QUEENS – St. John's earned a 7-1 victory over Butler on Friday night to improve their overall record to 24-8-1. The setback moves Butler to 14-23.
 
The Johnnies broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the sixth inning with six runs coming off five hits. Garrett Scavelli tripled down the right field line to score Marty Higgins and the two-out rally would last seven more batters allowing STJ to take control.
 
RBI singles from Chad Falcon, Jackson Tucker, and Blake Mayberry were scattered all over the field before a BU error would extend the frame.
 
The Bulldogs got on the scoreboard in the top of the seventh to breakup the shutout, but the St. John arms kept the Butler bats quiet for most of the game.
 
Billy Wurch was the only Butler player to record an RBI on Friday. He hit a double down the line in left to score Zach Munton. Wurch was 2-for-2 in the game with a walk. He was also the only Bulldog to have more than one hit in the contest.
 
Tyler Banks pitched well overall, but was hit with the loss on the mound. He tossed 5.2 innings and limited STJ to three runs. Simon Linde got the final out of the sixth and Christian Finnigan tossed the seventh and eighth.
 
The win went to Louis Marinaro. Kyle Chase excited the game after five full and the Johnnie bats came alive with Mariano on the hill. He is not 4-2 on the year.
 
Butler and St. John's will return to the diamond tomorrow for a 3 PM first pitch. The game will stream on ESPN+.