Weekend Schedule (EST)
3/17: Saint Louis at Butler – 4:00 PM
3/18: Saint Louis at Butler – 2:00 PM
3/19: Saint Louis at Butler – 1:00 PM

Projected Starters
Friday: LHP Jeff Schank vs. RHP Miller Hogan
Saturday: RHP Ryan Pepiot vs. LHP Devin Mahoney
Sunday: LHP Connor Mitchell vs. RHP Jackson Wark

INDIANAPOLIS – The Bulldogs will play four games at home this week beginning with a 4 PM tilt vs. Lewis (1-11) on Wednesday afternoon. The three-game weekend series will feature Butler hosting Saint Louis (13-2).

BIG EAST Standings
1) St. John's 11-1
2) Butler 9-6
3) Georgetown 9-6
4) Seton Hall 7-8
5) Xavier 6-9
6) Villanova 2-10
7) Creighton 1-10
 
Scouting Saint Louis
The Billikens are 14-2 this year with quality wins over Notre Dame (2x), Santa Clara and Creighton. They recently took a loss at home to Northern Illinois. Their only other loss came at a neutral site against Michigan.
 
Aaron Case is the big man on campus for Saint Louis. A starter in all 15 games this year, Case has 21 hits in 57 at-bats to post a .368 batting average. He has five doubles, two triples and three home runs giving him 18 RBI. The team leader in RBI's is Parker Sniatynski who has 21 over the first 15 games of the season.
 
Miller Hogan, Devin Mahoney, and Jackson Wark are all options to get the start this weekend. Hogan has the best numbers of anyone on the staff with a 3-0 record that goes along with a 0.75 ERA. His 21 strikeouts also serve as the team-high. Mahoney is also 3-0 on the year, but his ERA rests at 5.50. Wark is 2-1 on the year with a 5.79 ERA.
 
Last Year at Saint Louis
The Billikens won last year's weekend series on their home diamond 2-1. Game one went to Saint Louis 9-4 while game two went to Butler 8-6. The getaway game was down to the wire, but Saint Louis held off BU 13-12.
 
Five-Day Forecast
Temps rise to 50 over the weekend, but there is a 70% chance of rain on Friday. Windy conditions could be an issue on Saturday (20 MPH) and the series will come to a close with the sun shining on Sunday.
 
On the Mound
The Bulldogs will throw their normal rotation of Jeff Schank, Ryan Pepiot and Connor Mitchell for the weekend. Schank has been brilliant on the mound this season with a 2-1 record that includes a 0.67 ERA and 37 strikeouts in just 27 innings of action. Pepiot also has more strikeouts than innings pitched with 30 K's and only 19 complete innings. Mitchell rounds out this group with a 2-0 record that includes a 1.99 ERA.
 
Hitting Streaks
Jordan Lucio holds the longest hitting streak of the season at six, however the longest current streak belongs to Garrett Christman. Christman has a hit in four-straight games and is coming off a 1-for-3 game with an RBI and a run scored against Fort Wayne.
 
Reached Base Steak
Gehrig Parker reached base safely in 11-straight games at the start of the season, but saw his streak snapped at Presbyterian on March 7. The longest current streak belongs to Garrett Christman who has reached base safely in five-straight games.
 
5-for-5
Michael Hartnagel went 5-for-5 at Furman with three RBI and a run scored. It marked the second time in Hartnagel's career where he recorded five hits in a single game. Last year he recorded five hits at St. John's on May 8. The school record for most hits in a single game is six, held by Kyle Waggoner who played for BU during the 2010 season.
 
Off and Running
Butler has 16 stolen bases as a team over the first 15 games of the regular season. Tyler Houston is responsible for nine of the 16 swipes and Chris Maranto ranks second on the team with three.
 
Team National Rankings
Stat, Ranking (Value)
Strikeouts Per Nine Innings, 22nd (10.0)
Shutouts, 29th (2)
Hits Allowed Per Nine Innings, 43rd (7.69)
Earned Run Average, 57th (3.43)
WHIP, 59th (1.29)
 
Individual National Rankings
Player; Stat, Ranking (Value)
Tyler Houston; Stolen Bases, 12th (9)
Chris Myjak; Saves, 15th (4)
Jeff Schank; Strikeouts, 16th (37)
Jeff Schank; Earned Run Average, 29th (0.67)
Jeff Schank; Hits Allowed Per Nine Innings, 36th (4.67)
Michael Hartnagel; Batting Average, 47th (.426)
Michael Hartnagel; On-Base Percentage, 78th (.500)
 
Up Next
Butler's home stand will come to a close with a 4PM game against DePauw on Tuesday, March 21. They will return to action with a three-game road trip at Ohio over the weekend.