HUNTINGTON, W.V. – The Butler softball team picked up one win on day one at the Thundering Herd Invitational, defeating the hosts by the score of 3-2. A second scheduled game vs. Radford was postponed, possibly to be made up on Sunday.
The Bulldogs (8-8, 0-0 BIG EAST) led the entire game but did not score after the third inning. Marshall (9-8, 0-0 Sun Belt) crept to within one run in the fifth but could not score in the game's final two innings.
Game 1: Butler- 3, Marshall- 2 (7 innings)
With two on and two outs in the top of the first inning,
Teagan O'Rilley hit a single to left-center that sent
Hailey Conger home from second base. Later, with the bases loaded,
Monique Hoosen drew a walk that gave the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead. In the bottom half, Marshall scored one but stranded three. Butler took a 2-1 lead into the second.
In the third, a
Makena Alexander single to center pushed pinch runner
Kaylee Gross across for the Bulldogs. Butler's 3-1 lead held through four complete.
In the fifth, Marshall drew to within one run, 3-2, on a solo home run.
Katie Petran (6-0) threw a complete game for Butler and picked up the win. In 7.0 innings, she allowed two runs on six hits and six walks, striking out three.
Game 2: Radford vs. Butler (postponed)
Bulldog Bits
- Katie Petran's win vs. Marshall was her sixth complete-game victory of the season.
- Butler's scheduled game vs. Radford was postponed due to weather and will possibly be made up on Sunday.
Up Next
Butler remains in Huntington, West Virginia, for day two of the Thundering Herd Invitational at Marshall on Saturday, March 2. Scheduled opponents are Purdue and Marshall.
