Game Information – vs. Indiana
DATE:                                  Wednesday, April 24
LOCATION:                        Indianapolis / Butler SB Field
LIVE STATS:                      butlersports.com
LIVE VIDEO:                      FloSports
 
Full Notes
 
The Butler softball team hosts Indiana on Wednesday for its final home game and final non-conference contest of the season. The Bulldogs (20-25, 9-12 BIG EAST) are coming off a series with Creighton in which they won game one but then lost the final two games, both in nine innings. The Hoosiers (34-13, 10-7 Big Ten) most recently swept Iowa in a weekend series.
 
Bulldog Bits                                                                                        
           (as of 4-21-24)

• Ella White is second in the BIG EAST with four sacrifice flies (34th nationally). Addition conference (national) rankings include: 38 RBI-3rd (98th), 12 doubles-3rd (88th), .631 slugging %-3rd, and 8 HR-6th.
• Monique Hoosen leads the BIG EAST (73rd nationally) with 11 home runs.
• Kieli Ryan leads the BIG EAST (15th nationally) with 12 base runners caught stealing.
• Katie Petran is second in the BIG EAST (64th nationally) with 13 wins in the circle.
• Cate Lehner leads the BIG EAST (46th nationally) with 0.20 sacrifice bunts per game and is third (46th) with 22 stolen bases.
   
• Butler's 2024 schedule includes four teams that qualified for the 2023 NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs lost to Omaha, 4-1, in their season opener, went 1-2 in three games vs. Seton Hall (Mar. 28-30), and lost, 4-2, to Miami (OH) (Apr. 9). Butler still has Indiana on the schedule (Apr. 24).

vs. Creighton (Apr. 19-21)

• In game two, Monique Hoosen had a 3-hit, 6-RBI performance. In the third inning, her three-run double put Butler up 5-2. Then, in the sixth, her three-run home run tied the game at eight.
• Katie Petran pitched a three-hit, complete-game shutout vs. Creighton in game one of the series. She had zero walks and struck out three.
• Makena Alexander was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for her performance in the series. In Butler's game-one, one-run victory over the Bluejays, Alexander singled to left field in the sixth inning, sending home what would ultimately be the game-winning run.
   

SCOUTING INDIANA (34-13, 10-7 Big Ten)
Series- Indiana leads, 12-3-1

• Indiana won the most recent game, 9-1, in Bloomington on 2023.
• The teams played a doubleheader in Bloomington in 2018. Butler won the first, 4-1, and Indiana won the second, 7-2.

2024 B1G series results: Iowa (W-W-W), Purdue (W-L), Minnesota (W-W-W), Mich. State (W-W-W), Michigan (L-L-L), Penn St. (L-L-L)

• Wins for the Hoosiers this season also include: No. 15 Oregon, Kansas, Louisville, Notre Dame, Drake, IUPUI, and Dayton
• Losses include: No. 5 Clemson, No. 10 Florida, and No. 17 Arizona

Indiana vs. (opponents)                                                   Butler
runs:       301-168                                                                         190
hits:         396-286                                                                        327
RBI:         266-150                                                                         173
SB:           103-38                                                                           53
ERA:       2.89-5.72                                                                      5.12
 
Batting Leaders:

• #3 Taylor Minnick (.380) 54H, 11-2B, 9HR, 47RBI
• #16 Brianna Copeland (.340) 8-2B, 7HR, 28 RBI, 17 SB
• #14 Sarah Stone (.338) 10-2B, 7HR, 39 RBI
• #18 Avery Parker (.328) 7-2B, 12HR, 37 RBI

Pitching Leaders:  

• #16 Brianna Copeland (17-8) 2.46 ERA, 137K
• #28 Sophie Kleiman (12-3) 2.58 ERA, 71K