The Butler baseball team left Stephenville with a 9-7 victory over Tarleton State in the fourth game of the weekend series. BU scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to force extras and two more runs would cross home plate in the 11th to push BU over the top. Jack Bello was credited with the win on Sunday while Colin Dailey picked up the save.
 
Bello gave Butler three solid innings limiting the Texans to just three hits while striking out three. The final three outs of the game belonged to Dailey, giving him his first save of the year.
 
Marcus Goodpaster got the start and pitched five innings for the Bulldogs in his BU debut. He struck out three and allowed three earned runs off eight hits.
 
Butler's offense was highlighted by David Ayers' three-hit game. The top of the order also saw Ian Choi, Jack Bello, Jack Moroknek and Tommy Townsend record two hits each. Townsend led the team with three RBI and Moroknek had a double and a home run.
 
A costly error helped BU score a pair in the ninth and Moroknek would lead off the 10th with a solo home run. Tarleton State responded with a single back up the middle of the diamond to tie the game at 7-7 in the 10th.
 
The game-winner came on a Bello at-bat. He singled through the left side to score Drew Charney and the insurance run came courtesy of Logan Crock off a groundout from Townsend.