LIVE STATS
 
INDIANAPOLIS – The Bulldogs are back in action this weekend with a three-game series at Morehead State. Friday's opener has been moved up to a 12 PM start due to rain in the forecast. Live Stats will be available for each contest however there will not be a live stream.
 
Weekend Schedule
Friday, March 1 – 12 PM
Saturday, March 2 – 12 PM
Sunday, March 3 – 1 PM
 
Projected Starters
Game 1 - RHP Justin Hornschemeier vs. RHP Luke Helton
Game 2 – RHP Tyler Banks vs. RHP Grant Herron
Game 3 – RHP Grant Brooks vs. RHP Callum McGill
 
Scouting Morehead State
The Eagles are off to a 5-3 start to the season after winning a pair of weekend series. Opening Day sent MSU to Davidson, N.C. to face the Wildcats. The Eagles won the first and the last game in that series but would quickly settle at 2-2 after a road loss to Kentucky on Feb. 20. The Eagles once again won Friday and Sunday at North Alabama. The team has won two-straight as they added a midweek win on Tuesday at Northern Kentucky.
 
Three right-handers will start on the hill for Morehead State this weekend. Luke Helton serves as the ace on the staff. The Friday starter is 2-0 this year with a 1.59 ERA. He has 15 strikeouts in 11.1 innings with the opposition batting just .214. Grant Herron will take the ball on Saturday and Sunday's starter is slated to be Callum McGill. Herron is 0-1 in his two starts with a 4.66 ERA. McGill has a 1-0 record and 11 strikeouts spread out over nine full innings.
 
Colton Becker leads Morehead State with a .455 batting average. A starter in all eight games, Becker has three doubles and a pair of home runs included in his team-high 15 hits. Roman Kuntz and Nick Gooden are also players to watch. Kuntz provides power to the lineup with three home runs and Gooden joins Becker as the only Eagles to hit over .300 this year. Once on base, the Bulldogs will need to be aware of MSU base runners. The Eagles have stole 19 bases on 21 attempts over their first eight games.
 
Last Meeting
Butler hosted Morehead State on April, 11 2018 and the result was a 4-2 Bulldog win. BU scored two in the second and added two more in the bottom of the eighth. Ryan Pepiot was credited with the save in the victory.
 
Bulldog Bits
- Kade Lewis made the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
- Billy Wurch leads the team with a .385 batting average
- The Bulldogs are 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts this year
- Ethan Vecrumba leads the club with two stolen bases
- Carter Dorighi is the BU leader in hits with nine
- Joey Urban leads all 'Dawgs with eight RBI
- Eight different Bulldogs have hit a home run this year
- Lewis, Dorighi, Moroknek, Carter, and Urban have started in all six games
- Cole Graverson leads the team in appearances (3) and strikeouts (6)
- Graverson is the only Bulldog with a save this year
- Ben Whiteside is tied with Graverson with three appearances on the mound
- Whiteside has tossed 7.1 innings along with BU reliever Nick Miketinac
 
BIG EAST Standings
Creighton 5-0
Seton Hall 5-2
Butler 3-3
Xavier 4-4
St. John's 2-3
Georgetown 3-5
UConn 2-4
Villanova 1-5
 
Up Next
The 2024 home opener is set for Tuesday, March 5 at Bulldog Park. Butler will host Purdue Fort Wayne at 3 PM.