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22-23 SB Rylyn Dyer - fall
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Winner Villanova VU 21-17, 7-5 BE
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Butler BUTLER 15-23, 9-3 BE
Winner
Villanova VU
21-17, 7-5 BE
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Final
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Butler BUTLER
15-23, 9-3 BE
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Villanova VU 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 7 9 1
Butler BUTLER 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 2

W: GALLANT, K. (9-4) L: Griman, Mackenzie (7-10) S: PELLICANO, C (3)

Game Recap: Softball | | Joey Gruner

Villanova Takes Series with @ButlerSoftball After Win in Game Three

INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler softball team lost the BIG EAST series with Villanova when the visiting Wildcats won game three by a final score of 7-2. With a couple of conference games remaining to be played this weekend, the Bulldogs (15-23, 9-3 BIG EAST) are locked into a battle with UConn and Seton Hall for the top three positions in the standings. Villanova (21-17, 7-5 BIG EAST) currently sits in the fourth position. Butler and UConn will face off in a three-game set next weekend.
 
How It Happened
Butler scored first, putting single runs across in both the first and second innings. In the first, the Bulldogs loaded the bases on singles from Sydney Carter and Ella White and a walk drawn by Paige Dorsett. Kieli Ryan (2-3, RBI) hit a deep sacrifice fly to center field that allowed Carter to tag home.
 
In the second, Butler scored its second run when Olivia Moxley (2-3, 3B, RBI) hit a triple off the wall in center and crossed the plate when Kaylee Gross produced a bunt single. The 2-0 lead held through four complete innings.
 
In the top of the fifth, Villanova rallied with the help of two miscues by the Bulldogs. Three singles and a double contributed to a five-run frame the gave the Wildcats a 5-2 lead. A two-run homer in the sixth extended the Villanova lead to 7-2.
 
Mackenzie Griman (7-10) started for Butler in the circle and took the loss. After four scoreless innings, she was tagged with five unearned runs in the fifth. Overall, she allowed seven hits and two walks, while striking out five. Sydney Cammon (0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, K) and Rylyn Dyer (1.2 IP, 2 K) provided relief for the Bulldogs.
 
Bulldog Bits
  • Olivia Moxley's triple in game three was her second of the season.
     
  • Cate Lehner (3-6) and Kieli Ryan (4-8) each batted .500 in the three-game series, leading Butler.
  • Ryan was the only Bulldog with a pair of RBI over the three games.
  • Ella White (4-11, 2B, HR, 3 R) joined Ryan in leading the Bulldogs with four hits in the series.
Up Next
Butler travels to Southern Indiana for a single game on Wednesday, Apr. 12. The following weekend, the Bulldogs play a three-game BIG EAST series at UConn.
 
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