Series Information – vs. Providence
DATE:                                  Sunday, Mar. 10 – Tuesday, Mar. 12
LOCATION:                         Indianapolis / Butler Softball Field
LIVE STATS:                      butlersports.com
LIVE VIDEO:                      N/A
 
Full Notes
 
The Butler softball team hosts its first BIG EAST series of the season when Providence visits Indianapolis.  Weather forced a delay in the first pitch, as the games are now scheduled to be played from Sunday through Tuesday. The Bulldogs (10-10, 0-0 BIG EAST most recently dropped a mid-week game to IUPUI, 8-7. The Friars are coming off a 3-1 showing at the Tiger Clash at Towson.
 
Bulldog Bits                                                                                        
         (as of 3-3-24)

• Ella White leads the BIG EAST (63rd nationally) with 6 doubles. She is second (59th) with 5 home runs and third (81st) with a .772 slugging %.
• Kieli Ryan leads the BIG EAST (5th nationally) with 7 base runners caught stealing.
• Katie Petran is second in the BIG EAST (43rd nationally) with 6 wins in the circle and is fourth with 41 strikeouts. She was recognized as BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week by the conference for her performances at the Thundering Herd Invitational.
• Cate Lehner is fifth in the BIG EAST with six stolen bases.
   
• BIG EAST coaches ranked Butler fifth in the 2024 Preseason Poll. Villanova (1st), UConn (2nd), and Seton Hall (3rd) each received at least two first-place votes. DePaul (4th) also ranked ahead of the Bulldogs.

         vs. IUPUI

• Monique Hoosen hit two home runs in a single game for the first time in her career. She now has five long balls this season and 32 in her career. Her four RBI were a career high.
• Makena Alexander's home run was her third this season.
• Ella White had two doubles in the game. She now has eight this season and 28 for her career.
• Cate Lehner's triple was her first this season and the third of her career.
   

SCOUTING PROVIDENCE (6-7, 0-0 BIG EAST)
Series- Butler leads: 14-13-1

• Butler swept last season's series in Providence, R.I.
• Butler won 2-of-3 in the 2022 series, while the 2021 series ended 1-1-1.
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Wins this season include: Southern, UMBC, UMass-Lowell, and Howard.
Losses include Towson, NC-Wilmington, George Mason, Eastern Illinois, and Southern Louisiana. 

PROVIDENCE vs. (opponents)                                                        Butler

• runs:       59-46                                                                              89
• hits:         92-76                                                                              157
• RBI:         53-37                                                                              85
• SB:           13-25                                                                              16
• ERA:       3.22-3.72                                                                      4.02

Batting leaders:

• #5 Sofia Peterson (.379) 4-2B, 7RBI
• #10 Emma Douma (.364) 16H, 3-2B, 9RBI
• #16 Jacque Harrington (.295) 3-2B, 3B, 3HR, 10RBI

Pitching leaders:

• #22 Alyssa Twomey (4-0) 1.27 ERA, 36K
• #13 Riley Quirk (0-5) 3.97 ERA, 12K
• #55 Jessica Walter (2-0) 4.94 ERA, 7K