INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler softball team lost the second game of its three-game series with Seton Hall by the final score of 6-3. The visiting Pirates (16-12, 7-4 BIG EAST) put up five runs in the first three innings and never trailed. The Bulldogs (14-19, 3-8 BIG EAST) scored three in the fifth but could get no closer.

Game 2: Seton Hall 6, Butler 3 (7 innings)

Seton Hall score one in the first inning, two in the second, and two in the third to build a 5-0 lead that held until the middle of the fifth.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Bulldogs pulled off back-to-back squeeze plays. First, Kieli Ryan bunted and reached first as Kaylee Gross scored from third. Then, Sydney Carter laid one down and Olivia Roberts scored from third. Two batters later, with the bases loaded, Hailey Conger hit an infield grounder that pushed Erin Clark across. Butler drew to within two runs, at 5-3.

In the top of the seventh, the Pirates added a run for a 6-3 lead.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Bulldogs puts runners on with a pair of singles, but they made it no farther than second and third base.

Sydney Cammon (5-8) started in the circle for Butler and took the loss. In 1.2 innings, she allowed three runs on five hits and a walk. Rylyn Dyer (1.0IP, 2R, 0ER, 2H) and Kayla Noerr (4.1IP, R, 6H, 3BB) each provided relief, with Noerr finishing the game.

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Butler hosts the third and final game of the BIG EAST series with Seton Hall on Saturday, March 30. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m.