QUEENS, N.Y. – The Butler softball team fell in game two of a three-game BIG EAST series at St. John's. After a scoreless first inning, the Red Storm (12-13, 3-2 BIG EAST) put points on the board in each of the next for innings and built a 6-0 lead. The Bulldogs (13-14, 2-3 BIG EAST) plated their only run in the sixth.
 
Game 2: St. John's 6, Butler 1 (7 innings)
 
St. John's jumped to a 4-0 lead with a pair of two-run home runs, one in the second inning, and another in the third.
 
The Red Storm added one in the fourth and another in the fifth, building the lead to 6-0 after five complete.
 
In the sixth, Butler scored one run on a single from Makena Alexander but then left three runners stranded.
 
The Bulldogs put two on in the seventh with one out but could not manufacture any runs.
 
Katie Petran (8-2) started for Butler in the circle and took the loss. In 2.0 innings, she allowed four runs on five hits with two strikeouts. Rylyn Dyer (4.0 IP, 2R, 4H, BB, 3K) entered in the bottom of the third inning and finished the game.
 
Bulldog Bits

• Monique Hoosen's double was her first of the season and 16^th of her career.
• Sydney Carter's double was her fourth of the season and 11^th of her career.
• Paige Dorsett's double was her fourth of the season and 16^th of her career.

Up Next
Butler remains in Queens, New York, for the final game of the BIG EAST series with St. John's on Sunday, March 17. First pitch is scheduled for 12 pm.