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Team vs. Seton Hall
2
Seton Hall SETON HA 14-25
9
Winner Butler BUTLER 19-28
Seton Hall SETON HA
14-25
2
Final
9
Butler BUTLER
19-28
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seton Hall SETON HA 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Butler BUTLER 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 X 9 10 3

W: Buckley, Brock (4-7) L: Mason Christopher (4-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | John Flannery

Bulldogs Sweep Seton Hall with 9-2 Victory on Sunday

INDIANAPOLIS - Butler swept the Seton Hall Pirates with a 9-2 win on Sunday morning in the series finale. With the win, Butler improves to 19-28 overall and 8-7 in BIG EAST play while Seton Hall falls to 14-25 overall and 2-14 in conference action.
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BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS
  • Brock Buckley was sensational on the mound, tossing seven innings, allowing seven hits and only two earned runs while punching out nine.
  • Danny Gavin was the lone Bulldog to record multiple hits, going 3-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored and two RBIs.
  • Gunnar Duncan recorded a hit, a run scored, two RBIs and a walk.
  • Matthew Rhoades tallied a hit and a run scored.
  • Gavin Gilmore had a hit, a run scored and an RBI.
  • Charlie Schebler recorded a hit and a run scored.
  • Logan Baker had a hit, a run scored and an RBI.
  • Aidan Thaxton recorded a double, a run scored, an RBI and a walk.
  • David Ayers scored a run and drew a walk.
  • Logan Crock tallied a hit and two walks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The first two frames were scoreless despite both sides combining for five hits.
  • With two on and one out in the third, an RBI single from Gilmore plated Butler's first run of the day. A single from Schebler then loaded the bases before a hit by pitch plated another run for the Dawgs. Gavin laced a single through the right side, scoring two more for BU. The Dawgs proceeded to add two more runs by stealing home twice as BU took the 6-0 lead into the fourth.
  • Seton Hall scratched two across on an RBI double in the fourth, cutting the Butler lead to four (6-2).
  • The fifth was scoreless for both sides. Gavin started the sixth with a leadoff single and was brought home by an RBI double from Thaxton as the Dawgs plated one on the play. With the bases loaded, Duncan ripped a single up the middle, plating two more for BU as the Butler lead grew to seven (9-2) heading into the seventh.
  • The seventh and eighth were scoreless for both sides. SHU was unable to mount a comeback in the top of the ninth as Butler secured the 9-2 victory and series sweep.
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will return to action on Wednesday, May 6, as the Bulldogs travel to Toledo for a midweek matchup with the Rockets. First pitch in Toledo, Ohio is scheduled for 3 p.m. A link to live stats will be available on Butlersports.com.
 
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