INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Butler softball team trailed briefly against cross-town foe IUPUI but came back to earn a 6-3 win. The Jaguars (3-15) led 2-0 after three innings, but the Bulldogs (9-18) scored three runs in both the fourth and fifth innings and held on for the three-run victory.
How It Happened
IUPUI hit a bases loaded single in the top of the third to take a 2-0 lead that held through three full innings.
In the bottom of the fourth,
Ella White and
Cate Lehner reached on singles, and a
Monique Hoosen double to left center brought White home.
Olivia Moxley (2-3, 2 RBI, 2B) followed with a single to right, sending both Lehner and Hoosen across. Butler led, 3-2, going into the fifth.
To start the bottom of the fifth, the Jaguars made a pitching change.
Kaylee Gross led off with a double down the right field line and then stole third.
Paige Dorsett hit a hard single to the shortstop, allowing Gross to tag home. Dorsett advanced to second on a passed ball and was replaced on the bases by
Emily Todor. White reached first after being hit by a pitch, and
Kieli Ryan doubled into the gap in right center and pushed both Todor and White home. The Dawgs were now up, 6-2.
In the top of the seventh, Butler made a pitching change. With one out, IUPUI began to rally. With runners on second and third and two outs, a Jaguars single cut the lead to 6-3. A hard-hit ball in the right-center gap was snagged in the air by Gross, ending the game.
Mackenzie Griman (4-7) started for Butler in the circle and earned her fourth win of the season. In 6.0 innings she allowed two runs on eight hits. She allowed no walks and struck out four.
Sydney Cammon (1.0 IP, 2 H, R, BB) entered at the top of the seventh and finished the game.
Bulldog Bits
- Kaylee Gross's double was her fourth of the season and the fifth of her career. Her stolen base was her seventh of the season and the ninth of her career.
- Monique Hoosen's double was her fifth of the season and the 11th of her career.
- Cate Lehner's stolen base was the second in as many games and the second of her career.
Up Next
Butler travels to Providence for a three-game BIG EAST series from Mar. 24-26.
