OMAHA, Neb. – The Butler softball team remained perfect in conference play with a 10-2 win over Creighton in game one of the three-game BIG EAST series. The Bulldogs (13-19, 7-0 BIG EAST) sent three out of the yard and never trailed in the seven-inning game. The BlueJays (13-20, 0-7 BIG EAST) scored their only two runs in the third inning.
How It Happened
With two outs in the second inning, Butler loaded the bases but could not put one across.
In the third, a
Paige Dorsett solo home run put the Dawgs on the board first. Butler eventually loaded the bases, and three more Bulldogs scored, primarily due to a wild pitch and two Creighton errors. In the bottom half, the BlueJays strung together a single and two doubles to score two. At the end of three, Butler led, 4-2.
After a scoreless fourth inning,
Monique Hoosen hit a lead-off long ball in the top of the fifth. After an
Ellie Boyer (2-4, 2 R) double and a
Cate Lehner (2-2, 2 SB, 2 R) single,
Olivia Moxley (2-3, 3 RBI, SB) singled up the middle, allowing both Boyer and Lehner to tag home. Creighton then chose to make a pitching change. The Bulldogs were retired but led, 7-2, after five complete.
In the sixth,
Teagan O'Rilley and Hoosen drew walks and advanced to second and third on a Lehner sacrifice bunt. Moxley then added to her RBI total for the game with a single that sent O'Rilley home. After
Kaylee Gross walked to load the bases,
Sydney Carter also saw four balls and pushed Hoosen across. The Butler lead grew to 9-2.
In the top of the seventh, Dorsett hit her second solo dinger of the game, extending the Bulldogs' lead to 10-2.
Mackenzie Griman (7-7) started in the circle for the Bulldogs and picked up her fifth win in her last six appearances. In 7.0 innings, she allowed two runs on five hits and four walks while striking out three.
Bulldog Bits
- Paige Dorsett's two home runs were her fourth and fifth of the season. She now has six in her career.
- Monique Hoosen's home run was her eighth of the season and the 21st of her career.
- Ellie Boyer's double was her first of the season and the fifth of her career.
- Cate Lehner's two stolen bases were her seventh and eighth of the season.
- Olivia Moxley's stolen base was her second of the season. Her 3 RBI were a career high.
- Mackenzie Griman has five wins in her most recent five complete games (since Mar. 11). Today was her 10th complete game of the season.
Up Next
Butler remains in Omaha, Neb., for the BIG EAST series with Creighton. Game two is scheduled for Saturday, Apr. 1, and game three is set to be played on Sunday, Apr. 2.
