INDIANAPOLIS – The Bulldogs will travel to Alabama for a pair of midweek games on Tuesday and Wednesday. North Alabama will host Butler on ESPN+ on Tuesday evening at 5 PM. Wednesday's tilt at Alabama A&M will feature a 3 PM start time.
 
Projected Starters
March 12: LHP Joe Graziano vs. LHP Adam Mancour
March 13: RHP Alex Voss vs. TBD

Last Weekend
Butler swept a three-game series against Purdue Fort Wayne over the weekend to improve to 8-5 on the season. The Bulldogs hit .352 as a team against the Mastodons with seven doubles, two triples and five home runs. Kyle Smith led the group in the hit column with two homers and a triple. Duncan Hewitt went 5-for-6 from the dish (.833) with one homer, one double and a team-high eight RBI.
 
On the mound, each BU starter picked up a win. Ryan Pepiot and Sam Hubbe each struck out 10 batters over six full innings of work. Connor Schultz struck out seven in his six-inning outing. As a team, Butler recorded 30 strikeouts and only walked five batters.
 
NCAA Rankings
Team
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings – 5th, 11.8*
Scoring – 8th, 8.7*
Triples – 11th, 7*
Slugging Percentage – 12th, .493
On-Base Percentage – 16th, .419*
ERA – 26th, 1.99*
Batting Average – 34th, .297
Home Runs – 35th, 15*
Runs – 36th, 113*

Player
Ryan Pepiot – 6th, 39 Strikeouts*
Ryan Pepiot – 7th, 15.72 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings*
Kyle Smith – 11th, 6 Home Runs*
Kyle Smith – 12th, .896 Slugging Percentage*
Kyle Smith – 13th, 21 Runs*
Harrison Freed – 15th, 22 RBI*
Harrison Freed – 16th, 45 Total Bases*
Connor Schultz – 23rd, 3 Victories*

*Leads BIG EAST