Game Information – Indiana State
DATE:                       Wednesday, April 6
LOCATION:              Terre Haute, Ind. / Price Field
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Full Notes

The Butler softball team is headed to southern Indiana on Wednesday for a non-conference game with Indiana State. This will be the second meeting for the programs this season, as the Sycamores won, 7-1, in early March at the Blues City Classic. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:00 pm.

The Bulldogs are currently 19-12 overall, most recently taking one of three games in a series with BIG EAST leading UConn.

Bulldog Bits                                                        
           (as of 4-3-22)

• Karli Ricketts leads the BIG EAST (44th nationally) in hits allowed/7 innings (4.46) and is second in ERA (2.31). She also comes in at number two (63rd) in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.89) as well as walks allowed/7 innings (1.57). Ricketts ranks third in the conference (95th) with 93 strikeouts.
• Lauren Fey ranks first in the BIG EAST (29th nationally) as toughest to strikeout, averaging 22.5 at bats per strikeout. She is also tied for the lead in the conference with a .378 batting average. Her eleven stolen bases put her seventh in stolen bases/game (.37).
• Bri Avery is tied for the lead in the BIG EAST with a .378 batting average and is fourth with 13 stolen bases (87th) as well as stolen bases/game (.42).
• Monique Hoosen leads the BIG EAST in home runs (8) and is fourth in slugging percentage (0.682). She is also fourth with two sacrifice flies.
• Ellie Boyer leads the BIG EAST and is 80th nationally with 0.17 sacrifice bunts per game.
• Ella White's three sacrifice flies lead the BIG EAST and put her 29th nationally. Her nine doubles put her in fourth in the conference with 0.30/game.
• Alyssa Graves ranks second in the BIG EAST with 5.63 hits allowed/inning. She ranks third (74th nationally) with 8.7 strikeouts per seven innings and fourth with 87 strikeouts.
   
• With her 28th career win last weekend, Karli Ricketts has moved into a tie for ninth on Butler's all-time list.
• With 497.2 career innings pitched, Alyssa Graves has now moved into the sixth position on Butler's all-time list.
• Monique Hoosen's home run last weekend was her eighth of the season, tying her for seventh on Butler's all-time list. She is tied with Karli Ricketts in that position, along with four former Bulldogs.
   

SCOUTING INDIANA STATE
Series Record: Indiana State leads, 33-19
Last Meeting: March 5, 2022 - Memphis, Tenn. - Indiana State 7, Butler 1

• Indiana State has won six of the previous ten meetings with Butler.

Indiana State's previous series: The Sycamores won one and lost two to Illinois State.

• Indiana State is 17-14 with losses to Iowa and Memphis. The Sycamores went 2-1 against Valparaiso.
• For the season, the Sycamores lead their opponents in hits (221-202), runs (136-123), and RBIs (118-109).
• Batting leaders for Indiana State include Bella Peterson (.384), Isabella Henning (.352), and Lexie Siwek (.299).
• Pitching standouts for the Sycamores are Lexi Benko (8-7, 105.2 IP, 2.25 ERA, 57 K), Cassi Newbanks (4-6, 62.2 IP, 4.02 ERA, 36 K), and Lydsi Adamson (3-1, 20.0 IP, 5.60 ERA, 14 K).