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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler will host Villanova at Bulldog Park this weekend. Game one of the three-game series will stream on FloSports.com at 2 PM. Saturday's single game will begin at 2 PM and the Sunday matchup has been pushed up to a Noon start.
 
Weekend Schedule
Friday, April 14 – 2 PM
Saturday, April 15 – 2 PM
Sunday, April 16 – 12 PM

Projected Starters
TBD vs. RHP Cade Udell 
LHP Cory Bosecker vs. RHP Devin Rivera
RHP Lukas Galdoni vs. RHP Cole Vanderslice
 
Scouting Villanova
The Wildcats are 6-25 this year with wins over North Florida, Rider, Iona, Lehigh, Georgetown and most recently Creighton. They erupted for 15 runs in their win over the Hoyas and found the win column at Creighton in the getaway game in extra innings. Sal Fusco made the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday for his appearance against the Bluejays. The right-hander closed out the final 3.2 innings in Omaha to keep his team in front. Fusco didn't allow a run and limited CU to just one hit while adding three strikeouts. It was Villanova's first win over Creighton since 2014. Fusco is one of three Nova arms to enter the weekend with a 1-4 record on the mound. Devin Rivera and Chic DeGaetano are also likely to touch the rubber this weekend. Rivera has a 6.41 ERA over eight starts. He has struck out 25 batters in 39.1 innings and has only issued 17 walks. DeGaetano has 35 strikeouts in 32.1 innings of action. At the plate, Craig Larsen and Jack O'Reilly are the top two hitters in the lineup. Larsen has 32 hits in 30 starts and leads the club with 10 doubles. O'Reilly gives Nova a home run threat (5). He is a .250 hitter with 15 RBI. The order from top to bottom is a patient bunch that ranks second in the BIG EAST in base on balls. Seven Wildcats have walked at least 10 times this season.
 
Recent History vs. the Wildcats
The Bulldogs are 15-9 against Villanova since joining the BIG EAST Conference. BU has won the weekend series six times in eight tries. Villanova has never swept Butler, but the Bulldogs swept the Wildcats in 2018.
 
BIG EAST Standings
Xavier 3-0, 21-12
UConn 2-1, 24-8
Creighton 2-1, 14-12
Seton Hall 2-1, 15-15
Georgetown 3-3, 17-15
Villanova 2-4, 6-24
St. John's 1-2, 17-12
Butler 0-3, 7-24

Upcoming BIG EAST Schedule
Villanova at Butler
Seton Hall at St. John's
UConn at Xavier
Creighton at Georgetown
 
BIG EAST Breakdown
Over the first three conference games of the season, Joey Urban is leading the team with a .333 batting average. Carter Dorighi is also batting over .300 and is tied for the team-lead alongside Kollyn All with three RBI. Butler hit seven home runs in the three-game series at Xavier. Six different players hit a round-tripper in Cincinnati and All led the way with two.
 
BIG EAST Home Openers
Butler hosted Georgetown in the 2022 BIG EAST home opener. The Hoyas took two of three from BU to signal the start of conference action. The year prior, Butler won two of three vs. Villanova.
 
Bulldog Bits
- Kollyn All has hit a home run in three of Butler's last four games
- All is now tied with Joey Urban for the team lead in home runs with five
- All is the only Bulldog this year to homer twice in one game (at Cincinnati / March 26)
- Urban leads the team in batting average, at-bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples, RBIs and total bases
- Carter Dorighi leads the team in walks (14) and stolen bases (6)
- Urban and Dorighi are the only Bulldogs to start in all 31 games this year
- Xavier Carter has three multi-hit games in April
- Cade Vota has walked four times in his last three games played
- Cory Bosecker leads BU in starts, innings pitched, and strikeouts
- Aaron Barokas has two wins on the mound and a team-best two saves
- Nick Miketinac and Dawson Taylor share the team lead in appearances with 11 each
- Lukas Galdoni threw 55 pitches in his start at Xavier (3.0 IP)
- Cade Thune got the start at Michigan; it was his first action since March 10
- The Bulldogs are 2-2 at home this season
- Scott Jones returned to action on Tuesday, marking his first action since March 12
 
Streak
Kollyn All hit a two-run home run at Michigan on Tuesday to push his reached base streak to seven games. The longest reached base streak by a Bulldog this season covered nine games (Xavier Carter).
 
Up Next
Butler has two midweek games on the upcoming schedule. The Bulldogs will host Northern Kentucky on Tuesday at 4 PM and travel to Purdue on Wednesday for a 6:30 night game. Action in West Lafayette will stream on B1G+.