Butler came into Tuesday's contest having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past the Taylor Allderdice Dragons 14-8. Butler's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Kyle Casteel tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Boden Lenyk and Liam McElroy did most of the damage at the plate: Lenyk went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while McElroy went 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Regan Peth, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Butler's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-8. As for Taylor Allderdice, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-11.
Butler will have a chance to go back-to-back against Taylor Allderdice: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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