BIG EAST SERIES:         Georgetown
DATE:                                  Friday - Sunday, March 28-30
LOCATION:                        Indianapolis, Ind.  / Butler Softball Field
LIVE STATS:                      butlersports.com
LIVE VIDEO:                      (Fri.) FloSports
 
The Butler softball team hosts Georgetown this weekend for a three-game BIG EAST series. The Bulldogs (17-11, 6-3 BIG EAST) went 1-2 last weekend vs. league-leading St. John's. The Hoyas (8-15, 0-9 BIG EAST) are yet to win a conference game, most recently losing to Villanova.

The weekend weather forecast has altered the original schedule. Currently the teams plan to play a doubleheader on Friday, beginning at 1 p.m., followed by game three on Saturday at 1 p.m.
 
Bulldog Bits                                                                                        
           (through games 3/26/25)

• Cate Lehner leads the BIG EAST (10th nationally) with 23 stolen bases. She is third in the conference with 43 hits and with a .413 batting average.
• Makena Alexander is second in the BIG EAST with 8 home runs and fifth with a .667 slugging percentage.
• Ella White is third in the BIG EAST with a .500 on base percentage.
• Gwen Baker is third in the BIG EAST (89th nationally) with 8 wins.
• (as of 3-23-25) Butler leads all BIG EAST teams in batting average (.322) and is second in on base percentage (.400), hits (236), and stolen bases (55).

           vs. St. John's

• Makena Alexander and Ella White each had a home run in the series.
• Hailey Conger hit a two-out, walk-off, RBI single to hand St. John's its first BIG EAST loss of the season.
• Gwen Baker picked up a complete-game, 2-1, victory in game one. In 7.0 innings, she allowed five hits and a walk, striking out eight as only one unearned run came across.
   
• After a complete-game victory over St. John's - the Red Storm's first conference loss of the season - Gwen Baker was name BIG EAST Freshman of the week. It was her third time earning this award this season.
   

SCOUTING GEORGETOWN (8-15, 0-9 BIG EAST)
Series- Butler leads, 16-6

• 2024 (Washington D.C.) Butler 6, Georgetown 4 | Butler 11, Georgetown 6 | Georgetown 7, Butler 4
• 2023 (Indianapolis) Georgetown 12, Butler 3 | Butler 5, Georgetown 3 | Butler 3, Georgetown 1
• 2022 (Washington D.C.) Butler 3, Georgetown 1 | Butler 7, Georgetown 1
• 2019 was the last series victory for Georgetown. The Hoyas won both games that were played.

2025 BIG EAST Series:    
                  Seton Hall 5, Georgetown 3 | Seton Hall 10, Georgetown 2 | Seton Hall 14, Georgetown 6
                  St. John's 8, Georgetown 2 | St. John's 7, Georgetown 4 | St. John's 12, Georgetown 2 (5 in.)
                  Villanova 11, Georgetown 3 | Villanova 12, Georgetown 3 | Villanova 4, Georgetown 2
Wins include: Bellarmine, Drexel, Wagner, West Georgia, and Charleston Southern.
Additional losses include: Siena, Liberty, Lehigh, and Appalachian State.

Georgetown vs. (opponents)      Butler
runs:       118-149                                      144
hits:         159-192                                     239
RBI:         102-142                                     128
SB:           24-26                                          55
ERA:       6.33-4.16                                   3.75
 
Batting Leaders:

• Emily Strittmatter (.328) 5HR, 15 RBI
• Abby Kozo (.324) 23H, 4-2B, 12RBI
• Dayanara Campos (.262) 5HR, 18RBI

Pitching Leaders:

• Kayla Dunn (4-7) 4.34 ERA, 47K
• Sage Hager (2-3)6.46 ERA, 8K
• Julia Parker (2-2) 7.81 ERA, 25K
• Avery Wissmar (0-3) 7.64 ERA, 21K