, generating 32 runs! Butler scored six in the third and nine in the fourth playing as the home team. Xavier Carter and Carter Dorighi each had RBI doubles in the third and the 'Dawgs would use five hits to plate their nine runs in the fourth. Moroknek and Lewis each recorded two RBIs in the frame with singles.
 
Bradley didn't back down and scored seven runs in the top of the seventh inning to climb back into it, but BU's pitching would keep them in the loss column. Tyler Banks was credited with the win for BU and Lutz took the loss for Bradley.
 
The player of the game for BU was Carter Dorighi. As the Bulldog lead-off man, Dorighi went 5-for-7 with seven RBI!