{"id":2221,"date":"2018-03-04T21:10:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T02:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/butler360\/?p=2221"},"modified":"2018-03-04T21:10:18","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T02:10:18","slug":"recap-butler-baseball-wins-two-of-three-weekend-games-improving-to-10-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/butler360\/2018\/03\/04\/recap-butler-baseball-wins-two-of-three-weekend-games-improving-to-10-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Butler baseball wins two of three weekend games, improving to 10-1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/butlersports.com\/index.aspx?path=baseball\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Butler University baseball team<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> won two of three games over the weekend to improve to 10-1 on the season. With their 5-1 over <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saintpeterspeacocks.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saint Peter\u2019s University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on March 2, the team tied the school record for consecutive wins. Here\u2019s a breakdown of the team\u2019s weekend contests:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Game 1 | 3\/2: 5-1 win over <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saintpeterspeacocks.com\/\"><b>Saint Peter&#8217;s University<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>On the mound:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Redshirt junior <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/butlersports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6039&amp;path=baseball\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connor Mitchell<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> got the start, allowing one earned run over 5 \u2153 innings while striking out three and walking two. Senior <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/butlersports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6049&amp;path=baseball\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Josh Walker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> pitched the final 3 \u2154 frames, striking out seven while allowing just one hit and no runs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>At the plate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Senior outfielder <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/butlersports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6042&amp;path=baseball\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gehrig Parker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and junior catcher <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/butlersports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6043&amp;path=baseball\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zach Parker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> each had two hits in the game. Senior outfielder <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/butlersports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6033&amp;path=baseball\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tyler Houston<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> led the team with 2 RBI and hit an RBI triple in the ninth inning. Junior infielder <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/butlersports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6027&amp;path=baseball\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connor Dall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also picked up an RBI on a ninth inning single.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Game 2 | 3\/3: 3-0 loss to the <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pittsburghpanthers.com\/\"><b>University of Pittsburgh<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>On the mound:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Senior pitcher\/infielder <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/butlersports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6026&amp;path=baseball\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Garrett Christman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allowed two earned runs over 5 \u2153 innings while walking three and striking out three. Junior <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/butlersports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6038\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quentin Miller<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> finished out the sixth inning without allowing a run, and junior <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/butlersports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6034\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sam Hubbe<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> pitched the final two innings, surrendering one earned run on three hits and two walks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>At the plate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Bulldogs managed just three hits in the game (from redshirt senior infielder <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/butlersports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6031\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Hartnagel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/butlersports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6026\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Garrett Christman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and Dall) but were unable to manufacture any runs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Game 3 | 3\/4: 19-1 win over <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saintpeterspeacocks.com\/\"><b>Saint Peter&#8217;s University<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>On the mound:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nine pitchers saw action in Butler\u2019s lopsided victory over Saint Peter\u2019s on Sunday. Sophomore <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/butlersports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6044&amp;path=baseball\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ryan Pepiot<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> made the start for Butler, striking out six and walking two while allowing just one earned run over five innings. After Pepiot, eight pitchers took the mound for Butler, each recording just one or two outs, to shutout Saint Peter\u2019s the rest of the way.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>At the plate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Zach Parker went 2-2 at the plate, leading the Bulldogs with 5 RBI. Hartnagel and freshman infielder <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/butlersports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6051&amp;path=baseball\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">James Gargano<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> each had 3 RBI, while freshman outfielder <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/butlersports.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=6054&amp;path=baseball\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacob Margroff<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Garrett Christman each drove in two runs. Five players had extra-base hits for Butler.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bulldogs will look to keep their hot start going when they return to Indianapolis for their home opener against <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gomastodons.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fort Wayne<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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