CINCINNATI - An 11-run fourth inning powered Xavier baseball past Butler in the series finale, with the Musketeers taking a 16-6 win for the 3-1 series victory at Hayden Field. Xavier closed out the weekend at 14-15 overall and 5-2 in BIG EAST play.
After scoring a pair in the bottom of the first, Xavier headed into the fourth with a 2-1 lead. led off the inning with a homer and the Musketeers brought 15 batters to the plate in the inning to score 11 runs on five hits and six walks. After adding another run in the fifth to take a 14-1 lead into the seventh.