Tournament Information – Aces Tournament (Evansville)
DATE:                                  Friday, Feb. 14
LOCATION:                         Evansville, Indiana / Evansville
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The Butler softball team is heading to southern Indiana for what was originally its second weekend tournament of the season. A forecast of inclement weather has reduced both the number of participants and contests. Previously scheduled games with Green Bay and Southern Indiana have been canceled. The Bulldogs will now play two games against Evansville on Friday.
 
The Bulldogs are coming off a season-opening tournament in Chicago where they finished 4-1. Evansville went 3-2 in its opening tournament in South Carolina.
 
Bulldog Bits                                                                                        

• Cate Lehner's 10 hits rank 1st in the BIG EAST and 11th nationally.
• Hailey Conger's 8 hits rank 2nd in the BIG EAST and 66th nationally.
• Makena Alexander's 4 home runs and her 12 RBI lead the BIG EAST and rank 3rd nationally. Her 1.118 slugging % is third in the conference and 43^rd nationally.

at Rosemont

• Butler's four wins to start the season matched the 4-0 start of the 2003 team. Only the 1990 squad had a hotter start, winning eight games to start the season.
• Makena Alexander hit four home runs over a three-game stretch, with two vs. Green Bay, one vs. Detroit Mercy, and a grand slam vs. Valparaiso. She accumulated 12 RBI over the same stretch.
• Cate Lehner led the Bulldogs with ten hits and a pair of doubles.
• In her first collegiate start in the circle (vs. Green Bay), Gwen Baker produced a complete game victory.
• With five RBI over the weekend, Ella White has moved into a tie for the third spot on Butler's All-Time list for RBI with a career-total of 109.
   
• Makena Alexander was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after her performances at the Rosemont Dome Tournament.
   

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
 
Evansville (3-2, 0-0 Missouri Valley)
Evansville played in the Paladin Tournament in Greenville, S.C. last weekend. The Aces defeated Stonehill, UT Martin, and Furman and lost two games to Tennessee Tech.
Hitting leaders: K. Warner (.556) 5H | T. Howe (.471) 8H, 3-2B, 6RBI | C. Meinel (.353) 6H, 3B, 3HR, 10RBI
Pitching leaders: K. Ridgway (1-1) 10.0-IP, 2.70 ERA, 9K | Hollingswort (2-0) 10.1-IP, 4.35 ERA, SV, 8K