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INDIANAPOLIS – The Bulldogs will travel to Evansville on Wednesday to face the Purple Aces at Charles Braun Stadium. The 6 PM start will be available on ESPN+.
 
Probable Pitchers
RHP Cade Thune vs. LHP Tyler Denu
 
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Wednesday, May 3
6 PM First Pitch on ESPN+
German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium
 
Scouting Evansville
The Purple Aces went 1-2 vs. #14 Indiana State over the weekend to move their record to 25-18. UE lost five-straight at the start of the 2023 campaign, but then added quality wins over SEMO, #7 Vanderbilt, and Purdue. Their most recent win vs a ranked opponent was a 2-1 decision at home vs. the Sycamores. Evansville is also 3-1 in midweek matchups over the month of April. Head Coach Wes Carroll is in his 15th season with the Aces. Carroll played for Evansville and was named to the Missouri Valley Conference's All-Centennial Team. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies after graduation and spent five seasons in the minor leagues. His 2023 roster is highlighted by Chase Hug, Eric Roberts and Kip Fougerousse. Hug is the hits leader in the clubhouse (57) and Roberts is the home run king (16). Fougerousse is another power hitter with nine home runs on the season. The Aces will start Tyler Denu on Wednesday. The left-hander is 3-3 over nine starts with a 4.72 ERA. He has struck out 36 batters over 40.0 innings.
 
Recent History vs. the Purple Aces
Butler hosted Evansville last year and were defeated 11-1 in just seven innings. The Aces hosted a three-game series against the Bulldogs in 2021 and 2020. Butler won game two of the series in 2021 (12-8), but were swept in the 2020 series.
 
BIG EAST Standings
Creighton 9-3, 22-15
UConn 8-3, 32-11
Xavier 8-4, 27-17
Seton Hall 7-5, 24-19
Georgetown 7-7, 25-20
Villanova 5-9, 11-30
St. John's 3-8, 20-21
Butler 2-10, 9-34
 
Upcoming BIG EAST Schedule
Butler at Georgetown
Villanova at St. John's
Xavier at Creighton
Seton Hall at UConn
 
Last Week
Jake DeFries led Butler from the plate last week with a .429 batting average. Carter Dorighi, Keegan Connors and Garret Gray also batted over .300 for BU during the four-game stretch. Eight different Bulldogs had at least one RBI, but no player had more than two (Urban). Scott Jones and Xavier Carter hit solo home runs while Dorighi and Ryan O'Halloran each came up with a triple. On the mound, Shane Kilfoyle led BU in strikeouts (5) and Cory Bosecker led the team in innings pitched (6.0).
 
Bulldog Bits
- Butler leads the BIG EAST and ranks 10th in the NCAA in triples (18)
- The Bulldogs have scored three runs in three-straight games
- BU is 2-9 this year when scoring 3-5 runs
- The Bulldogs had 10 hits in two of three games vs. Creighton
- Butler has hit a double in 10-straight games
- Butler's lone win in a night game came April 21st at Seton Hall
- BU is 3-8 this year vs. left-handed starters
- Butler hit seven home runs in the Xavier series and had four triples vs. Villanova
- The Bulldogs only walked one batter on April 29
- Joey Urban (49) and Carter Dorighi (48) are battling for the team lead in hits
- Xavier Carter leads the club in on-base percentage (.379)
- Jake DeFries has reached base safely in seven-straight games
- Joey Urban leads the team with eight multi-RBI games
- Urban is the team leader in multi-hit games with 14
- Kyle Van Liere and Evan Parks are on three-game hitting streaks
- Dawson Taylor has appeared in 16 games for the Bulldogs
- Cory Bosecker leads the club in strikeouts (55) and innings pitched (57.2)
- BU took 41 at-bats vs. Creighton, their third-highest total this season
- BU has won three games on ESPN+
 
Up Next
Butler will play Georgetown this weekend in Washington D.C. Single games are set Friday, Saturday and Sunday with game times at 6:30, 5:00, and 1:00 PM. All three games will be played at the Washington Nationals Youth Academy.