INDIANAPOLIS – Butler will play three games against Valparaiso this weekend at Bulldog Park. On Friday, Butler will play as the home team at 4 PM. On Saturday, Valpo will play as the home team in each game of the doubleheader at starts at noon.
 
Probable Starters
RHP Connor Schultz vs. RHP Easton Rhodehouse
RHP Jack Myers vs. RHP Colin Fields
TBA vs. RHP Trent Turzenski
 
Scouting Valparaiso
Valpo is 4-10 on the year with all 14 games coming on the road. They recently took a 6-3 loss at #14 Notre Dame on Tuesday. Steven Fitzsimmons, Kyle Schmack and Kaleb Hannahs are the top offensive weapons on the roster. Fitzsimmons and Schmack are near the team lead with seven runs scored each. Fitzsimmons holds a .283 average and Schmack is close behind at .278. Hannahs has started in all 14 games and has a .255 BA.
 
Friday's starter is slated to be Easton Rhodehouse, a right-hander with a 1-1 record over his first four starts. Rhodehouse has a 4.63 ERA and 16 strikeouts over 11.2 innings of action. Game one of the doubleheader will belong to Colin Fields. The strikeout king on the roster, Fields has sat down 25 batters over 19 innings. He is 1-2 with a 3.32 ERA. The final starter will be right-hander Trent Turzenski. At 1-3 overall, Turzenski has 18 strikeouts in 19.1 innings. He is 1-3 on the hill with a 6.52 ERA.
 
BIG EAST Standings
Villanova 6-2
St. John's 9-5
UConn 7-11
Seton Hall 5-8
Butler 3-5
Creighton 4-7
Xavier 5-9
Georgetown 0-0
 
Seven over .300
Butler has seven student-athletes batting over .300 this season. Dan Harwood, Robbie McCargar and Luka Galdoni are tied at the top with a .333 BA. Brody McGrath and every day starter James Gargano are next at .304 and .303. Kollyn All is also a member of this group with a .300 BA.
 
Streaks
Andy Bennett is on a four-game hitting streak. Teammate Freddie Matos has also reached base safely in eight-straight games.
 
Multi-Hit Games
Brody McGrath and James Gargano have provided Butler with multiple hits in a single game three times this season. The only Bulldog to have multiple RBI games for BU is Matos with three.
 
Up Next
Butler and Ball State will play a split three-game series this weekend. Action will start on Thursday with Easter landing on Sunday. Ball State will host the game Thursday with a 3 PM first pitch. The two teams will play at Bulldog Park on Friday with a 4 PM start. The final game will move back to Muncie, with BSU hosting at 1 PM.