INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler softball team won a pitcher's duel with Creighton in game one of a three-game BIG EAST series. The Bulldogs (20-23, 9-10 BIG EAST) scored the game's only run in the sixth inning and limited the Bluejays (25-19, 9-7 BIG EAST) to three total hits.
 
Game 1: Butler 1, Creighton 0 (7 innings)
 
Through five innings, Butler had stranded five runners and Creighton, four, but no one had been able to cross the plate.
 
In the bottom of the sixth, Ella White was hit by a pitch and then advanced to second on a ground ball. Two batters later, pinch runner Kaylee Gross scored from second on a Makena Alexander single to left field, and the Dawgs took a 1-0 lead.
 
In the top to the seventh, the Bluejays hit a single with two outs, but the following batter grounded out to short.
 
Katie Petran (13-5) pitched a complete game for Butler. In 7.0 innings of work, she allowed just three hits with no walks while striking out three.
 
Bulldog Bits

• Makena Alexander's second-inning double was her third of the season.
• Cate Lehner's stolen base was her 21^st of the season and 28^th of her career.
• Katie Petran's win in the circle was her 10^th complete game victory of the season.

Up Next
Butler hosts game two of the three-game series with Creighton on Saturday, April 20. First pitch is scheduled for noon, and Senior Day and Alumni Day will be a part of the festivities.