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Charlie Schebler vs. Xavier
7
Winner Butler BUTLER 18-32
3
St. John's (N.Y.) ST. JOHN 28-24
Winner
Butler BUTLER
18-32
7
Final
3
St. John's (N.Y.) ST. JOHN
28-24
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Butler BUTLER 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 13 0
St. John's (N.Y.) ST. JOHN 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 0

W: Bradberry, Grayson (5-4) L: Liam O’Leary (7-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | John Flannery

Schebler Has Four-Hit Performance, Butler Downs St. John’s 7-3

NEW YORK - Butler defeated the St. John's Red Storm 7-3 on Thursday afternoon in game one of the series. Charlie Schebler was spectacular for Butler, recording four hits, a home run, and three RBIs. With the win, Butler improves to 20-32 overall and 9-10 in conference action while SJU slides to 28-24 overall and 13-6 in BIG EAST play.
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BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS
  • Schebler tallied four hits, a home run, three RBIs and a run scored.
  • Logan Crock recorded three hits, an RBI and a run scored.
  • Grayson Bradberry was spectacular on the mound, tossing six innings, allowing seven hits and two earned runs while punching out six en route to his fifth win of the season. 
  • Danny Gavin tallied a hit and an RBI.
  • Matthew Rhoades recorded a hit, two runs scored, an RBI and a hit by pitch.
  • Gavin Gilmore had a hit and an RBI.
  • David Ayers hit his second triple of the season and scored a run.
  • Gunnar Duncan had a hit and scored a run.
  • Aidan Thaxton recorded his first triple of the season and scored a run.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The first inning was scoreless for both sides. In the second, St. John's got on the board first with two runs on two hits, taking a 2-0 lead into the third.
  • Butler responded in the top of the third, loading the bases with no outs. A sac fly brought one run home before RBI singles from Rhoades and Schebler scored two more for the Dawgs. BU took the 3-2 advantage into the bottom half of the inning.
  • BU continued to put pressure on the Red Storm as the Dawgs plated a run in the fourth on an RBI single from Crock. In the fifth, Schebler continued his stellar day, hitting a solo shot that extended the Butler lead to three (5-2).
  • After a scoreless sixth, SJU plated one run in the seventh on two hits. Butler held onto the 5-3 lead going into the final two innings.
  • The eighth was scoreless for both sides. In the top of the ninth, the Dawgs were able to plate two runs on RBI singles from Gilmore and Schebler. BU took the 7-3 advantage into the bottom of the ninth. SJU was unable to mount a comeback in the final frame as Butler secured the 7-3 victory in game one of the series.
UP NEXT
Butler will return to action tomorrow for game two of the series with St. John's. First pitch in the Big Apple is scheduled for 2 p.m. A link to live stats and a live stream will be available on Butlersports.com.
 
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