Game Information – Butler at Purdue Fort Wayne
DATE:                         Wednesday, Mar. 15
LOCATION:                Fort Wayne, Ind. / PFW Softball Field
LIVE STATS:                gomastodons.com
LIVE VIDEO:                 N/A
 
Full Notes

The Butler softball team travels to Fort Wayne on Wednesday for a midweek game against Purdue Fort Wayne. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. The Bulldogs (7-18) are coming off a three-game sweep of DePaul, while the Mastodons (5-15) most recently suffered a 10-1 loss at Indiana.

Bulldog Bits
                                                                             
(as of 3/12/23)

• Kieli Ryan has thrown out 8 runners attempting to steal. She sits atop the BIG EAST and is 10th nationally in that category. With 6 doubles, she ranks fourth in the conference in doubles per game.
• Monique Hoosen leads the BIG EAST (80th nationally) with 5 home runs. With 18 for her career, she is 7th on Butler's all-time list.
• Kaylee Gross has four sacrifice bunts this season, which ranks second in the BIG EAST in per-game average.
  
  vs. DePaul
• Kaylee Gross batted .778 in the three-game series, going 7-for-9 with five runs scored. She also stole three bases. In game three, she produced a career-high four hits.
• Sydney Carter went 4-for-7 (.571) with a double, three RBI, and two runs scored in the three-game series.
• Paige Dorsett had four RBI in the three-game series, going 5-for-10 with a game-winning home run in game one.
• Kieli Ryan produced four RBI off four hits, including three doubles, in the three-game series.
• Mackenzie Griman tallied a 0.88 ERA, a complete-game win, and an additional save in the series.
• Sydney Cammon's win in the circle was her first at Butler after transferring for graduate school.
• Butler scored a season-high 13 runs in game three. The previous high was nine (3/4 – Loyola-Chicago).
   

SCOUTING PURDUE FORT WAYNE (5-15, 0-0 Horizon League)
 
Series: Purdue Fort Wayne leads, 11-9-1                      
last game- 4/19/22 - Fort Wayne, Ind. - Butler 3, Purdue Fort Wayne 0
Butler has won the last three meetings, in 2017, 2019, and 2022
In 2011 & 2012, Purdue Fort Wayne won four straight
 
2023 wins include:  Green Bay, Bowling Green, Rhode Island, Eastern Kentucky
2023 losses include: #11 Virginia Tech, Indiana, Wisconsin, Miami (Ohio),
 
Purdue Fort Wayne vs. (opponents)

• runs:     47-96
• hits:       103-145
• RBI:       40-83
• SB:          18-48
• ERA:     5.68-2.39

Batting Leaders:

• Grace Hollopeter (.328) 4 HR, 11 RBI
• Taryn Jenkins (.315) 2 HR, 12 RBI
• Bailey Manos (.271) 7 SB

Pitching Leaders:

• Alyson Quinlan (1-4) 3.18 ERA, 32 K
• Alanah Jones (3-7) 5.53 ERA, 55 K
• Gracie Brinkerhoff (1-3) 10.12 ERA