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22-23 SB Olivia Moxley - fall
5
Winner Butler BUTLER 2-10
2
Louisiana Monroe ULM 8-7
Winner
Butler BUTLER
2-10
5
Final
2
Louisiana Monroe ULM
8-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Butler BUTLER 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 5 6 2
Louisiana Monroe ULM 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 1

W: Griman, Mackenzie (1-5) L: Abrams, V (1-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Joey Gruner

@ButlerSoftball Picks Up Second Win of Season

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Butler softball team defeated Louisiana-Monroe, 5-2, in its opening game of the UAB Green & Gold Classic in Birmingham, Ala. The Bulldogs are now 2-10 on the season.
 
Due to rainy weather, all game times for the weekend have been shifted, and all are updated on butlersports.com.
 
Game 1: Butler- 5, Louisiana-Monroe- 2 (7 innings)
 
Butler got on the board first, scoring two runs in the third inning. After Kieli Ryan hit a lead-off double, Olivia Moxley (2-3, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R) tripled to push Ryan across. During the next at bat, Moxley scored on a wild pitch, giving the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead that held through four innings.
 
In the fifth, Cate Lehner reached on an error and then stole second. Kaylee Gross doubled to left field and knocked Lehner across. Gross advanced to third on a wild pitch, and Ella White then drew a walk. In an attempt to steal second, White was caught in a run-down, giving Gross enough time to score prior to White being tagged out. Butler led 4-0 and maintained the lead through six.
 
In the top of the seventh, Moxley connected on a solo home run to give the Bulldogs a five-run cushion.
 
In the bottom half of the final frame, Louisiana-Monroe's bats finally came to life. The Warhawks hit a bases-loaded double, scoring two, but a final strikeout ended the rally and the game.
 
Mackenzie Griman (1-5) pitched a complete game for Butler and picked up her first win of the season. In seven complete innings, she allowed two runs (both earned) on six hits and one walk while striking out three.
 
Bulldog Bits
  • Olivia Moxley hit both her first triple and her first home run of her Butler career.
  • Kieli Ryan's double was the second of her freshman season.
  • The double for Kaylee Gross was her first of the season and the second of her career.
  • Cate Lehner's stolen base was her second of the season.
  • Mackenzie Griman notched her first win of the season and the ninth of her career. It was her third complete game this season.
Up Next
Butler plays games two and three (of five) at the UAB Green & Gold Classic in Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday, Feb. 25. On the schedule for the Bulldogs are Alabama-Birmingham, at 1:15 p.m. ET / 12:15 p.m. CT, and Cleveland State, at 5:45 p.m. ET / 4:45 p.m. CT.
 
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