It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Butler can now relate to. They lost 14-4 to the Myers Park Mustangs on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Butler has lost by exactly ten runs.
For Myers Park's part, John Person looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Person has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Edgar Johnson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Howard, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Butler and nudges their season record down to 12-13. As for Myers Park, they pushed their record up to 20-5 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home.
As of now, neither Butler nor Myers Park have any future games scheduled.
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