CINCINNATI – Xavier baseball (11-14) will open the home portion of the BIG EAST schedule this weekend, hosting the Butler Bulldogs for four games running from Friday, April 16, set to begin at 3:00 p.m. Saturday will feature a double-header, set to begin at noon and the series will wrap up on Sunday, starting at noon.
The Butler series kicks off Xavier Baseball's Pledge it Campaign to support the Vs. Cancer Foundation. Donors can pledge to sponsor strikeouts or hits during the four-game series with Butler (April 16-18) and UConn (April 23-25), pledging that amount for the team's total of either hits or strikeouts through those eight games.