INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler softball team won the final game of a three-game BIG EAST series with UConn in walk-off fashion on a sacrifice fly by Ella White. The Bulldogs (14-17, 3-6 BIG EAST) were up, 1-0, after five complete, but the Huskies (17-12, 5-1 BIG EAST) tied the game in the sixth. UConn took the series, 2-1, though this was their first BIG EAST single-game loss of the season.
 
Game 3: Butler 2, UConn 1 (7 innings)
 
Butler loaded the bases in the second inning, but the game remained scoreless through two complete.
 
In the third, Cate Lehner drew a walk and eventually advanced to third. An Ella White sacrifice fly allowed Lehner to score the first run of the game. The 1-0 lead held through five complete.
 
In the sixth, UConn hit a single with runners on first and second, tying the game at 1-1.
 
In the bottom of the seventh, Lehner hit an infield single and advanced to third on a throwing error by the third baseman. After Hailey Conger reached on an infield single, White hit another sacrifice fly to center field, allowing Lehner to score and ending the game.
 
Rylyn Dyer (3.2IP, H, 3BB, 3K) started in the circle for Butler and lasted into the fourth inning. Katie Petran (9-3) entered with two on and two outs in the fourth and finished the game. She allowed one run on three hits and two walks with a strikeout, picking up the win.
 
Bulldog Bits

• Paige Dorsett's double was her second of the series, her sixth of the season, and the 18^th of her career.
• Both runs scored by the Bulldogs came on Ella White sacrifice flies to center field, allowing Cate Lehner to score from third base.
• Butler's win over UConn was the second in the history of the series.

Up Next
Butler travels to Ball State for a mid-week non-conference game on Tuesday, March 26. The Bulldogs then host Seton Hall for a BIG EAST series from Thursday, March 28 through Saturday, March 30.