OMAHA, Neb. – The Butler softball team suffered its first loss in BIG EAST play on Sunday, falling to Creighton, 9-1, in five innings in game three of the conference series. With wins in games one and two, the Bulldogs (14-20, 8-1 BIG EAST) won the series against the BlueJays (14-21, 1-8 BIG EAST) and remain atop the BIG EAST standings, just ahead of Seton Hall and UConn who are tied for second.
How It Happened
Creighton jumped on Butler early, scoring seven runs in the first inning off eight hits that included two home runs. The BlueJays added two more in the second, with their third home run of the day, and led 9-0 after two innings.
In the top of the third, the Bulldogs got on the board with three consecutive singles from
Olivia Moxley,
Kaylee Gross, and
Sydney Carter. Butler stranded three, however, and Moxley would turn out to be the only Bulldog to tag home on the day.
Mackenzie Griman (7-8) started for Butler in the circle and took the loss. She allowed four runs on three hits and a walk, all in the first inning.
Sydney Cammon (1.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, BB, 2 K) came in with nobody out in the first inning and lasted through two outs in the second.
Rylyn Dyer (2.1 IP, 2 H) entered with two outs in the second and finished the game without allowing a run.
Bulldog Bits
- An 8-1 start in conference play represents the best start for Butler since joining the BIG EAST in 2014.
- Kaylee Gross is 19-for-37 (.514) in the past 12 games, with three hits in three of them.
Up Next
Butler hosts Dayton in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Apr. 4 and then hosts Villanova for a three-game BIG EAST series from Thursday, Apr. 6 through Saturday, Apr. 8.
