Series Information – at St. John's
DATE:                                   Friday, Mar. 15 – Sunday, Mar. 17
LOCATION:                         Queens, N.Y. / Red Storm Field
LIVE STATS:                      StatBroadcast
LIVE VIDEO:                      ESPN+ Gm1 / Gm2 / Gm3
 
Full Notes
 
The Butler softball team plays its second BIG EAST series of the season, this time on the road at St. John's. The Bulldogs (13-12, 2-1 BIG EAST) won 2-of-3 in a series with Providence earlier this week and then split on Wednesday, losing to Dartmouth and defeating Bellarmine. The Red Storm won 1-of-3 vs. Creighton last weekend and then split with Manhattan in a mid-week doubleheader.
 
Bulldog Bits                                                                                        
           (as of 3-13-24)

• Ella White's ranks second in the BIG EAST in several categories, including: 26 RBI (37th nationally), 8 doubles (44th), 6 home runs (63rd), and .411 batting average. She is third (73rd) with a .767 slugging percentage.
• Monique Hoosen is second in the BIG EAST (63rd nationally) with six home runs.
• Kieli Ryan leads the BIG EAST (16th nationally) with 7 base runners caught stealing.
• Katie Petran is second in the BIG EAST (31st nationally) with 8 wins in the circle and is fourth with 53 strikeouts.
• Cate Lehner is second in the BIG EAST (28th nationally) with thirteen stolen bases.
   
• BIG EAST coaches ranked Butler fifth in the 2024 Preseason Poll. Villanova (1st), UConn (2nd), and Seton Hall (3rd) each received at least two first-place votes. DePaul (4th) also ranked ahead of the Bulldogs.
   
• vs. Dartmouth and Bellarmine (Mar. 13)
• Hot bats for Butler over the two games were Leigh Vande Hei: 4-for-6 (.667) with 2B, 3SB, and Cate Lehner: 5-for-9 (.556) with 5SB.
• Paige Dorsett and Ella White (4RBI) each hit a home run.
   
• vs. Providence (Mar. 11-12)
• Hot bats for the Bulldogs in the series were Ella White: 4-for-6 (.666) with 6RBI, Hailey Conger: 5-for-10 (.500), and Sydney Carter: 4-for-8 (.500).
• Monique Hoosen hit Butler's only home run of the series.
• Katie Petran pitched 10 innings with a 2.70 ERA.
   

SCOUTING ST. JOHN'S (10-13, 1-2 BIG EAST)

Series- St. John's leads: 16-10

• The teams most recently met in the 2023 BIG EAST Tournament: St. John's 9-6
• 2023 series (Indianapolis): (canceled) 
  2022 series (Queens): Butler 10-1, Butler 3-2, St. John's 8-3
  2021 series (Indianapolis): Butler 3-1, Butler 4-1, Butler 8-2
• St. John's won eight straight from 4-15-17 through 5-5-19

2024 BIG EAST series: vs. Creighton (L, L, W)

• Wins this season include: Manhattan, Idaho St., Northern Colorado, UMass-Lowell (3)
• Losses include: Cal Poly, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, NC State, Kansas, and Liberty. 

ST. JOHN'S vs. (opponents)                                                Butler
runs:       87-85                                                                              119
hits:         150-165                                                                         198
RBI:         77-79                                                                              105
SB:           33-33                                                                              29
ERA:       2.94-3.16                                                                       4.25
 
Batting leaders:

• #57 London Jarrard (.329) 8-2B, 4HR, 28RBI
• #3 Cassidy Stouffer (.328) 7-2B, 10RBI
• #24 Jess Bianco (.299) 23H, 14 SB
• #6 Elanna Lysiak (.245) 4-2B, 7RBI

Pitching leaders:

• #12 Ana Serafinko (2-3) 2.20 ERA, 40K
• #14 Loreley Francia (4-3) 2.64 ERA, 56K
• #16 Hannah Mearns (3-4) 3.24 ERA, 27K