HUNTINGTON, W. Va. - Butler fell to Marshall 4-3 on Friday afternoon in Huntington, West Virginia. With the loss, Butler slides to 2-7 on the season while Marshall improves to 3-5 overall. Game two of the series is scheduled for 4 p.m. tomorrow and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
​
BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

• Danny Gavin recorded a hit.
• Matthew Rhoades was 1-for-5 at the dish.
• Gavin Gilmore went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and a double.
• David Ayers was 2-for-3 with a run scored, an RBI and a triple.
• Connor Sackett tallied an RBI and a hit.
• Logan Crock recorded a hit and an RBI.
• Chris Lewis was 1-for-3 at the plate.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Butler got on the board first in the top of the first inning behind an RBI triple from Ayers. BU was then able to get out of a jam as the Thundering Herd put two runners on in the bottom half of the frame before BU was able to get out of it.
• The second inning was scoreless for both sides. In the third, Marshall put two runners on with no outs to start the frame. The Bulldog defense was able to turn a double play, leaving one runner on with two outs. In the ensuing at bat, BU grabbed the third out by way of strikeout, neutralizing the threat as the Dawgs held onto the 1-0 lead heading to the fourth.
• Marshall evened the score in the bottom of the fourth off an RBI double from Jackson Golden. Butler was able to limit the damage to one run as the score was even heading into the fifth.
• The Thundering Herd offense tacked on three more runs in the fifth behind two hits in the frame. The Dawgs were able to respond in the sixth as an RBI single from Sackett, but that was the only run Butler was able to scratch across in the frame.
• After a scoreless seventh, Crock was able to get the Dawgs within one, on an RBI single to right-center field. Butler was unable to add another as BU trailed 4-3 heading into the bottom of the eighth.
• BU held Marshall off the board as the Dawgs were within one heading to the final frame. Butler was unable to find the tying run in the top of the ninth, dropping the contest 4-3 in game one of the series.

 
OF NOTE

• Butler tallied nine hits.
• BU's pitching staff combined for nine strikeouts.
• Linde tossed 3.2 innings, allowing just two hits while punching out five.

 
UP NEXT
Butler and Marshall will play game two of the three-game set tomorrow in Huntington, West Virginia. First pitch is slated for 4 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.