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Bannon Celebrates Birthday with Six Hits as Baseball Beats Butler 17-12

CINCINNATI – Junior Rylan Bannon had a career-best performance on his birthday, going 6-for-6 at the plate as Xavier baseball defeated Butler 17-12 on Saturday at Hayden Field.

Bannon's hit total was a career-high and the most by a Musketeer since at least 2004. He added his team and league-leading 12th homer of the year in the game as well, going yard for the fourth time in five games.

XU also got a grand slam from Mitch Gallagher in the fifth inning, part of a six-run eruption that effectively put the game away.