INDIANAPOLIS – Butler and Georgetown will play a three-game series at Bulldog Park this weekend. Game one will stream on FloSports at 4 PM. Games two and three of the series will have live stats available for fans to follow along. Action picks up at 2 PM on Saturday and at Noon on Sunday.
 
Weekend Schedule
Friday, April 12 – 4 PM
Saturday, April 13 – 2 PM
Sunday, April 14 – 12 PM
 
Projected Starters
Game 1 - RHP Tyler Banks vs. LHP Marcello Mastroianni
Game 2 – LHP Ben Whiteside vs. LHP Andrew Williams
Game 3 – RHP Nate Rosser vs. LHP Everett Catlett
 
Scouting Georgetown
The Hoyas are 23-9 overall with a 5-1 record in the BIG EAST. GU swept Villanova at Capital One Park and won two of three at home over Seton Hall last weekend. Head Coach Edwin Thompson is in his fourth season with the program. The 2024 team leads the conference in hits (311), slugging percentage (.487), base on balls (186), double plays (37) and WHIP (1.43). Leading the charge for the Hoyas is senior first baseman Christian Ficca. He leads the league in RBIs (45), is second in hits (47) and comes in at sixth with his .376 BA. The Hoya lineup also features the league leader in stolen bases, Michael Eze (20) and Jake Hyde who ranks second in the BIG EAST in home runs (9).
 
On the mound, GU has three of the best arms in the conference. Friday's starter has the fifth-best ERA in the BIG EAST (3.47) and he is followed by Andrew Williams on Saturday who has the lowest ERA at 2.12. On Sunday, Butler will battle Everett Catlett. The lefty leads the BIG EAST with 51 strikeouts and is third among BIG EAST arms with his 2.66 ERA. On the back end, Nick Davis leads the conference in saves (6).
 
Bulldog Bits
- Carter Dorighi leads the BIG EAST and ranks 15th in the nation in hits (53)
- The Butler team record for hits in a single-season is 82 (Harrison Freed – 2019)
- Dorighi has the third-highest batting average in the BIG EAST (.387 BA)
- Kade Lewis ranks fourth in the conference with his .381 BA
- Lewis is second in the BIG EAST with nine home runs and third in RBIs with 34
- Lewis is the league leader in slugging percentage (.743) and total bases (84)
- Cole Graverson leads the team and ranks second in the conference in saves (5)
- BU ranks second in the BIG EAST in sacrifice flies (17)
- Joey Urban has scored a run in three-straight games
- Urban has been walked seven times over Butler's last five games
- Tommy Townsend's first hit of his collegiate career came April 9 vs. Evansville
- Brett Sherrard has recorded one out in each of his last four appearances
- Nate Rosser is slated to start for the fourth time this season on Sunday
- Rosser has seven strikeouts over his last three starts (11 IP)
- Jack Moroknek hit his eighth home run of the season at Notre Dame on Wednesday
- The Bulldogs have hit 42 home runs this year; the single-season team record is 56 (1998)
- The 'Dawgs rank third in the league in home runs (42)
- 13 different Bulldogs have hit a homer this year; 11 of the 13 have hit two or more
- Moroknek had two RBIs at ND and now has nine multi-RBI games this season
- Simon Linde had a season-high six strikeouts in his last outing (4/9)
- Tate Foxson used 12 pitches to throw a clean inning at ND
- Ian Choi's second double of the season came at Notre Dame on Wednesday
- Choi's extra base hit gave BU 50 doubles on the year
- BU has hit a double in six-straight games
- Butler has scored 40 runs this year in the third inning; they haven't topped 30 in any other inning
- The Bulldogs are 3-6 at home this season
- Butler won the series at Georgetown last year 2-1
- BU lost the opener 3-2, but won game two 5-3 before crushing GU 20-7 in game three
- Georgetown won the last series held in Indianapolis two games to one
- Tyler Banks has tossed at least five innings over his last three starts
- The Butler softball team will play at Georgetown while the baseball team hosts the Hoyas
 
BIG EAST Standings
St. John's 3-0, 22-5-1
Georgetown 5-1, 22-9
Creighton 2-1, 25-5
UConn 2-1, 14-16
Seton Hall 1-2, 17-15
Xavier 1-2, 15-17
Butler 1-2, 13-17
Villanova 0-6, 8-21
 
Up Next
Butler will head to Ypsilanti to play at Eastern Michigan on Tuesday next week. Their next home game after the Georgetown series will be on Wednesday vs. Miami. Each game is slated for a 4 PM start.