Game Information – Illinois-Chicago
DATE:                        Tuesday, April 12
LOCATION:               Indianapolis, Ind. / softball field
LIVE STATS:             link
LIVE VIDEO:             Flo/Butler+
 
Full Notes

The Butler softball team will be in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Apr. 12, for a non-conference game with UIC. The first pitch is scheduled for 3:00 pm. (A previously scheduled game the following day, Wednesday, Apr. 13, against Miami (Ohio), has been canceled.)

The Bulldogs (21-14, 9-5 BIG EAST) currently sit in third in the conference standings behind UConn and Providence. Butler most recently won two of three in a BIG EAST series at St. John's.

Bulldog Bits                                                        
           (as of 4-10-22)

• Karli Ricketts leads the BIG EAST (37th nationally) in hits allowed/7 innings (4.41) and is second (63rd) in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.62). She also comes in at number two (75th) in strikeouts (111) as well as walks allowed/7 innings (1.71). Ricketts ranks fifth in strikeouts/7 innings (7.9).
• Lauren Fey ranks first in the BIG EAST (34th nationally) as toughest to strikeout, averaging 21.0 at bats per strikeout. Her twelve stolen bases put her seventh in stolen bases/game (.35).
• Monique Hoosen leads the BIG EAST (94th nationally) in home runs (9) and is fifth in slugging percentage (0.679). She ranks sixth in walks/game (0.56).
• Ellie Boyer leads the BIG EAST and is 71st nationally with 0.18 sacrifice bunts per game.
• Ella White's four sacrifice flies lead the BIG EAST and put her 8th nationally.
• Alyssa Graves ranks second in the BIG EAST with 5.62 hits allowed/inning. She ranks second (71st nationally) with 8.7 strikeouts per seven innings and seventh with 88 strikeouts.
• Bri Avery's 13 stolen bases put her in fifth in the conference in stolen bases/game (.37).
   
• Monique Hoosen's nine home runs this season have moved her into a tie for fourth on Butler's all-time list for home runs in one season. With twelve in her career, she is now tied for tenth on that all-time list.
• With 30 total wins, Karli Ricketts is now tied for seventh on Butler's all-time list.
   

SCOUTING UIC
Series Record: UIC leads, 46-17
Last Meeting: March 27, 2019 - Indianapolis, Ind. - UIC 4, Butler 2 (8 innings)

• The Flames have won the previous two games in the series, while the programs have each won five of the last ten.

UIC's previous series: The Flames won one and lost two to Green Bay.

• UIC is 7-22 overall with three losses to Stanford, two losses to #24 South Florida, and a loss to DePaul.
• UIC trails its opponents in runs (80-151), hits (175-219), RBIs (71-120), and stolen bases (11-37).
• Batting leaders for the Flames include Tara McElligott (.324), Maica Ingles (.314) and Dee Dee Caskey (.260).
• UIC most often relies on pitchers Christina Toniolo (3-12, 85.2 IP, 3.99 ERA, 52 K), Alyssa McIntosh (2-2, 28.1 IP, 5.72 ERA, 16 K), and Carlee Jo Clark (2-17, 53.0 IP, 5.94 ERA, 25 K).