Series Information – Creighton
DATE:                         Friday, April 22 – Sunday, April 24
LOCATION:                Indianapolis, Ind. / softball field
LIVE STATS:                Gm1 / Gm2 / Gm3
LIVE VIDEO:                Gm1 /          / Gm3
 
Full Notes

The Butler softball team is preparing for a BIG EAST series with Creighton from April 22-24. Game times are scheduled for Friday at 3 pm, Saturday at 1 pm, and Sunday at 12 pm.

The Bulldogs (23-14, 9-5 BIG EAST) are currently in third in the BIG EAST standings, trailing UConn and Villanova and sitting just in front of Providence. Butler most recently won a non-conference game against Purdue Fort Wayne. The Bluejays (14-21, 4-12) currently have the seventh spot in the conference standings.

Bulldog Bits                                                        
           (as of 4-17-22)

• Karli Ricketts leads the BIG EAST (36th nationally) in hits allowed/7 innings (4.41) and is second with a 2.42 ERA. She comes in at number three (63rd) in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.62) and walks allowed/7 innings (1.71). Her 111 strikeouts rank fourth (98th), and she landed fifth in strikeouts/7 innings (7.9).
• Lauren Fey ranks first in the BIG EAST (29th nationally) as toughest to strikeout, averaging 21.6 at bats per strikeout. Her thirteen stolen bases put her sixth in stolen bases/game (.37).
• Monique Hoosen is third in the BIG EAST with nine home runs and fourth in home runs/game (0.26). She ranks sixth in slugging percentage (0.671).
• Ella White's four sacrifice flies lead the BIG EAST and put her 11th nationally.
• Ellie Boyer leads the BIG EAST and is 63rd nationally with 0.17 sacrifice bunts per game.
• Alyssa Graves ranks second in the BIG EAST (65th nationally) with 8.7 strikeouts per seven innings. She also comes in at number two with 5.62 hits allowed/inning.
• Bri Avery's 14 stolen bases put her in fifth in the conference in stolen bases/game (.39).
   
• With her fourth home run this past Tuesday, Ella White has launched a long ball in two consecutive games.
• Bri Avery was 3-for-3 with two stolen bases against Purdue Fort Wayne.
• Lauren Fey's stolen base on Tuesday was her 14th of the season and the 47th of her career. She is now tied for fifth (Erin Jackson, 2008-2011) on Butler's all-time list for career stolen bases.
• Tuesday's win for Alyssa Graves was the 36th of her career, tying her fifth (Jennifer Chasteen, '07-'08, '10-'11) on Butler's all-time list.
• Karli Ricketts' five strikeouts against Purdue Fort Wayne puts her career total at 436, landing her in the fifth spot on Butler's all-time list.
   

SCOUTING CREIGHTON
Series Record: Creighton leads, 11-7
Last Meeting: April 19-20, 2019 - Omaha, Neb. -  Gm1: Creighton 3, Butler 0;   Gm2: Creighton 4, Butler 3;   Gm3: Butler 8, Creighton 0.

• Butler won 2-of-3 in the 2016 series, while Creighton won 2-of-3 in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Creighton's previous series: The Bluejays lost their most recent BIG EAST series to Villanova, losing all three games by the scores of 1-9, 5-7 (8), and 5-10. In a non-conference game with Omaha on Tuesday, Creighton lost, 3-9.

• The Bluejays are 14-21 overall with two wins against Providence and three losses to both UConn and Villanova.
• Creighton's starters trail their opponents in runs (148-183), RBIs (159-178), and stolen bases (14-51) and lead in hits (263-259).
• Batting leaders for the Bluejays include Kailey Wilson (.429), Emma Rosonke (.344), and Cayla Nielsen (.328).
• Creighton most often relies on pitchers Mikayla Santa Cruz (4-7, 64.2 IP, 5.20 ERA, 59 K), Kate Mullally (4-5, 42.2 IP, 3.28 ERA, 31 K), and Alexis Wiggins (3-3, 42.0 IP, 5.33 ERA, 32 K).