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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler and Michigan will square off for just the second time in program history on Tuesday afternoon. The game will stream on B1G+ at 4 PM.
 
Scouting Michigan
The Wolverines are 17-14 overall with a 6-3 mark in the Big Ten after dropping a weekend series at home to Nebraska. Head Coach Tracy Smith returned to the Midwest to coach at Michigan after spending seven seasons at Arizona State. The Sun Devils made four NCAA Regional appearances during that span and recorded over 200 wins from 2015-2021. This year's Michigan team hits .253 as a group and is led from the plate by Ted Burton. The all-conference talent has started in all 31 games this year and holds a .295 average. He has six doubles and five home runs on the year to help post a team-high 26 RBIs. Mitch Voit is another big bat in the Michigan lineup. The freshman standout has five doubles and four home runs to rank second on the team with 21 RBI. On the mound, Connor O'Halloran serves as the UM ace. He is 5-1 in eight starts with a 1.92 ERA. A week ago, when Michigan hosted Western Michigan in a midweek matchup, Jacob Denner got the start and threw 3.2 innings.
 
Wilpon Complex - Ray Fisher Stadium
Baseball at the University of Michigan has been played on its current site since 1923! In 1967 the stadium was dedicated to Ray Fisher, head coach of the Wolverine baseball team from 1921-58, and a $9 million renovation to the stadium was completed in 2008: Fisher Stadium 1114 S. State St.
 
First Meeting
The first meeting between Butler and Michigan was played on March 21, 2003 with the Wolverines winning at home 11-5.
 
BIG EAST Standings
Xavier 3-0, 20-12
UConn 2-1, 22-8
Creighton 2-1, 14-11
Seton Hall 2-1, 14-14
Georgetown 3-3, 17-15
Villanova 2-4, 6-24
St. John's 1-2, 17-12
Butler 0-3, 7-23
 
Upcoming BIG EAST Schedule
Villanova at Butler
Seton Hall at St. John's
UConn at Xavier
Creighton at Georgetown
 
Butler at Xavier
The Bulldogs hit seven home runs at Hayden Field over the weekend, but were unable to record a win at Xavier. Joey Urban hit .333 for Butler in three starts with four hits in 12 at-bats. He had a first-pitch, leadoff home run against the Musketeers on Saturday. Garret Gray and Xavier Carter also homered in the getaway game. The series started with home runs from Carter Dorighi and Kollyn All on Thursday. All also homered on Friday along with Ryan O'Halloran.
 
Reached Base Streak
Kollyn All has reached base safely in six-straight games.
 
Multi-Hit Games
Joey Urban went 2-for-5 from the dish on Saturday to record this 10th multi-hit game of the season. Carter Dorighi matched his effort with two hits vs. the Musketeers while Xavier Carter led the team with three hits.
 
Bulldog Bits
- Urban and Dorighi are the only Bulldogs to start in every game this season
- Urban leads the team in average, at-bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs and RBI
- BU ranks second in the BIG EAST in sacrifice bunts (17) and third in triples (9)
- Cory Bosecker ranks fifth in the league with 47 strikeouts
- Bosecker threw a season-high six innings at Xavier
- Butler and Xavier combined for 18 RBI on April 8
- BU and XU set league-high totals with six home runs and 47 total bases in the contest
- Butler came up with 10 hits in their last game; it was the fifth time this year they reached double digits
- The 'Dawgs have hit eight home runs over their last four games
- Kollyn All has an RBI in three-straight games
- Nine of Xavier Carter's 22 hits have come this month
- The Bulldogs didn't play a midweek game last week
- Butler is 3-17 on the road this year
 
Up Next
Butler will host Villanova this weekend in the BIG EAST home opener. Game one is set for Friday, April 14 at 3 PM.