INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler softball team never trailed in game two of a BIG EAST series with Georgetown, winning 5-3 in seven innings. Prior to the first pitch, No. 2 Mallory McMahon, No. 8 Loren Simpson, and No. 16 Mackenzie Griman were honored as the program's graduating seniors. The Bulldogs (16-30, 10-7 BIG EAST) remain in fourth place in the conference standings, while the Hoyas (16-29, 9-11 BIG EAST) are just behind in fifth. The rubber match of the series will be played on Sunday.
 
How It Happened
After two scoreless innings, Butler plated four in the bottom of the third. Cate Lehner hit an infield single, and four successive walks pushed two runners across. Sydney Carter (2-2, RBI) then hit a single to left field and extended the Bulldogs' lead to 4-0.
 
Georgetown scored one in the fifth to draw to within three.
 
In the bottom of the sixth, Paige Dorsett walked and advance to second when Monique Hoosen was hit by a pitch. Ellie Boyer came in as a pinch runner at second, and she scored when Teagan O'Rilley (2-3, 2B, 2 RBI) hit a single through the right side. Butler lead, 5-1, going into the seventh.
 
The Hoyas threatened in their final at bat. Four singles reduced the Butler lead to 5-3, with only one out, but the final two batters were retired.
 
Mackenzie Griman (8-14) started in the circle for Butler and earned the win. In 4.0 innings she allowed one run on three hits and two walks. Sydney Cammon (3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, BB, K) provided relief and was credited with the save.
 
Bulldog Bits

• Teagan O'Rilley hit her second double in as many games. She now has three for the season and six in her career.
• Sydney Cammon's save was her second of the season.
• Ten conference victories for Butler tie for the second most wins since joining the BIG EAST in 2014. The Bulldogs also had 10 conference wins in the 20 they played in 2014. The record is 16, which was achieved in the 2022 season when Butler went 16-6.

Up Next
Butler will complete the series with Georgetown with game three on Sunday. The Bulldogs will complete the regular season next week with trips to the University of Illinois-Chicago, for a single game on Wednesday, and then to Seton Hall, for their final conference series.