DATE:                                   Tuesday, March 11
LOCATION:                        Bloomington, Ind.  / Andy Mohr Field
LIVE STATS:                      butlersports.com
LIVE VIDEO:                      Big Ten Plus
LIVE AUDIO:                      iuhoosiers.com
 
The Butler softball team travels to (rv) Indiana for a midweek non-conference game on Tuesday. The Bulldogs (14-5, 3-0 BIG EAST) are coming off a three-game series sweep vs. DePaul. The Hoosiers (17-5, 0-0 Big Ten), who are receiving votes in the current ESPN.com/USA Softball rankings, most recently went 5-0 in their own Hoosier Classic.
 
Bulldog Bits                                                                                        
 
         (through games 3/9/25)

• Cate Lehner leads the BIG EAST (47th nationally) with a .458 batting average, and she is third (45th) with 33 hits. Her 16 stolen bases also lead the conference (15th).
• Ella White leads the BIG EAST (31st nationally) with a .565 on base percentage, and she is first (31st) with 1.26 RBI per game. She is third with a .412 batting average, with a .765 slugging percentage.
• Makena Alexander is atop the BIG EAST (83rd nationally) with six home runs. She is second in the BIG EAST (71st) with a .789 slugging percentage and fourth with 23 RBI.
• Gwen Baker ranks third in the BIG EAST (85th nationally) with 6 victories and is fourth (78th) with a 1.76 ERA.

        vs. DePaul

• Makena Alexander was 7-for-10 (.700) with two doubles, two home runs, and ten RBI.
• Sydney Carter and Ella White were both 6-for-9 (.667). White had 7RBI.
• Gwen Baker picked up two wins in two starts. She produced a 1.56 ERA over 9.0 innings.
• Butler's 21 runs in game one was a program record vs. DI opponents. The previous high was 15 runs.
• In the game three, 14-1, win, the Bulldogs had 14 hits which were all singles.
   
• Makena Alexander was named BIG EAST Player of the Week after dominating the series sweep over DePaul, going 7-for-10 with two doubles, two home runs, and 10 RBI.
• Gwen Baker has been chosen Freshman of the Week for the second straight week.  She picked up two wins in two starts in the circle with a combined ERA of 1.56. Over 9.0 innings, she allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits and four walks with three strikeouts.
   
• Butler's 2025 schedule includes five teams that qualified for the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs will face UAlbany (2/28), Indiana (3/11), Dayton (3/25), and Miami (OH) (4/9) on the road and will host Villanova for a BIG EAST series Apr. 17-19.

 
SCOUTING INDIANA (17-5, 0-0 Big Ten)
Series- Indiana leads, 13-3-1

• Indiana won the most recent two contests, in 2024 and 2023.
• Indiana has won eight of the most recent ten games, dating back to 2000.
• Butler and Indiana split a doubleheader in 2018 and in 2000.

Wins for the Hoosiers this season include: Iowa State, Illinois State, BYU, Boise St., Bowling Green, and UIC.
Losses include: #12 Texas Tech, Clemson, and FIU.
 
Indiana vs. (opponents)                                                         Butler
runs:       180-71                                                                            124
hits:         217-123                                                                         180
RBI:         159-65                                                                            111
SB:           43-12                                                                              38
ERA:       3.32-9.57                                                                      2.62
 
Batting Leaders:

• #8 Madalyn Strader (.500) 2B, 2-3B, 4SB
• #3 Taylor Minnick (.492) 30H, 8-2B, 5HR, 30RBI
• #24 Kinsey Mitchell (.444) 24H, 5-2B, 17RBI
• #18 Avery Parker (.400) 26H, 8-2B, 5HR, 29RBI

Pitching Leaders:

• #11 Jenae Berry (8-1) 1.89 ERA, 20K
• #9 Jasmine Reyes (6-2) 3.28 ERA, 19K
• #16 Brianna Copeland (2-2) 4.91 ERA, 42K