CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A trio of Chillicothe pitchers combined to limit the Butler BlueSox to one run on four hits as the Paints grabbed a 3-1 Prospect League victory Thursday night.

The Paints' Clayton Schulz pitched the first seven innings, giving up one run on three hits to the BlueSox before relievers Mark Williams and Chadd Steinborn recorded a scoreless eighth and ninth, respectively.

Butler's Brian Billigen tripled to lead off the game and came home on Zach Noonan's single.

Tom Kahl shouldered the defeat for Butler (9-8), giving up three runs on eight hits, striking out four and walking none in eight innings.

• Slippery Rock's road game against the North Coast (Ohio) Knights was rained out.