WESTFIELD, Ind. - Butler dropped its final game of the series against Morehead State on Sunday afternoon, 9-4, at Droplight Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. With the loss, Butler slides to 4-11 on the season while Morehead State improves to 8-8.
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BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

• Danny Gavin was 1-for-4 with a home run.
• Matthew Rhoades belted two homers and tallied two RBIs and two runs scored.
• David Ayers went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a homer.
• Logan Crock tallied a hit.
• Jack Zeller earned a hit as a pinch hitter.

 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Morehead State got on the board first with a two-out two-run homer to center field. Butler responded in the bottom half of the inning as Rhoades belted his fourth homer of the series to right-center field, cutting the deficit to one heading into the second frame.
• The second was scoreless for both sides. In the bottom of the third, Butler took its first lead of the day with back-to-back homers from Gavin and Rhoades. Rhoades' homer was his second of the game and fifth of the series.
• The Eagles responded in the top of the fourth, plating two runs on an RBI double as the visitors retook the lead at 4-3. BU was unable to respond despite putting a runner on third in the bottom of the frame as Morehead State took the one-run lead into the fifth.
• The Eagles started the fifth with a solo homer, extending the lead to two (5-3). The visitors were able to tack on three more in the frame as the Eagles took the 8-3 lead into the bottom of the fifth.
• After keeping the Dawgs off the board in the bottom of the fifth, Morehead State added another, extending the lead to six. Butler responded with a solo homer from Ayers in the bottom half of the frame, but that was the lone run the Dawgs were able to scratch across.
• The seventh was scoreless for both sides. The Dawgs left one stranded in the bottom of the eighth as the Eagles took the 9-4 advantage into the final frame.
• BU retired Morehead State in order in the ninth. The Dawgs were unable to mount a comeback in the final frame, dropping the contest 9-4.

 
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs return to action on Tuesday, March 10, as the Dawgs travel to Louisville, Ky., to take on Bellarmine. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. More information will be available on Butlersports.com.