LACEY, Wash. - Behind a nearly lights out start from Finnley Butler, Saint Martin's knocked off Puget Sound in their home opener, 5-3, on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
 
Saint Martin's (2-6) jumped on the Loggers (3-4) in the bottom of the first, scoring a run on a throwing error by UPS. SMU added to their lead in the third inning when Chayson Dulatre ripped a single down the left field line, scoring both Cody Chavis, and Aaron Renaud.
 
It wasn't until the fifth inning that Puget Sound managed to get through Butler, as the Loggers connected for a solo blast to right center to break the shutout.
 
Saint Martin's answered right back in the bottom half of the fifth, scoring on a suicide bunt from Chavis, bringing in Mark Steward. The final run of the game for the Saints came in the sixth on a sac fly from Hunter Kosmider, scoring Steward again.
 
Puget Sound managed to give the Saints a scare in the ninth, scoring two runs but the rally was cut short on a game-ending groundout to short.
 
Butler (1-0) went five innings, allowing only the one lone run on three hits, with three strikeouts. Ryan Driscoll pitched two shutout innings out of the pen, followed by DJ Akiyama closing the game and the final two innings.
 
The Saints travel to Hawaii for a five-game series against Hawaii Pacific, starting Friday, Feb. 18 at 8:00 PM.