Butz helps Kirkwood reach .500
VERO BEACH, Fla. - Tyler Butz went 3-for-4 and drove in five runs Sunday as Kirkwood belted Massasoit, 16-5, on its spring trip to Vero Beach, Fla.
Kirkwood nipped Riverland, 5-4, in its other game Sunday to reach the .500 mark with a 6-6 record.
Butz, a Prairie grad, had a double, triple and scored two runs against Massasoit. The Eagles exploded for 12 runs in the fourth inning to erase a 3-0 deficit and cruise to victory.
Sulliam Rios Reyes, Randy Perez, Luke Hassman, Toran Shahidi and Jack Fitzgerald had two hits against Massosoit. Hassman drove in three runs.