Game Information – vs. (RV) Miami (OH)
DATE:                                 Tuesday, April 9
LOCATION:                        Indianapolis / Butler SB Field
LIVE STATS:                      butlersports.com
LIVE VIDEO:                      FloSports
 
Full Notes
 
The Butler softball team faces a stiff challenge this week as (RV) Miami (OH) visits the Butler campus for a Tuesday, non-conference, game. The Bulldogs (17-20, 6-9 BIG EAST) are coming off a conference matchup with DePaul in which they took the series, two games to one. The Redhawks (28-6, 11-0 MAC) are on a 15-game winning streak, most recently taking two games from Bowling Green in a doubleheader.  
 
Bulldog Bits                                                                                        
           (as of 4-7-24)

• Ella White leads the BIG EAST (17th nationally) with four sacrifice flies. Addition conference (national) rankings include: 36 RBI-3rd (58th), 11 doubles-3rd (66th), .661 slugging %-3rd, and 7 HR-6th.
• Monique Hoosen is sixth in the BIG EAST with 7 home runs.
• Kieli Ryan leads the BIG EAST (10th nationally) with 11 base runners caught stealing.
• Katie Petran is third in the BIG EAST with 11 wins in the circle.
• Cate Lehner leads the BIG EAST (45th nationally) with 0.22 sacrifice bunts per game, ranks fourth
• with 43 hits, and is fifth in the conference (35th nationally) with 18 stolen bases.
   
• Butler's 2024 schedule includes four teams that qualified for the 2023 NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs' season opener was vs. Omaha (Feb. 9) at UNI, and Butler went 1-2 vs. Seton Hall (Mar. 28- 30). Additional opponents include Miami (OH) (Apr. 9), and Indiana (Apr. 24), both at home.

            vs. DePaul (Apr. 5-6)

• Ella White was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for offensive performance vs. the Blue Demons. She was 4-for-10 (.400) with a double, triple, and home run, tallying 5 RBI. In game one, she singled in the tying run and scored the winning run in the 2-1 victory. In the game-three, 7-6, victory, she led the team with 3 RBI, two of which came on a bases-clearing triple.
• Sydney Carter and Cate Lehner each also had four hits in the series.
• Katie Petran pitched a complete-game victory over DePaul in game one of the series, posting a 1.00 ERA while striking out four and allowing four hits and three walks.
   

SCOUTING (RV) Miami (OH) (28-6, 11-0 MAC)
Series- Miami leads, 29-8-1
• Miami won the previous three contests, all in Oxford, Ohio, in 2019, 2021, and 2023.
• Butler's most recent win was a 13-12 victory on opening day in 2017 in Rosemont, Illinois.
• Butler has three wins in the eight meetings since 2015, but Miami won 14 consecutive prior to that, from 1999 through 2014.

Wins for the Redhawks this season include: UConn (2), Louisville, Pitt, Evansville, and Appalachian State.
Losses include: Clemson, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, and Georgia.
 
Miami vs. (opponents)        Butler
runs: 317-149                       158
hits: 336-216                         275
RBI: 299-140                        144
SB: 35-12                              39
ERA: 4.38-9.46                     4.76

Batting leaders:
• #2 Jenna Golembiewski (.467) 50H, 24HR, 62RBI • #12 Hadley Parisien (.411) 13RBI
• #1 Reagan Bartholomew (.384) 23RBI
• #5 Holly Blaska (.383) 12-2B, 11HR, 33RBI
• #7 Karli Spaid (.377) 23HR, 46RBI

Pitching leaders:
• #72 Madilyn Reeves (11-2) 3.63 ERA, 70K
• #13 Addy Jarvis (9-1) 4.12 ERA, 42K
• #27 Ashley Hitchcock (8-3) 6.06 ERA, 26K