Series Information – Butler at Illinois-Chicago
DATE:                         Wednesday, May 3
LOCATION:                Chicago, Ill. / Flames Field
LIVE STATS:                uicflames.com
LIVE VIDEO:                ESPN+
LIVE AUDIO:                UIC Flames All-Access

Full Notes

The Butler softball team hits the road this week, beginning with a single non-conference game against Illinois-Chicago on Wednesday, May 3. The Bulldogs (17-30) are coming off a 2-1 series win over Georgetown, while the Flames (6-41) most recently won one of three games in a series with Bradley.

Bulldog Bits                                                                      
        (as of 4/23/23)

• Kieli Ryan has thrown out 12 runners attempting to steal. She sits atop the BIG EAST and is 25th nationally in that category. She is the only player in the conference who has picked off three baserunners.
• Monique Hoosen leads the BIG EAST (38th nationally) with 13 home runs.  Her slugging percentage (.639) ranks sixth in the conference.
• Paige Dorsett ranks fifth in the BIG EAST with a .641 slugging percentage.
• Cate Lehner ranks third in the BIG EAST as toughest to strike out. (1 per 16.5 at bats).
• Ella White has 28 walks this season, ranking seventh in the conference in walks per game.
   
• With 13 home runs this season, Monique Hoosen is tied for first on Butler's all-time single-season list. With 26 in her career, she is second on Butler's all-time list for career home runs.
• The current Butler squad ranks in the top ten on three of Butler's single-season lists: 3rd-drawn walks (148), T4th-home runs (33), and T5th-conference wins (11).
  
  (vs. Georgetown)
• Four Bulldogs, Monique Hoosen, Paige Dorsett, Ella White, and Olivia Moxley, hit a home run in last weekend's series with Georgetown.
• Teagan O'Rilley led Butler at the plate in the three-game series. She was 4-for-7 (.571), with two doubles and three RBI. She received Weekly Honor Roll recognition from the BIG EAST.
  
   

SCOUTING ILLINOIS-CHICAGO (6-41, 5-19 Missouri Valley)
Series: UIC leads, 46-18

• In 2022, Butler won, 3-2, in Indianapolis, while UIC took two games in 2019, one in Indianapolis and one in Carbondale, Ill.
• Butler has won six of the last ten, dating back to 2012.
   
• notable wins: Bradley, Valparaiso, Evansville, Loyola
• notable losses: #1 Oklahoma, #4 Clemson, #5 Tennessee, #16 Kentucky, #24 Northwestern, Michigan State, Dayton, Indiana State, Loyola

UIC vs. (opponents)                                            Butler
runs:       86-292                                                         175
hits:         236-377                                                       305
RBI:         74-251                                                           161
SB:           36-72                                                            35
ERA:       5.18-1.46                                                       5.47
 
Batting Leaders:

• #8 Alannah Cran (.292) 26-H, 2-2B, 2-3B
• #12 Hailey Cowling (.233) 6-2B, 3-HR, 13-RBI
• #9 Anna Walker (.221) 4-2B, 2-HR, 11-RBI

Pitching Leaders:

• #14 Christina Toniolo (5-20) 4.11-ERA, 85-K
• #15 Miranda Gomez (1-7) 5.05-ERA, 39-K
• #11 Julia Parker (3-10) 5.05 ERA, 67 K