YPSILANTI –
Jack Moroknek became just the fourth Bulldog in program history to hit three home runs in a single game as the Bulldogs took down the Eastern Michigan Eagles in Ypsilanti on Tuesday night 16-10. Moroknek went 4-for-6 in the game with five RBI's and four runs scored. He homered in third, fifth and eighth to lead BU to their 14th win of the season.
Moroknek joins Tyler Houston (2017), Joe Pauley (2008) and Gordon Hansen (1983) as the only Bulldogs to homer three times in one game. He sparked a Bulldog offense that posted 16 runs on the road off 19 hits. BU scored in every inning but the first and the seventh.
Zach Munton,
Evan Parks and
Ian Choi also had multiple RBIs in the win. Munton had a double and a triple to send three runs in while Parks and Choi added two RBIs each. Yet another Bulldog that did damage from the plate was
Ethan Vecrumba. The grad student played as the designated hitter on Tuesday and went 4-for-6 with a double and an RBI.
Butler used five pitchers to start the week with
Gage Vota getting the start and
Nick Miketinac earning the win. Vota tossed four innings before handing the ball off to Miketinac (2-0).
Brett Sherrard was used as a specialist to get an out and
Simon Linde would get the next two.
Cole Graverson tossed the final two innings to keep BU on top. Graverson had four strikeouts and only allowed one hit while on the mound.
Butler will return to Indianapolis tonight and host the Miami Redhawks tomorrow at 4 PM.