The Butler BlueSox (10-13) beat the Richmond RiverRats (7-15) 3-1 in eight innings on Tuesday at McBride Stadium behind David Marcus, who went 2-3.
He singled in the first and sixth innings.Andre Jones brought the heat against the Richmond RiverRats during his outing. Jones gave up just three hits, allowed one earned run, walked one and struck out two during his five innings of work.
A bright spot for the Richmond RiverRats in the defeat was Riley Futterknecht, who allowed only three runs while striking out eight.
Futterknecht ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his second loss of the year.