Game Information – Butler at Creighton
DATE:                         Friday, Mar. 31 – Sunday, Apr. 2
LOCATION:                Omaha, Neb. / Creighton Sports Complex
LIVE STATS:                gocreighton.com - Gm1 | Gm2 | Gm3
LIVE VIDEO:                 FloSoftball
 
Full Notes

The Butler softball team travels to Creighton this weekend for a three-game BIG EAST series from Friday, Mar. 31 – Sunday, Apr. 2. The Bulldogs (12-19, 6-0 BIG EAST) just saw their eight-game winning streak come to an end at No. 24 Indiana. The BlueJays (13-19, 0-6 BIG EAST) most recently dropped a nonconference game to Drake, 9-1.

Bulldog Bits                                                                         
(as of 3/26/23)

• Kieli Ryan has thrown out 10 runners attempting to steal. She sits atop the BIG EAST and is 8th nationally in that category. With 7 doubles, she ranks fifth in the conference in doubles per game.
• Monique Hoosen is third in the BIG EAST (74th nationally) with 7 home runs. With 20 for her career, she is 6th on Butler's all-time list.  Her slugging percentage (.620) ranks eighth in the conference.
• Ella White ranks sixth in the BIG EAST with 5 home runs.
• Paige Dorsett ranks 11th in the BIG EAST with a .586 slugging percentage.
• Kaylee Gross ranks fifth in the BIG EAST (95th nationally) with 12 stolen bases.
   
• Mackenzie Griman was named BIG EAST Softball Pitcher of the Week on Monday, 3/27.  She pitched two complete games against Providence, winning both with an overall ERA of 1.08.
• Ella White was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday, 3/27. Against Providence, she 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.
   
• Kaylee Gross is 16-for-29 (.552) in the past nine games, with three hits in three of them.
• Paige Dorsett is 14-for-28 (.500) in the past nine games with at least one hit in each.

 
SCOUTING CREIGHTON (13-19, 0-6 BIG EAST)

Series: Creighton leads, 11-10                         
Butler swept the 2022 series in Indianapolis, 2-1, 3-1, and 3-0.
Creighton won 2-of-3 in the 2019 series (Omaha) and in the 2018 series (Indianapolis).
The teams did not meet in 2020 or 2021.
 
BIG EAST series: at Villanova L, 0-3 | vs. Seton Hall L, 0-3
The BlueJays have wins that include: Detroit Mercy, Northern Colorado, UTEP, Bethune-Cookman, and Penn.
Losses include: Akron, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Coastal Carolina, and Southern Indiana.
 
CREIGHTON vs. (opponents)
runs:       142-113
hits:         237-203
RBI:         133-102
SB:           9-34
ERA:       3.18-3.90
 
Batting Leaders:

• Cayla Nielsen (.415) 8 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI
• Kailey Willson (.286) 9 2B, 6 HR, 21 RBI
• Emma Rosonke (.269) 7 2B, 5 HR, 21 RBI

Pitching Leaders:

• Payton Akers (4-5) 2.24 ERA, 52 K
• Natalie Puchino (7-7) 3.04 ERA, 50 K
• Alexis Wiggins (2-4) 3.52 ERA, 42 K