Live Stats
 
INDIANAPOLIS – Butler and Eastern Illinois will meet for the fourth time this season on Tuesday afternoon at Bulldog Park. BU hosted the Panthers on April 1 before playing a doubleheader at Coaches Stadium the following day. The 'Dawgs lost game one, but would win the series with two wins on April 2.
 
Probable Pitchers
RHP Shane Kilfoyle vs. RHP Jackson Nichols
 
Scouting Eastern Illinois
The Panthers are 22-15 overall after going 1-2 at Southern Indiana last weekend in OVC action. Last Tuesday, EIU went to Illinois to pick up a 1-0 win in extra innings (12). Winning during the week is a common theme for Eastern Illinois as they head to Indianapolis having won 10-of-11 games this season played between Monday and Wednesday. Their only loss came on March 28 at Bradley on a Tuesday (8-5). Head Coach Jason Anderson played at Illinois from 1998-2000. He was the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year as a senior and would be drafted in the 10th Round of the 2000 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees. Anderson is in his eighth season as head coach at EIU. The 2023 team is led by Ryan Ignoffo and Lincoln Riley. Ignoffo is a .301 hitter with a team-best nine home runs. He has 36 RBI over 37 starts and leads the team in stolen bases (19) and runs scored (37). Riley is second on the team with 39 hits. He is batting .275 with four doubles, a triple and two homers on the year.
 
Butler vs. Eastern Illinois
The Panthers beat Butler 12-0 in eight innings earlier this season, but the Bulldogs fired back with two wins over EIU the next day. Butler won 6-5 in 14 innings and claimed a 2-0 win in seven innings. Evan Parks delivered the game-winning RBI in game two and Xavier Carter would homer to lead BU to victory in the finale. Carter came up with six hits in 10 at-bats vs. EIU and Carter Dorighi also batted above .300 in the series. Aaron Barokas and Cole Graverson were credited with wins on the mound for BU. Barokas threw 4.2 innings out of the bullpen to get his win and Graverson went five full to earn his win. Neither arm allowed a run and the duo would combine for eight strikeouts.

BIG EAST Standings
Xavier 7-2, 25-15
UConn 6-3, 29-11
Creighton 6-3, 18-14
Seton Hall 5-4, 20-18
Georgetown 6-6, 23-18
Villanova 5-7, 10-28
St. John's 2-7, 18-18
Butler 2-7, 9-30

Upcoming BIG EAST Schedule
Creighton at Butler
UConn at Villanova
Seton Hall at Xavier
St. John's at Georgetown
 
BIG EAST Series Win
Butler won the first two games at Seton Hall to win their first BIG EAST series of the year. The Bulldogs ended the 2022 season by taking two of three vs. Seton Hall.
 
Last Week
Scott Jones hit .471 last week with a home run and four RBI. He was one of Bulldogs to hit over .300 during the five-game stretch. Kollyn All hit .400 with a double and a triple. Joey Urban led BU with three doubles and five RBI. Jake DeFries and Garret Gray also played well by supplying the 'Dawgs with four RBI each. On the mound, wins went to Cole Graverson and Dawson Taylor.
 
Bulldog Bits
- Kollyn All has six hits, five runs, and three RBI over Butler's last four games
- Xavier Carter recorded 13 hits during February and March (23 games) and has 20 in April (14 games)
- Scott Jones went 4-for-4 vs. the Pirates on Saturday with an RBI and two runs scored
- Jake DeFries had four hits, two RBI and two runs scored in the Seton Hall series
- Ryan O'Halloran had a season-high three RBI in the Saturday win over Seton Hall
- Garret Gray hit the first triple of his collegiate career Saturday in New Jersey
- Cole Graverson struck out three and only allowed one hit in two appearances at SHU (2.1 IP)
- Clay Holzworth didn't allow a run over 2.2 innings of work over the weekend
- Dawson Taylor hasn't allowed a run over his last two outings
- Cade Thune shined in his last midweek start, striking out four in 2.1 vs. NKU
- Joey Urban has nine RBI over his last eight games
- Cory Bosecker has thrown 90+ pitches in each of his last three starts (90+ pitches)
- Butler leads the BIG EAST Conference and ranks 13th in the NCAA in triples with 16
- Jones leads the BIG EAST with four triples... DeFries and Urban are right behind him with three each
- Billy Wurch ranks second in the BIG EAST in sacrifice bunts (6)

Streaks
Jake DeFries, Kollyn All and Scott Jones are all on four-game hitting streaks for BU. Joey Urban has reached base safely in 10-straight games!
 
Up Next
Butler will host a three-game series vs. Creighton this weekend. Game one on Friday will stream on FloSports.com as a BIG EAST Digital Network production at 3 PM. Saturday's game will feature a 2 PM start and the finale on Sunday will start at 1 PM.