INDIANAPOLIS – Butler and Georgetown will end the 2021 regular season with a four-game series at Smith Stadium. The games shifted to College Park, Maryland due to Montgomery County's guidelines surrounding COVID-19.
 
Updated Schedule
Thursday, May 20 – 3PM (Doubleheader)
Friday, May 21 – 1 PM
Saturday May 22 – 1 PM
 
Probable Starters
Thursday: RHP Jack Myers vs. RHP Jae Gnazzo
Thursday: RHP Nick Miketinac vs. RHP Carter Bosch
Friday: LHP Nick Eaton vs. TBD
Saturday: RHP John MacCauley vs. TBD
 
BIG EAST Standings
Creighton 13-4, 21-11
Seton Hall 16-7, 23-19
UConn 9-4, 26-16
Xavier 13-9, 23-22
St. John's 9-14, 18-19
Villanova 7-11, 19-13
Butler 5-12, 11-22
Georgetown 5-16, 5-22
 
BIG EAST Schedule (May 20 – May 22)
Butler at Georgetown
Seton Hall at UConn
Villanova at St. John's
Xavier at Creighton
 
Butler vs. Georgetown at Maryland
Butler's series at Georgetown has been moved to Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium on the campus of the University of Maryland. The field was moved to its current location in 1952. It has seating capacity for 2,500 fans and has a FieldTurf playing surface.
 
Bulldog Bits
- The Bulldogs are 10-4 this year when they score first
- Jonah Wichman jumped into the starting lineup for the first time in his career vs. St. John's (5/14)
- Jack Myers leads the team in innings pitched (58.2)
- Nick Eaton has been on the mound for Butler's last two wins
- Connor Schultz leads the team with 53 strikeouts
- James Gargano leads BU in hits (34) and runs scored (27)
- Brody McGrath is batting .308 vs. BIG EAST opponents
- Four of Dan Harwood's five home runs this season have come against conference opponents
- Butler's last road game was at Xavier on April 18
- James Gargano is hitting .424 when batting with two outs
- Dan Harwood is batting .360 with runners in scoring position

Scouting Georgetown
The Hoyas lost to George Washington on Tuesday night by the final score of 15-4. There were 29 total walks in their last non-conference game of the 2021 season. The setback moved their overall record to 5-22.
 
In BIG EAST play, Georgetown is 5-16 this year with a recent 5-1 victory over Xavier. Eddie McCabe, AJ Lotsis and Andrew Ciufo are some of the top players in the lineup. McCabe leads Georgetown with a .229 batting average. He has 19 hits, including two doubles and a homer. Lotsis is holding onto a .202 BA and is the team leader in runs scored with eight. Ciufo has some speed with four stolen bases this season. He is also the team leader in RBI's with 12.
 
The top two pitchers on the staff are Carter Bosch and Nolan McCarthy. Bosch is 1-2 on the hill with a 3.33 ERA. He has 35 strikeouts over 27 innings pitched and has only allowed five extra base hits. Opponents are hitting just .148 against right-hander in 2021. McCarthy has one more strikeout than Bosch to lead the team with 36. He is 0-3 this year with a 3.48 ERA. Over 33.2 innings of work, McCarthy has only walked eight batters.
 
All-Time Series
The Bulldogs and Hoyas have each recorded nine wins in this series dating back to the 2014 season when Butler joined the BIG EAST. Neither team has put together a clean sweep either. BU won two games in 2018, 2017, and 2016. Georgetown won the weekend series 2-1 in 2019, 2015 and 2014. At Georgetown, Butler is 4-5 with their last win coming 3-2 a year ago in the opener.
 
BIG EAST Rankings
- Georgetown's Carter Bosch leads the league in hits allowed per nine innings (4.67).
- Connor Schultz ranks second in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.82).
- Dan Harwood ranks third in slugging percentage (.622).
 
#BIGEASTBase Weekly Honor Roll
Nick Eaton helped BU find the win column against SJU with a two-hit, one-run, seven-inning complete game against the Johnnies. Eaton struck out three in the 4-1 win and did not issue a walk. He got BU to the finish line on 99 pitches.
 
On the Move
James Gargano stole a base in each game vs. St. John's last weekend. He leads the team with nine steals in just 10 attempts.
 
Reached Base Streak
James Gargano has reached base safely in nine-straight games for Butler. The longest streak of the season for BU belongs to Freddie Matos who reached base in 13-straight games earlier this season.
 
Up Next
The top four teams in the BIG EAST standings will make up the tournament field for the BIG EAST Championship. Action at Prasco Park (Mason, Ohio) will start on May 27 and a champion will be crowned by May 30.