INDIANAPOLIS – Butler and Eastern Illinois combined for 28 hits and 23 runs on Wednesday afternoon in a highly entertaining game that ended with Butler winning in the bottom of the ninth. The Bulldogs are now 18-31 overall while the Panthers slip to 15-30.
 
Ian Choi led-off the ninth with a single through the left side of the infield and Carter Dorighi would move him into scoring position with a bunt single. With the game on the line, Joey Urban put a ball in play on what fans thought would be a sacrifice bunt. The Eastern Illinois pitcher fielded it clean, but his throw to third base was off allowing Choi to come around and score the game-winning run.
 
The top four hitters in the BU lineup were excellent against the Panthers, helping BU come out on top. Urban was 3-for-5 in the game with a team-best five RBIs. Carter Dorighi went 4-for-5 and scored three runs. Kade Lewis and Jack Moroknek each had multi-hit games and an RBI in the box score.
 
Butler trailed EIU 6-2 after the top of the fourth and it was Urban's base-clearing double to the gap in left center that pulled BU back within one at 6-5. Lewis tied the game with a double to left and the 'Dawgs would take the lead on a Moroknek RBI.
 
The Bulldogs seemed to be in control after scoring two in the bottom of the seventh. Urban's two-RBI double to left made the game 11-8. EIU scored two in the eighth and one in the top of the ninth to knot the score at 11-11. Choi sparked the comeback and would score the game-winning run.
 
Simon Linde got the start for BU and would strike out three Panthers over three full innings. Brett Sherrard had a good outing, allowing just one hit over 2.2 innings. The win went to Butler's Grant Brooks (3-2).
 
Butler will return to action this weekend with a three-game series at Villanova.