Tournament Information – Thundering Herd Invitational
DATE:                                   Friday, Mar. 1 – Sunday, Mar. 3
LOCATION:                         Huntington, W.V. / Dot Hicks Field
LIVE STATS:                      StatBroadcast
LIVE VIDEO:                      N/A
 
Full Notes
 
The Butler softball team will play in its final early-season tournament of the 2024 season this weekend, traveling to the Thundering Herd Invitational at Marshall. The Bulldogs went 3-2 last weekend at the Spring Games in Madeira Beach, Florida.  Scheduled opponents this coming weekend are Purdue, Radford, and Marshall.
 
Bulldog Bits                                                                                        
 
         (as of 2-25-24)

• Ella White leads the BIG EAST (14th nationally) with 6 doubles and is second (75th) with 19 hits.
• Kieli Ryan leads the BIG EAST (5th nationally) with 6 baserunners caught stealing.
• Katie Petran leads the BIG EAST (29th nationally) with 5 wins in the circle and is second (74th) allowing only 1.09 walks per seven innings.
• Hailey Conger ranks third in the BIG EAST with 18 hits.
• Cate Lehner is fourth in the BIG EAST with six stolen bases.

 
           at the Spring Games

• Ella White led Butler with nine hits (.563) over five games that included three doubles, a home run, and six RBI. With her performance, she landed a spot on the BIG EAST weekly honor roll.
• Teagan O'Rilley tallied six RBI on four total hits that included two doubles.
• Katie Petran earned a pair of complete-game victories over Middle Tennessee and Le Moyne and was named to this week's BIG EAST Honor Roll. She now has five complete-game wins this season.
• The win over Middle Tennessee was Head Coach Scott Hall's 300th career victory in D1 collegiate softball.
   

SCOUTING OPPONENTS
 
Purdue (7-5, 0-0 B1G)

• Wins for the Boilermakers include Murray State, South Dakota, UIC, and SIU. Losses include No. 6 Georgia, SIU, and South Dakota State.
• Batting leaders include #1 Sage Scarmardo (.538, 2B, 2RBI), #2 Khloe Banks (.467, 7H, 5SB), #95 Kiara Dillon (.400, 3SB), and #8 Kyndall Bailey (.375).
• The pitching staff has a combined ERA of 2.38 with 19 Ks on the season.
   

Marshall (8-7, 0-0 Sunbelt) (not including Wed. game vs. Bellarmine)

• Wins for the Thundering Herd include Michigan State, Central Michigan, and Drake. Losses include #12 Arkansas, #23 Arizona, Indiana, Penn State, and East Carolina.
• Batting leaders include #11 Sydney Bickel (.447, 3B, 3HR, 11RBI, 7SB), #49 Brooklyn Ulrich (.395, 4-2B, 10RBI), #0 Bella Gerlach (.362, 3-2B, 2HR, 11RBI), and #13 Rielly Lucas (.318, 5-2B, 14 RBI).
• The pitching staff has a combined ERA of 2.15 with 8 Ks on the season.
   

Radford (7-5, 0-0 Big South) (not including Tue. doubleheader vs. Virginia)

• Wins for the Highlanders include Dartmouth, Bucknell, and UMass. Losses have come to #3 Georgia, #21 Virginia Tech, and Georgia Southern.
• Batting leaders include #14 Lexie Roberts (.432, 8SB), #13 Cassi Barbato (.394, 3-2B, 5RBI), #15 Abby Wilson (.300, 4-2B, 10RBI), and Rachel Smith (.278, 2-2B, 9RBI).
• The pitching staff has a combined ERA of 3.74 with 47 Ks on the season.