CINCINNATI - Xavier baseball split a Saturday doubleheader with Butler, picking up the 7-2 win in game one and falling, 7-3, in game two, to take a 2-1 lead in the series into the series finale on Sunday.
Butler jumped out to an early lead in game one, scoring a pair in the top of the first, but Xavier responded with three-run third and played add-on in the fourth and fifth to take the 7-2 win. picked up the win in game one, going 5.1 innings in the 7.0 inning game, allowing just two runs and striking out a career-high nine along the way.