Series Information – vs. Seton Hall
DATE:                                   Thursday-Saturday, March 28-30
LOCATION:                         Indianapolis / Butler SB Field
LIVE STATS:                      butlersports.com
LIVE VIDEO:                      FloSports (Fri. Gm2 & Sat. Gm3)
 
Full Notes
 
The Butler softball team hosts Seton Hall for a three-game BIG EAST series beginning this Thursday. The Bulldogs (14-17, 3-6 BIG EAST) are coming off a conference series with UConn in which they went 1-2, winning the third game in walk-off fashion. The Pirates most recently beat Stony Brook in a mid-week contest after going 2-1 in their most recent BIG EAST series vs. Creighton.
 
Bulldog Bits                                                                                        
           (as of 3-24-24)

• Ella White leads the BIG EAST with four sacrifice flies. Addition conference (national) rankings include: 10 doubles-2nd (37th), 30 RBI-2nd (64th), .693 slugging %-3rd, and 6 HR-4th.
• Paige Dorsett leads the BIG EAST (79th nationally) with 38 hits.
• Monique Hoosen is second in the BIG EAST (89th nationally) with 7 home runs.
• Kieli Ryan leads the BIG EAST (8th nationally) with 10 base runners caught stealing.
• Katie Petran is second in the BIG EAST (56th nationally) with 9 wins in the circle and is seventh with 65 strikeouts.
• Cate Lehner leads the BIG EAST (46th nationally) with 0.23 sacrifice bunts per game and is second in the conference (33rd nationally) with 15 stolen bases.
  
  vs. UConn (Mar. 22-24)
• Paige Dorsett and Cate Lehner each had 4 hits in the series, and Olivia Moxley and Hailey Conger each had 3. Dorsett and Ella White each had 3 RBI.
• Dorsett's two doubles gave her six for the season and 18 for her career.
• Moxley's home run was her first of the season and fourth of her career.
• Sydney Cammon led the pitching staff with 7.2 innings pitched and a 4.70 ERA.
• Katie Petran's win vs. UConn was her second BIG EAST win of the season (Providence).
   

SCOUTING Seton Hall (14-12, 5-4 BIG EAST)
Series- Butler leads, 16-12

• 2023 (South Orange): SH 2-1 / SH 6-2 / Butler 7-2
  2022 (Indianapolis): SH 8-5 / Butler 4-3 / Butler 4-1
  2021 (South Orange): Butler 5-4 / Butler 4-2 / SH 5-4
• Butler has won 5-of-9 in the last three series

2024 BIG EAST series: Villanova (L-L-L), Georgetown (W-W-W), Creighton (W-L-W)

• Wins for the Pirates this season include: New Mexico State, UIC, and Rider.
• Losses include: Michigan, Louisville, Arizona State, Grand Canyon, and FIU.
   

Seton Hall vs. (opponents)                                                   Butler
runs:       116-110                                                                          137
hits:         187-172                                                                         235
RBI:         112-104                                                                         123
SB:           9-24                                                                                33
ERA:       3.83-3.87                                                                      5.04
 
Batting leaders:

• #33 Taylor Hill (.322) 29H, 8-2B, 5HR, 12RBI
• #4 Kelsey Carr (.289) 5-2B, 6HR, 18RBI
• #13 Olivia Gilbert (.288) 4-2B, 4HR, 21RBI
• #26 Katey Brennan (.280) 4-2B, 2HR, (19 RBI)

Pitching leaders:

• #12 Kyra Kreuscher (6-1) 2.27 ERA, 24K
• #5 Sydney Babik (3-5) 4.23 ERA, 25K
• #4 Kelsey Carr (5-6) 4.42 ERA, 70K