A Good Night For Everybody
by Patrick Reddick and Jerin Steele
July 30, 2010

Cole Taylor entered the season as a relief pitcher, but his outing on Friday was one of the best by any starter. He took the mound in front of his friends, family, and the largest crowd of the season at Pullman Park.
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Butler’s offense was just as dominant, culminating in a 12-1 defeat of the league-leading Chillicothe Paints.
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Taylor didn’t allow a hit through five innings and exited the game with in the eighth only two hits on the board. He struck out eight and allowed no runs with 115 pitches.
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“I was amped up in the first few innings just being in front of this many people,” said Taylor. “It’s an awesome experience to get the adrenaline flowing through you then come out and take care of those first few innings.”
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Butler scored a run in the bottom of the first and took control of the game with a bases loaded, two-RBI double by Kevan Smith in the fourth inning. Shortstop Tyler Sciacca knocked in two runs with a double in the fifth inning and scored when Logan Uxa followed with a single.
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Butler added four more runs in the sixth inning for the 10-0 lead. Four consecutive singles by Max Vogel, Sciacca, Logan Uxa, and Cameron Squires added two more runs for the BlueSox in the eighth.
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Uxa went 3-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored, and two RBIs. Sciacca finished the game with two hits, three RBIs, and three runs scored. Squires had two hits and three RBIs.
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The 1401 fans who squeezed into Pullman Park was the largest crowd this season—just three people behind last season’s largest crowd.
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Butler will be in Slippery Rock Saturday evening and travel to Chillicothe on Sunday. Their next home game will be on Monday for the Dog Days of Summer event, for which all fans who bring a dog to the ballpark get in free.
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As Good As It Gets
by Jerin Steele and Patrick Reddick
July 28, 2010

While injuries continue to hamper the BlueSox, not much went wrong for them on the field Wednesday night, as they defeated the West Virginia Miners 5-0.
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Butler’s starter Tim Geil went seven innings in his ninth start of the season to earn the win. He gave up no runs and matched the five hits he surrendered with five strikeouts.
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“Tim has been our best pitcher this season,” said Butler’s coach Jason Wuerfel. “He knows how to get ahead of hitters with his fastball and has worked tirelessly on his other pitches and they are really good now.”
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One of Geil’s strikeouts was the leadoff batter in the sixth inning; winning everybody in attendance a free Big Mac.
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“That was pretty cool. It was nice to hear the cheers when I was able to get him. It definitely made me nervous when I had two strikes on him and I was glad to get him out,” Giel said.
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Danny Fawcett took over for Geil in the eighth inning; he got into a bit of trouble, loading the bases with one out, but was able to escape unscathed.
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“I was lucky to have some good defense behind me,” said Fawcett. “Jury made a good play to help me out. It was good keep Tim’s shutout tonight he really pitched well and deserved it.”
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The offense matched the defense, Max Vogel went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored. Catcher Kevan Smith went 3-for-3.
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“I was seeing the ball well and I was lucky enough to put a good swing on it and get the ball in play,” Vogel said of his RBI single in the fifth.
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Cameron Squires, who had a solid performance at second base rather than his usual spot in the outfield, was 1-for-3 with an RBI and run scored.
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Squires volunteered to take the spot in the infield after Jonathan Craycraft, who has played the majority of Butler’s games at second base, was injured last week.
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“When I first started playing baseball I was a second baseman,” said Squires. “I am just trying to get readjusted to playing the position.”
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“He has exceeded my expectations at second base,” said Wuerfel.
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Ryan Thompson closed out the game for Butler with a scoreless ninth inning.
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“Danny and Ryan stepped it up, “Giel said. “The best thing is that we get to take batting practice next game since we got a shutout.”
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Seven RBI for Seven Players
by Patrick Reddick
July 27, 2010

A night after falling by 15-runs to the division leading Chillicothe Paints it looked like Tuesday night was going to snowball out of control again; the BlueSox took a stand, but it wasn’t enough for the Paints’ second surge.
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The Paints scored a run in the second inning, two in the third, and three more in the fourth for a 6-0 lead, but Butler quickly reduced the lead to a single run by sending ten men to the plate in the top of the fifth.
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A fly out and a walk followed Tyler Sciacca’s leadoff triple. The next five batters picked up an RBI with a hit or sacrifice fly, to bring the score to 6-5.
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Chillicothe responded with three more runs in the sixth inning and went on to win 10-7.
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Butler’s offense was consistent throughout the lineup—seven players scored a run and seven had an RBI. Austin Wulf went 2-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI. Max Vogel was 2-for-4 with a run.
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Logan Uxa set a new BlueSox single season record with his 31st walk of the season.
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Vogel got his first start of the season for Butler, whose bullpen has been hampered by injuries the entire season. Four different pitchers threw at least one inning for Butler.
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The BlueSox will return home on Wednesday to take on the West Virginia Miners at Pullman Park. The game marks the final Run the Bases Night. Friday evening will be the final fireworks display of the season. Tickets can be reserved ahead of time by calling 724.263.9874.
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No Drama
by Patrick Reddick
July 26, 2010 

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Even in the majority of their losses this season, the Butler BlueSox have kept the score close. It didn’t turn out that way on Monday night when Greg Van Horn’s grand slam capped an 11-run eighth inning for Chillicothe. The Paints won the game 16-1.
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Butler has a chance to get right back at the league leaders on Tuesday.
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Chillicothe starter Blake Mascarello picked up his league-leading sixth win of the season, going seven innings. He struck out nine players and allowed a single run.
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John Sulzicki and Zach Duggan each had a double for Butler. Sulzicki scored the team’s run.
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Cameron Squires stole his 13th base of the season in the third inning; he is tied with Duggan for the team  lead.
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After their game on Tuesday against the Paints, the BlueSox will take on the West Virginia Miners at Pullman Park on Wednesday. Friday marks the final Fireworks display of the season in Butler.
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Washed Out Again
by Patrick Reddick
July 24, 2010 

For the second consecutive night the Butler BlueSox and Slippery Rock Sliders were in the midst of a crazy game when the rains came.
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Friday in Slippery Rock a controversial call at home plate sent the game into extra innings, where Butler leads 5-4 in the middle of the 10th inning.
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On Saturday it was the Sliders who lead 16-8 when lightning was spotted in the fifth inning; the lightning was followed by buckets of rain that forced the delay of the rest of the game.
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The game was tied at 1-1 after the first inning, but that changed in the top of the second with 14 batters, six hits, and two errors resulted in ten runs for Slippery Rock. Six of the runs were unearned.
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The BlueSox ignored the ten run deficit and kept on hitting, scoring six runs over the next two innings. The Sliders, however, responded with a Matt Baer grand slam to left field to extend the lead again.
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A run scored in every half inning through four innings. The game was suspended with two outs in the top of the fifth inning. It will be continued from that point at a later date.
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The BlueSox will have their first rest day in two weeks on Sunday before traveling to Chillicothe for games on Monday and Tuesday evening.
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