Cameron Balego collected three hits, sparking the Butler BlueSox (32-26) to a 5-3 victory over the Kokomo Jackrabbits (28-30) on Tuesday at Kelly Auto Park.
He singled in the second, fourth, and eighth innings.The Butler BlueSox relied on Tyler Slepski to eat up innings en route to the win. Slepski allowed one earned run, four hits and three walks while striking out six over eight innings of work.
Emilio Calderon ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his sixth loss of the year. He lasted just 5 2/3 innings, walked three, struck out seven, and allowed four runs.