Game Information – Butler vs. Dayton
DATE:                         Tuesday, April 4
LOCATION:                Indianapolis, Ind. / Butler Softball Field
LIVE STATS:                butlersports.com
LIVE VIDEO:                 N/A
 
Full Notes

The Butler softball hosts Dayton for a midweek, non-conference game on Tuesday, April 4. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. The Bulldogs (14-20, 8-1 BIG EAST) most recently won a series with Creighton, winning two of the three games. The Flyers (18-12, 5-1 Atlantic 10) are coming off a series sweep of George Washington.

Bulldog Bits                                                        

(as of 4/2/23)

• Kieli Ryan has thrown out 10 runners attempting to steal. She sits atop the BIG EAST and is 13th nationally in that category. She also leads the conference with 2 pickoffs.
• Monique Hoosen leads the BIG EAST (47th nationally) with 9 home runs.  Her slugging percentage (.648) ranks fourth in the conference.
• Ella White ranks fifth in the BIG EAST with 24 RBI.
• Paige Dorsett ranks sixth in the BIG EAST with a .643 slugging percentage.
• Kaylee Gross ranks first in the BIG EAST with 5 sacrifice bunts.

(only BIG EAST competition)

• Ella White leads the BIG EAST with a 1.080 slugging percentage and 16 RBI.
• Kaylee Gross leads the BIG EAST in batting average (.607) and hits (17).
• Sydney Carter is second in the BIG EAST with a .538 batting average in conference games.

(vs. Creighton last weekend)

• Paige Dorsett and Monique Hoosen each had a pair of home runs in the three-game series.
• Ellie Boyer was 4-for-8 (.500) with two doubles, a stolen base, and four runs scored.
• Olivia Moxley was 4-for-8 (.500) and led the team with 4 RBI. She had a stolen base and scored twice.
• Cate Lehner was 3-for-7 (.429) with two stolen bases and three runs scored.
• Six Bulldogs had at least two RBI for the series.
• Sydney Cammon pitched a complete game shutout in game two. It was Butler's first shutout of the season.
  
   
• Kaylee Gross is 19-for-37 (.514) in the past 12 games, with three hits in three of them.
• With nine home runs this season, Monique Hoosen is now tied for fifth on Butler's all-time single-season list. With 22 in her career, she is now tied for fourth on Butler's all-time list for career home runs.
• An 8-1 start in conference play represents the best start for Butler since joining the BIG EAST in 2014.

SCOUTING DAYTON (18-12, 5-1 Atlantic 10)

Series: Butler leads, 40-24-1                            
Last game: 3/30/22 (Dayton) – Dayton 6, Butler 0
Butler's last win: 4/14/21 (Indianapolis) – Butler 1, Dayton 0
Butler has won seven of the last ten, but Dayton has won three of the last four.
 
wins include: Providence, Villanova, Indiana State, UIC, Northern Kentucky, and George Washington
losses include: No. 16 Kentucky, No. 21 Auburn, Ohio State, Eastern Kentucky, and Ohio
 
DAYTON vs. (opponents)
runs:       134-115
hits:         227-166
RBI:         118-104
SB:           56-30
ERA:       2.97-4.11
 
Batting Leaders:

• #19 Maddie Kapsimalis (.441) 9 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI
• #3 Emma Schutter (.408) 40 H, 3B, 20 SB
• #27 Alyssa Cacini (.333) 3 2B, 5 HR, 24 RBI

 
Pitching Leaders:

• #53 Izzy Kemp (8-4) 1.05 ERA, 120 K
• #18 Haven Dwyer (8-3) 3.39 ERA, 31 K
• #8 Kallie Jones (2-3) 3.97 ERA, 17 K