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Game Information – Butler at Indiana
DATE:                         Tuesday, March 28
LOCATION:                Bloomington, Ind. / Andy Mohr Field
LIVE STATS:                iuhoosiers.com
LIVE AUDIO:                HoosiersTV (audio only)
 
Full Notes

The Butler softball team travels to Bloomington, Ind., on Tuesday, Mar. 28, for a midweek clash with the Indiana Hoosiers. The Bulldogs (12-18, 6-0 BIG EAST) are on an eight-game winning streak as they are coming off a three-game sweep of Providence. The Hoosiers (22-9, 3-0 Big Ten) most recently swept Maryland.

Bulldog Bits                                                                      
  • Kaylee Gross is 16-for-26 (.615) in the past eight games, with three hits in three of them.
  • Paige Dorsett is 13-for-26 (.500) in the past eight games with at least one hit in each.
  • Mackenzie Griman has complete-game victories in her most recent four appearances.
(vs. Providence)
  • Ella White hit 3 home runs in the three-game series, amassing 10 RBI. She batted .455, going 5-for-11, and also tallied a triple and a double.
  • Paige Dorsett was 5-for-11 in the three-game series with a home run and 2 doubles. She totaled 6 RBI.
  • White and Dorsett each tallied 5 RBI in game two of the series, a career high for each player.
  • Kieli Ryan's hit her first career home run in game three of the series.
  • Monique Hoosen hit 2 home runs over the three games and now has 7 this season. With 20 for her career, she now sits in sixth on Butler's all-time list.
  • Kaylee Gross was 7-for-11 (.636) over the three games, notching her fifth double of the season. She was 5-for-5 stealing bases and now has 12 for the season.
  • Sydney Carter was 6-for-9 (.667) over the three games, producing her first career triple and her fourth double of the season. She also notched her first two stolen bases of the season.
  • Mackenzie Griman pitched two complete games against Providence, winning both with an overall ERA of 1.08.
  • Sydney Cammon picked up her second win of season in game two of the series.
 
SCOUTING INDIANA (22-9, 3-0 Big Ten)

Series: Indiana leads, 11-3-1                                  
last game- The teams played a doubleheader in Bloomington in 2018. Butler won the first, 4-1, and Indiana won the second, 7-2.
 
Indiana most recently swept Maryland in a three-game Big Ten series. The Hoosiers also have wins over Pitt, Purdue Fort Wayne, IUPUI, and Memphis and have lost to No. 4 Arkansas, No. 12 Alabama, No. 15 Arizona, No. 21 Auburn, No. 22 Louisiana, Wisconsin, and UConn.
 
INDIANA vs. (opponents)
runs:     213-126
hits:       256-208
RBI:       201-115
SB:          66-24
ERA:     3.77-7.54
 
Batting Leaders:
  • Kinsey Mitchell (.450) 27 H, 7 SB
  • Taryn Kern (.434) 33 H, 11 HR, 35 RBI
  • Taylor Minnick (.397) 9 2B, 29 RBI 
Pitching Leaders:
  • Brianna Copeland (10-0) 2.08 ERA, 70 K
  • Heather Johnson (7-6) 4.07 ERA, 36 K
  • Macy Montgomery (5-3) 4.32 ERA, 27 K
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