Butler Clobbers Fairborn 13-3

FAIRBORN — On a day when Butler hardly needed a hero, Max Rubins packed his cape anyway.

The senior shortstop went a perfect 4-for-4 and drove in two, powering a balanced offensive effort as the Aviators rolled past Fairborn 13–3 on Friday to complete the series sweep and stay perfect at 14–0 (9–0 MVL).

The Aviators wasted no time getting started. Mason Reckner doubled home two runs in the top of the first, Rubins followed with an RBI double of his own, and Davis Ketterer capped the inning with a run-scoring single to give the Aviators a quick 4–0 lead.

Rubins wasn’t done.

He added singles in the third, fifth, and sixth innings—spraying the ball to all fields and setting the table for a lineup that tallied 14 hits and stole nine bases on the afternoon.

The sixth inning proved the knockout punch, as Butler pushed across five runs on four hits, including a two-run double from Paxton Dwenger and RBI singles from Jackson Schilling and Rubins.

Ketterer (4-0) earned the win on the mound, working the first three innings and allowing just three runs on six hits. He was backed by clean relief appearances from Tate Richardson (5K) and Will Kitchen (2K), who combined to blank the Skyhawks over the final three innings.

Reckner finished with two RBIs, while Schilling and Russ Stratman each collected multiple hits.

Koby Dues and Schilling swiped two bags apiece, part of a Butler team effort that was aggressive on the basepaths and sharp in execution from start to finish.

The Aviators will get a weekend off before traveling to Xenia on Monday to open a series with the Buccs at 5:00 pm.