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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler will play a three-game series at Campbell this weekend. Action in Buies Creek N.C. will get underway on Friday, Feb. 24 with a 5 PM first pitch. The Bulldogs head into the matchup with a 2-2 overall record. Campbell is 3-1 on the young season after defeating #11 East Carolina in extra innings on Tuesday night.
 
Weekend Schedule
Friday, Feb. 24 – 5 PM
Saturday, Feb. 25 – 3 PM
Sunday, Feb. 26 – 1 PM
 
Projected Starters
LHP Cory Bosecker vs. RHP Cade Kuehler
RHP Aaron Barokas vs. RHP Chance Daquila
RHP Shane Kilfoyle vs. TBA
 
Scouting Campbell
Last year's Campbell team finished with a 41-19 record, capturing the Big South regular season crown, the conference tournament title, and punching their ticket to the NCAA tournament. The Fighting Camels have begun 2023 3-1 after beating Rutgers in a three-game series 2-1 and most recently taking down No. 11 East Carolina. Campbell's Logan Jordan hit an RBI single in the 10th to cap the 6-5 win over the nationally ranked East Carolina team.
 
Right-handers Cade Keuhler and Chance Daquila are likely to get starts this weekend against the Bulldogs. Keuhler made 15 starts last year recording a 4-6 record, 4.07 ERA, striking out a program-record 111 batters, ranking 14th nationally in hits allowed per nine at 6.11, and notching Big South's lowest opposing batting average, .184. In his lone appearance this year, Keuhler pitched five innings, allowing five hits, two runs, while striking out eight batters against Rutgers. Daquila is a transfer from Catawba Valley where he posted a 9-3 record. The redshirt junior earned a win against Rutgers in his first start of the season and Campbell debut. He tossed five scoreless innings allowing only one hit while striking out five. Daquila's performance led to a two-hit shutout performance from Campbell.
 
BIG EAST Player of the Week
Joey Urban shined in his Bulldog debut, batting .438 (7-for-16) over four games against Farleigh Dickinson. The freshman posted a 1.062 slugging percentage and registered a .500 on base percentage, tallying at least one run, hit and RBI in all four games. Overall, Urban tallied six runs, six RBI, two home runs, a triple and earned a walk, while also putting out 14 for a perfect fielding percentage on defense.
 
Reached Base Streak
Jake DeFries, Xavier Carter, Kyle Van Liere, Joey Urban and Carter Dorighi reached base safely in all four games over opening weekend.
 
Heavy Hitters
DeFries, Dorighi, Urban and Carter all head to Campbell with four-game hitting streaks.
 
Top of the Order
Dorighi, DeFries and Carter were the top three hitters in the lineup in each game vs. Fairleigh Dickinson.
 
On the Move
The Bulldogs stole eight bases (8-9) over the first four games of the season. Seven different players accounted for the eight and DeFries led the way with two.
 
Top BA
Carter Dorighi hit .444 against FDU with eight hits in 18 at-bats. The BU newcomer scored five runs and posted three RBI. Dorighi had three multi-hit games in Lexington. His extra base hit (2B) moved his slugging percentage to .500 and three walks raised his on-base percentage to .524.
 
Get on Base
Four Bulldogs have an on-base percentage of .500 or higher. Kollyn All leads the group at .545.
 
Going, Going, Gone
Joey Urban and Jake DeFries hit home runs for Butler in Lexington. Urban hit two homers helping him generate six total RBI. He hit one in game one of the series and wrapped up the weekend with another on Sunday. DeFries went yard in game three of the FDU series. His three-run home run came in the bottom of the seventh.
 
Barokas Beats FDU
Aaron Barokas was terrific in his 2023 debut. The senior struck out three over five full innings limiting the Knights to just one hit and no runs keeping his ERA at 0.00.
 
Schedule Update
Butler will now host a three-game series vs. Northwestern. The Wildcats will be in Indianapolis for a Saturday doubleheader on March 18. The two teams will also play a single game on Sunday with a 2 PM first pitch. Butler's last three-game series vs. a Big Ten opponent came in 2018 at Indiana.
 
Up Next
The Bulldogs are scheduled to play at Indiana on Tuesday, Feb. 28. The forecast is promising for the 4 PM first pitch with a high of 45 degrees.