Xavier 12, at Butler 10

INDIANAPOLIS (Interstat) — Ashton Chronister pitched six innings of no-hit baseball but Xavier withstood a five-run Butler rally in the ninth inning to win 12-10 on Saturday afternoon at Bulldog Park. Chronister, the top star for Xavier, allowed four earned runs on zero hits, striking out four and walking four. The Musketeers improved to 24-27 overall and 12-11 in the Big East. Butler fell to 17-30 and 5-18. Xavier opened the scoring in the first inning. Jorge Valdes singled, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Luke Hammond. The Musketeers loaded the bases in the fifth… Read more...