Series Information – Butler at Seton Hall
DATE: Friday, May 5 – Sunday, May 7
LOCATION: South Orange, N.J. / Essex County Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field
LIVE STATS: shupirates.com
LIVE VIDEO: PSN / FloSports
Full Notes
The Butler softball team will play its final BIG EAST series of the season on the road at Seton Hall. Games are scheduled from Friday, May 5, through Sunday, May 7. The Bulldogs (17-30, 11-7 BIG EAST) are coming off a 2-1 series win over Georgetown and a midweek, extra-inning loss at UIC. The Pirates (36-15, 16-5 BIG EAST) most recently won one of three games in a series with third-place Villanova. Seton Hall currently sits in second place in the conference standings, behind UConn, while Butler is holding down the fourth spot.
Bulldog Bits
(as of 4/30/23, stats/rankings do not include UIC game)
- 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 (now 14) 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 14 home runs this season, Monique Hoosen is now Butler's record holder for single-season home runs. With 27 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: T2nd-drawn walks (150), T3rd-home runs (34), 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 SETON HALL (36-15, 16-5 BIG EAST)
Series: Butler leads, 15-10
Butler has won two-of-three games in four of the previous five series, including 2022, 2021, 2018, and 2017.
Seton Hall won the 2019 series, in South Orange, 2-1.
BIG EAST series: UConn L, 1-2 | Georgetown W, 2-1 | Creighton W, 3-0 | St. John's W, 3-0
DePaul W, 3-0 | Providence W, 3-0 | Villanova L, 1-2
The Pirates defeated IUPUI twice and split doubleheaders with Appalachian St., Army, Texas Tech, Marist, and Lehigh.
SETON HALL vs. (opponents) Butler
runs: 293-163 179
hits: 427-322 314
RBI: 270-145 165
SB: 42-56 35
ERA: 2.69-5.08 5.39
Batting Leaders:
- #19 Abby Wingo (.414) 63-H, 11-2B, 34-RBI
- #4 Kelsey Carr (.348) 10-2B, 11-HR, 42-RBI
- #33 Taylor Hill (.342) 13-2B, 7-HR, 29-RBI
Pitching Leaders:
- #4 Kelsey Carr (9-4) 1.94-ERA, 82-K
- #23 Shelby Smith (12-6) 2.57-ERA, 123-K
- #5 Sydney Babik (11-3) 3.97-ERA, 40-K
BIG EAST Standings
BIG EAST Overall
UConn 19-5 .792 32-13 .711
Seton Hall 16-5 .762 36-15 .706
Villanova 15-6 .714 32-20 .615
BUTLER 11-7 .611 17-31 .354
Georgetown 9-12 .429 16-29 .356
St. John's 6-12 .333 20-26 .435
Providence 6-15 .286 15-29 .341
DePaul 6-15 .286 14-30 .318
Creighton 5-16 .238 21-29 .420
