Villanova recorded a 13-1 win over Butler on Friday afternoon to open the BIG EAST series with their 18th win of the season. Wildcat ace Luke McCollough dominated on the mound limiting BU to just one run while striking out nine.
 
McCollough threw seven full innings and only walked one batter. Butler's lone run came courtesy of a sac fly. Jack Moroknek hit his first triple of the season and was able to tag up and score in the bottom of the sixth on AJ Solomon's fly out to left.
 
Villanova scored five in the third, four in the fourth and two more in the fifth to take control of the game. Michael Whooley was excellent on Friday going 3-for-4 with three runs scored. Nova's 3-4-5 hitters combined for eight RBI's on the day.
 
Andrew Hendrickx took the loss on the mound for Butler. He threw the first three innings and Tre Benjamin took over for the next four. Aidan Hatcher threw the eighth and ninth for BU.
 
These two teams will come back together tomorrow for a 2 p.m. start.