INDIANAPOLIS – Saint Louis recorded their 30th win of the season on Tuesday afternoon by recording a 12-2 victory at Butler. The Billikens scored five runs in the fifth inning to take control of the action and would add four more in the eighth to secure the win. With the loss, Butler moves to 17-27.
 
Kade Lewis was the player of the game for the Bulldogs. The true freshman went 1-4 and was responsible for each BU RBI. His single to left scored Jace Eslinger in the fifth and a hard groundout in the seventh made the game 7-2.
 
Cole Smith was the driving force behind the Billiken offense. The SLU first baseman went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Smith singled to left to send the first two runs of the game home. His single to right in the fifth made the game 3-0 and a wild pitch in the fifth would add a run for the Billikens.
 
The biggest swing of the game came from Drew Winters. His three-run home run capped off a five-run inning and put the Billikens in the driver's seat. Lead-off man Brenden Stressler joined Smith and Winters in the game with three RBIs. Stressler homered in the eighth.
 
Owen Chaffin earned the win on the mound while the loss went to Nick Miketinac. Butler rolled out eight pitchers in the midweek matchup and that group combined for seven strikeouts and six walks.
 
Butler will host Xavier this weekend in a three-game series at Bulldog Park.