Little things working for Butler
The little things made a big difference Monday night.
The Butler baseball team executed hit-and-run plays, moved runners along with bunts (and with a suicide squeeze), stole bases — including a swipe of home — and had two more batters hit by pitches.
Meanwhile, Pine-Richland had a runner thrown out at home, one picked off first base and had two more runners gunned down trying to steal.
The Golden Tornado won the battle of the little things and in turn the war in downing the Rams 9-4 in the section opener for both teams at Kelly Automotive Park.
“I sit back and I'll watch games on TV,” said Butler coach Cody Herald. “The game has changed so much. Now it's all drive the ball over the fence.
“We do the small stuff.”
Butler did a lot of the small stuff against Pine-Richland on another night best suited for football or pond hockey than baseball with a steady snow falling throughout the game.
“The big difference on this team is they are buying into the team, not, 'I need to do this.'” Herald said. “It's more of, 'What can I do to produce something?'
A full story appears in the Butler Eagle.
