Indianapolis – The Butler Bulldogs Baseball team came up short against the Creighton Bluejays 10-7. This game was the final time the two sides will meet in the regular season, where the Bluejays will hold the 2-1 series lead. The Bulldogs put together a late comeback but fell a few runs short.
Leading the way at the plate for the Bulldogs was
Zach Munton, who had a multi-hit day with three RBIs.
Jack Moroknek,
Evan Parks,
Xavier Carter, and
Keegan Connors were responsible for the other four runs batted in with one RBI each.
Sunday afternoon's offensive activity began right away in the first inning. With the bases loaded, Munton drew a walk that scored
Joey Urban. One at-bat later, Parks hit a sac fly to right field to score
Kade Lewis. The Bulldogs held a 2-0 lead headed into the third inning.
Butler grew their lead in the third inning by adding another tally to the board. Carter smacked a ball to first base which gave way for Munton to score.
After Creighton scored their first run of the game, Butler would add one more of their own an inning later. Moroknek launched a single to right field to score
Carter Dorighi.
The Bluejays would score the next eight runs of the ball game. Creighton would take the lead in the fifth inning when left fielder Cuyler Zukowski hit a two-RBI double.
However, the Bulldogs wouldn't go away quietly with a three-run eighth inning. After Moroknek and Lewis got on base, Munton hit a two-RBI single to the right side to score them both. Then, Connors pinch-hit for
Ian Choi and flew out to left field which scored Munton.
The Bluejays would get one more in the bottom half of the frame, and the Bulldogs would go scoreless in the ninth to end the game.
Nate Rosser drew the start for the Bulldogs and went three innings on the hill.
Nick Miketinac,
Simon Linde,
Andrew Crumbley,
Brett Sherrard, and
Cole Graverson rounded out the active arms for Butler on Sunday afternoon. Linde was awarded the loss, while Chreighton's Shane Curtin was credited with the win.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will return to Bulldog Park to host the Evansville Aces. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 p.m on Apr. 9. Their next Big East matchup will be at home against the Georgetown Hoyas on April 12.
