Series Information – vs. Creighton
DATE:                                  Friday, April 19 – Sunday, April 21
LOCATION:                        Indianapolis / Butler SB Field
LIVE STATS:                      butlersports.com
LIVE VIDEO:                      FloSports (Fri)
 
Full Notes
 
The Butler softball team hosts Creighton this weekend in its final home BIG EAST series of the season. The Bulldogs (19-23, 8-10 BIG EAST) are coming off a midweek loss to Indiana State and, the previous weekend, a 2-1 series victory over Georgetown. The Bluejays (25-18, 9-6 BIG EAST) most recently last their series with UConn, 2-1, picking up a win in the second game.
 
Bulldog Bits                                                                                        
           (as of 4-17-24)

• Ella White is second in the BIG EAST with four sacrifice flies (26th nationally) and with 38 RBI (71st). Addition conference (national) rankings include: 12 doubles-3rd (73rd), .648 slugging %-4th, and 8 HR-6th.
• Monique Hoosen leads the BIG EAST (80th nationally) with 10 home runs.
• Kieli Ryan leads the BIG EAST (12th nationally) with 12 base runners caught stealing.
• Katie Petran is second in the BIG EAST (68th nationally) with 12 wins in the circle.
• Cate Lehner leads the BIG EAST (63rd nationally) with 0.19 sacrifice bunts per game and is third (32nd) with 20 stolen bases.

vs. Georgetown (Apr. 12-14)

• Monique Hoosen hit a home run in each of the three games, tallying nine RBI.
• Hailey Conger led the Bulldogs with five hits over the series.
• Makena Alexander connected on her first two doubles of her career.
   

SCOUTING CREIGHTON (25-18, 9-6 BIG EAST)
Series- tied, 12-12

• 2023 (Omaha): Butler 10-2 / Butler 10-0 / Creighton 9-1
  2022 (Indianapolis): Butler 2-1 / Butler 3-1 / Butler 3-0
  2019 (Omaha): Creighton 3-0 / Creighton 4-3 / Butler 8-0
• Creighton won the most recent game, but Butler won six straight prior to that.
• The teams did not meet in 2020 or 2021.

2024 BIG EAST series results:
     St. John's (W-W-L), Seton Hall (L-W-L), Georgetown (W-W-W), Villanova (W-L-W), UConn (L-W-L)
Wins for the Bluejays this season also include: Illinois State, Loyola, Colgate, and South Dakota.
Losses include: SIU, Kansas, Drake, and Omaha.
 
Creighton vs. (opponents)                                         Butler
runs:       180-167                                                                         181
hits:         292-247                                                                        310
RBI:         165-157                                                                          164
SB:           18-23                                                                              49
ERA:       3.74-3.49                                                                      5.29
 
Batting Leaders:

• #19 Madeline Vejvoda (.350) 43H, 26RBI
• #23 Cayla Nielsen (.343) 49H, 12-2B, 3HR
• #13 Ella Dalton (.320) 2HR, 5SB
• #18 Sydney Potter (.231) 9HR, 28RBI
   

Pitching Leaders:  

• #20 Natalia Puchino (18-4) 1.98 ERA, 117K
• #16 Kenzie Schopfer (4-7) 4.31 ERA, 55K
• #24 Jena Lawrence (2-4) 4.34 ERA, 14K