The Bulldogs split a pair of games at the Hilltopper Classic Sunday. Butler defeated Indiana State, 6-4, before falling to host Western Kentucky, 3-0, in Bowling Green, Ky.

With the results, Butler is now 5-7 on the season with a pair of games remaining in the four-game event.

In the opener against Indiana, it was senior Sammy Andersen who provided the big hit for the Bulldogs. After ISU took a 4-3 lead in the top of the fifth inning, Andersen stepped to the plate with one on and one out. She belted a home run over the right center fence to give Butler a 5-4 lead.

Payton Longest added an insurance run in the sixth inning with a RBI single that plated Emily Perrelle.

Butler struck first with a three-run first inning. Freshman Karli Ricketts was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to push across the first run. Claire Gilliland followed with a two-run single.

Andersen went 3-for-3 at the plate. She and fellow senior Jenna Foreman combined for five of the Bulldogs' eight hits.

Kaitlin Doud came on in relief of starter Alyssa Graves. Doud pitched the final 4.1 innings, scattering four hits and allowing only one earned run. She picked up her first win of the season (1-2).

In the second game against host Western Kentucky, the Bulldogs ran into WKU pitcher Kennedy Sullivan, who struck out a career-high 16 Bulldogs. She improved to 6-0 on the season. Butler mustered only three hits and four walks. One of those hits was a double from pinch-hitter Elyse Babb.

WKU scored two runs in the second and one in the third off Ricketts, who got the start for the Bulldogs. She allowed eight hits and the three runs.

The Bulldogs continue play in Bowling Green with a pair of games on Monday. Butler will face off with Cleveland State before matching up with Indiana State for a second time. The first pitch is set for 10 a.m. (Central) and live stats will be available for both games.