Game Information – Butler at Southern Indiana
DATE:                         Wednesday, April 12
LOCATION:                Evansville, Ind. / USI Softball Field
LIVE STATS:                usiscreamingeagles.com
LIVE VIDEO:                 ESPN+
LIVE RADIO:                The Spin 95.7 FM

Full Notes

The Butler softball team travels to Evansville on Wednesday, Apr. 12, to take on Southern Indiana. The Bulldogs (15-23, 9-3 BIG EAST) went 1-2 against Villanova in a conference series last weekend. The Screaming Eagles (14-17, 8-6 OVC) most recently won 2-of-3 games in a series with Eastern Illinois. Southern Indiana Softball, which won the 2018 NCAA DII Softball National Championship, is competing at the NCAA Division I level for the first time this season.

Bulldog Bits
                                                                             
(as of 4/9/23)

• Kieli Ryan has thrown out 11 runners attempting to steal. She sits atop the BIG EAST and is 13th nationally in that category. With 8 doubles, she ranks fifth in the conference in doubles per game. She is the only player in the conference who has picked off two baserunners.
• Monique Hoosen leads the BIG EAST (44th nationally) with 10 home runs.  Her slugging percentage (.629) ranks seventh in the conference.
• Paige Dorsett ranks eleventh in the BIG EAST with a .600 slugging percentage.
• Olivia Moxley is one of only four players in the BIG EAST with two triples this season.
• Kaylee Gross is third in the conference with 5 sacrifice bunts.
   
• With 10 home runs this season, Monique Hoosen is now tied for fourth on Butler's all-time single-season list. With 23 in her career, she is now tied for third on Butler's all-time list for career home runs.
   

SCOUTING SOUTHERN INDIANA (14-17, 8-6 OVC)
Series: Butler leads, 7-4 
In the most recent doubleheader (3/17/00) Butler won both games, 4-1 and 1-0.
The programs met nine times from 1982 - 1995.
 
SOUTHERN INDIANA vs. (opponents)                  Butler
runs:       101-127                                                                       149
hits:         203-188                                                                    255
RBI:         91-110                                                                         137
SB:           7-27                                                                           29
ERA:       3.56-2.49                                                                   5.27
 
Batting Leaders:

• Allie Goodin (.438) 42 H, 13 2B, 24 RBI
• Mackenzie Bedrick (.316) 30 H, 7 RBI
• Rachel Martinez, (.259) 2 HR, 10 RBI

Pitching Leaders:

• Kylie Eads (0-2) 2.27 ERA, 19 K
• Josie Newman (12-7) 2.29 ERA 118 K
• Hailey Gotshall (2-4) 5.30 ERA 19 K