BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Butler softball team saw its eight-game winning streak come to a halt at the hands of No. 24 Indiana, losing by the final score of 9-1. The Hoosiers (23-9, 3-0 Big Ten) never trailed in the midweek non-conference matchup and forced an early ending to game after only five innings. The Bulldogs (12-19, 6-0 BIG EAST) were able to put one run across in the fourth but could not hold back the offense of the ranked, in-state opponent.
How It Happened
The No. 24 Hoosiers scored five runs in the first inning on four hits and an error and never looked back. After adding one run on a home run in the second, Indiana held a 6-0 lead through three complete innings.
In the top of the fourth,
Ella White drew a walk, and a
Paige Dorsett double put Bulldogs on second and third.
Monique Hoosen then drew a walk to load the bases. After a force out at home that left the bases loaded,
Ellie Boyer hit a fly ball to center field that allowed pinch runner,
Emily Todor, to tag home. Butler still trailed, 6-1.
After the Bulldogs made a pitching change in the middle of the fourth, the Hoosiers added three more runs on three hits and extended the lead to 9-1.
In the top of the fifth, Butler put one on base but could not score to extend the game.
Sydney Cammon (2-5) started in the circle for Butler and took the loss. In 3.0 innings, she allowed six runs on six hits and one walk while striking out two.
Mackenzie Griman (1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, BB) provide relief in the fourth inning.
Bulldog Bits
- Paige Dorsett's double was her sixth of the season and the eighth of her career.
- Dorsett is 14-for-28 (.500) in the past nine games with at least one hit in each.
Up Next
Butler travels to Omaha, Neb., for a BIG EAST series with Creighton from Friday, Mar. 31, through Sunday, Apr. 2.
