INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler softball team led throughout game three of the series with Seton Hall and secured the victory with a final score of 5-2. The Bulldogs (15-19, 4-8 BIG EAST) scored runs in the first four innings and limited the Pirates (16-13, 7-5 BIG EAST) to only two runs in the third. Seton Hall took the series, two games to one.
Game 3: Butler 5, Seton Hall 2 (7 innings)
Butler scored the first run of the game in the first inning when
Sydney Carter drew a bases-loaded walk.
In the second inning, with runners at the corners,
Hailey Conger put the ball in play, allowing
Olivia Moxley to score from third.
Ella White then singled up the middle and pushed
Cate Lehner across. The Bulldogs were up, 3-0.
In the top of the third, Seton Hall scored one run on a double with two base runners. Later, with runners on second and third, the Pirates hit a single up the middle. One run scored, but a second runner was out at home on a throw from Conger in center field.
In the bottom half of the third,
Kaylee Gross was hit by a pitch and then stole second. A
Leigh Vande Hei single, up the middle, allowed Gross to cross the plate, giving the Bulldogs a 4-2 lead.
In the fourth, Butler scored its final run when a
Paige Dorsett double allowed
Cate Lehner to score from second.
Seton Hall managed only one base runner in the final three innings.
Katie Petran (10-4) pitched a complete game for Butler. In 7.0 innings, she allowed two runs on six hits and a walk.
Bulldog Bits
- Paige Dorsett's double was her seventh of the season and 19th of her career.
- Kaylee Gross stole her second base in as many games. She now has three this season and 21 for her career.
- Katie Petran now has eight complete-game wins in the circle this season.
Up Next
Butler travels to Dayton for a mid-week contest on Wednesday, Apr. 3, and then travels to DePaul for a three-game BIG EAST series from Friday, Apr. 5 through Sunday, Apr. 7.
