Game Information – Butler at Miami
DATE:                         Wednesday, March 8
LOCATION:                Oxford, Ohio / Miami Softball Stadium
LIVE STATS:               miamiredhawks.com
LIVE VIDEO:               Chatterbox/Youtube
 
Full Notes

The Butler softball team travels to Oxford, Ohio, for a mid-week game with Miami. The Bulldogs (4-17) went 1-4 at last weekend's Saluki Invitational with a win over Loyola. The RedHawks, 9-6, were 1-4 last weekend in a California tournament, losing to Stanford and Villanova, and earning a split with Cal.

Bulldog Bits
                                                                          
(as of 3/5/23)

• Kieli Ryan has thrown out 6 runners attempting to steal. She sits atop the BIG EAST and is 17th nationally in that category.
• Monique Hoosen leads the BIG EAST (52nd nationally) with 5 home runs. With 18 for her career, she is 7th on Butler's all-time list. Her .636 slugging percentage is ninth in the conference.
• Hoosen was one single shy of hitting for the cycle vs. Loyola on Mar. 4. She hit a home run, a triple, and a double. It was her first triple of the season and her second double.
• Kaylee Gross has four sacrifice bunts this season. She leads the BIG EAST (67th nationally) with .20 per game.
   

SCOUTING MIAMI (9-6, 0-0 MAC)
 
Series: Miami leads, 28-8-1                  
last game: 4/6/21- Miami 6, Butler 3
Miami has won 7 of the most recent 10 games, but the teams have split, 3-3, the previous six.
The RedHawks won 15 straight games from 1999-2015.
 
2023 wins include: Loyola-Chicago (2), Cal, Murray State, Purdue-Fort Wayne                
2023 losses include: Stanford, Villanova, South Carolina
 
Miami vs. (opponents)
runs:     91-64
hits:       121-101
RBI:       85-58
SB:          13-6
ERA:     4.20-6.28
 
Batting Leaders:
Kate Kobayashi (.368) 6 2B, 4 SB
Karli Spaid (.340) 6 HR, 18 RBI, 3 SB
Chloe Parks (.333)
 
Pitching Leaders:
Laurelai DePew (2-1) 17.2 IP, 1.98 ERA
Brianna Pratt (5-3) 4.41 ERA, 39 K
Taylor Turner (2-2) 5.39 ERA