Butler Bulldogs top St. John’s Red Storm 7‑3 in Big East clash

NEW YORK (Interstat) — Grayson Bradberry pitched six shutout innings and Charlie Schebler drove in three runs as Butler defeated St. John’s 7-3 on Thursday afternoon at Jack Kaiser Stadium. Bradberry allowed no hits, struck out six and yielded two unearned runs. Schebler went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs. Alex Kanipe tossed three scoreless innings of relief with one strikeout. Butler scored four runs in the top of the third inning, keyed by RBIs from Danny Gavin, Matthew Rhoades and Schebler. Logan Crock added three hits and an RBI. For St. John’s, Victor Frederick struck out five over 3 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits. Dylan Fitzsimmons had two hits and an RBI. The Bulldogs improved to 18-31, while the Red Storm fell to 28-24. Butler outhit St. John’s 13-9.