Series Information – vs. UConn
DATE:                                   Friday, Mar. 22 – Sunday, Mar. 24
LOCATION:                         Indianapolis / Butler Softball Field
LIVE STATS:                      StatBroadcast
LIVE VIDEO:                      FloSports (Friday)
 
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 (13-15, 2-4 BIG EAST) most recently were swept in a conference series at St. John's. UConn (15-11, 3-0 BIG EAST) is coming off mid-week wins over Central Connecticut and Yale. The Huskies swept DePaul the previous weekend.
 
Bulldog Bits                                                                                        
           (as of 3-20-24)

• Ella White ranks second in the BIG EAST with 10 doubles (26th nationally), and a .395 batting average. She is third with 27 RBI (66th), a .741 slugging percentage (79th), 6 home runs (98th), and 32 hits.
• Paige Dorsett leads the BIG EAST (85th nationally) with 34 hits.
• Monique Hoosen is second in the BIG EAST (64th nationally) with 7 home runs.
• Kieli Ryan leads the BIG EAST (8th nationally) with 9 base runners caught stealing.
• Katie Petran is second in the BIG EAST (64th nationally) with 8 wins in the circle and is fifth with 60 strikeouts.
• Cate Lehner is second in the BIG EAST (28th nationally) with 15 stolen bases.

vs. St. John's (Mar. 15-17)

• Cate Lehner was the hot bat for Butler, going 5-for-11 (.455) and stealing two bases. Paige Dorsett was 4-for-11 (.364) with two doubles and two RBI.
• Teagan O'Rilley and Monique Hoosen each connected on a home run in the series.
   

SCOUTING UConn (15-11, 3-0 BIG EAST)
Series- UConn leads: 11-1

• 2023 series (Storrs): UConn 2-1, UConn 9-1, UConn 3-2
  2022 series (Indianapolis): Butler 6-2, UConn 5-0, UConn 3-0
  2021 series (Storrs): UConn 6-1, UConn 4-2, UConn 1-0
• The teams met in the BIG EAST Tournament in 2022 (UConn 4-1) and in 2021 (UConn 4-1).
   
• 2024 BIG EAST series: vs. DePaul (W, W, W)
• Wins this season include: Georgia State, Hawaii, Cleveland State, and New Mexico.
• Losses include: No. 9 Clemson, Miami (OH), Ole Miss, NC State, Seattle, and Howard.

UConn vs. (opponents)                                                                                Butler

• runs:                120-92                                                                           127
• hits:                  185-154                                                                         215
• RBI:                  108-84                                                                           113
• SB:                    43-21                                                                              33
• ERA:                3.09-4.16                                                                       4.64

Batting leaders:

• #17 Grace Jenkins (.388) 11-2B, 3HR, 29RBI
• #14 Lexi Hastings (.368) 5-2B, 3HR, 15SB
• #10 Rosie Garcia (.322) 4-2B, 4HR, 14RBI
• #7 Hope Jenkins (.300) 6-2B, 5HR, 18RBI

Pitching leaders:

• #16 Meghan O'Neil (3-4) 2.30 ERA, 54K
• #00 Payton Kinney (3-2) 2.49 ERA, 27K
• #57 Hallie Siems (7-3) 3.12 ERA, 72K