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NCAA DI Softball - 2023 - Big East Championships - #5 St Johns Red Storm vs #4 Butler Bulldogs, Burrill Family Field, Storrs, Connecticut.
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Winner St. John's SJU 23-27
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Butler BUTLER 18-34
Winner
St. John's SJU
23-27
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Final
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Butler BUTLER
18-34
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. John's SJU 1 0 0 2 3 3 0 9 11 1
Butler BUTLER 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 13 0

W: Francia (6-6) L: Griman, Mackenzie (9-17)

Game Recap: Softball | | Joey Gruner

St. John’s Defeats @ButlerSoftball in First-Round Game

STORRS, Conn. – The Butler softball team was forced into an evening elimination game in the BIG EAST Tournament with a 9-6 opening-round loss to St. John's. The No. 4 seed Bulldogs led, 5-3, after four innings, but the No. 5 seed Red Storm scored six runs in the fifth and sixth innings to move on in the winner's side of the bracket.
 
How It Happened
St. John's opened the scoring with one run in the top of the first inning. In the bottom half, Butler loaded the bases with no outs. Back-to-back singles from Ella White and Olivia Moxley brought three runners home. After one complete, the Bulldogs held a 3-1 lead.
 
In the third, hits from Paige Dorsett and Monique Hoosen put runners at second and third. A White double sent one more home and extended the Butler lead to 4-1.
 
After the Red Storm scored two in the top of the fourth, the Bulldogs got one back. Ellie Boyer stole third and advanced home on a throwing error. The score was 5-3 going into the fifth.
 
St. John's re-took the lead on back-to-back home runs and forced a pitching change. In the middle of the fifth, the Red Storm was up, 6-5.
 
In the sixth, a three-run home run from St. John's extended the lead to 9-5.
 
Butler threatened in the seventh when it loaded the bases with only one out. Boyer was hit by a pitch, pushing White across, but a strikeout and a foul out ended the game.
 
Mackenzie Griman (9-16) started in the circle for Butler and took the loss. In 4.1 innings, she allowed six runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out six. Sydney Cammon
(2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, K) entered in the fifth and finished the game.
 
Bulldog Bits
  • Ella White's triple was her second of the season and the fifth of her career. Her double was her ninth of the season and the 20th of her career.
  • Monique Hoosen's double was her ninth of the season and 15th of her career.
  • Ellie Boyer's stolen base was her second of the season and the 18th of her career.
  • Kaylee Gross' stolen base was her 16th of the season and the 18th of her career.
Up Next
With the loss, Butler is now scheduled to play at 6 p.m. this evening (Wed., May 10) in an elimination game. The opponent will be the loser of No. 3 Seton Hall vs. No. 6 DePaul.
 
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