Butler had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Loveland Tigers a 1-0 shutout.
For Loveland's part, Drew Oerther spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. Oerther has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Butler has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season. As for Loveland, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-9.
Butler will have a chance to go back-to-back against Loveland: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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