Butler defeats Enid on Saturday in Edmond
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 4 |
The Butler Grizzlies continued their unbeaten start on the diamond this season, beating the Northern Oklahoma-End Jets, 8-5, in a single game at Edmond, Oklahoma on Saturday.
Butler's record improves to 5-0 with the win and they'll look to beat the Jets again Monday afternoon when the two teams play their second and final game, this time in Enid.
The Grizzlies left it late. The Jets jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, plating two more runs in the sixth and seventh to take a two run lead into the eighth, where the Grizzlies bats finally woke up. Butler plated three runs in the eighth inning and four runs in the ninth to take the victory.
The Grizzlies totaled eight runs on 12 hits despite leaving a total of 12 runners stranded on base, Jackson Syring and Hayden Dyer led the team with three hits each, and Zach Stroh led the team in RBIs as he finished with a pair.
Spencer Maley notched the win in relief, as it was a heavy bullpen game for the Grizzlies after the rough start. Five pitchers combined to give up five runs on 13 hits, striking out 10 batters and allowing six walks. Andrew Wisner got his second save of the season, shutting the door on the Jets in the ninth.