INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler softball team trailed by two runs in both games of a doubleheader with Georgetown but rallied in each one to take the first two games of a three-game BIG EAST series. The Hoyas (8-17, 0-11 BIG EAST) led game one, 2-0, after four innings, but the Bulldogs (19-11, 8-3 BIG EAST) scored three in the fifth for the 3-2 win. In game two, Georgetown scored a pair in the first inning, but the Butler pitching staff shut the Hoyas down moving forward and relied on the Bulldogs' offense for a 6-2 victory.
 

Game 1: Butler 3, Georgetown 2 (7 innings)
 
Georgetown scored a run in the third inning and another in the fourth to take a 2-0 lead.
 
In the fifth, Olivia Moxley singled and then scored on a Sydney Carter triple to left field. After Leigh Vande Hei singled and stole second, a Hailey Conger single to center field pushed Carter and Vande Hei across, giving Butler its first lead of the game.
 
The Hoyas were unable to put any runners in scoring position in the final two innings.
 
Gwen Baker (9-3) started in the circle for Butler and picked up the win. In 6.0 innings, she allowed two runs on four hits and four walks with one strikeout. Rylyn Dyer took care of the seventh inning, retiring all three batters she faced. She was awarded a save.
 
 
Game 2: Butler 6, Georgetown 2 (7 innings)
 
Georgetown used three singles to score a pair of runs in the top of the first inning. The 2-0 lead held through two complete.
 
In the bottom of the third, Cate Lehner singled and stole second. Ella White then reached on a error, which also allowed Lehner to score.
 
In the fifth, Butler loaded the bases. A high fly ball from Paige Dorsett was misplayed by the right fielder, and one run scored, tying the game at two. Makena Alexander then drew a walk, pushing one more across. The Bulldogs were up, 3-2.
 
One inning later, Sydney Carter walked and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt. A Lehner single, down the right field line, allowed Carter to score. Two batters later, White singled in Lehner. The final run of the game came when Dorsett doubled to left center, pushing White across.
 
Rylyn Dyer (6-3) started in the circle for the Bulldogs and was awarded the win. In 5.0 innings, she allowed two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out two Hoyas. Katie Petran (2.0 IP, 1K) entered one batter into the sixth inning, finished the game, and picked up the save.
 
 
Bulldog Bits

• With one run scored in game two, Ella White now has 116 career runs scored. This breaks the program record as she now sits atop Butler's All-Time list for career runs scored.
• Sydney Carter's triple in game one was her first of the season and the second of her career.
• Paige Dorsett's double in game two was her seventh this season and the 29^th of her career.
• Cate Lehner's two stolen bases in game two give her 25 this season and 68 in her career. She is now second on Butler's All-Time list for career stolen bases. (Jenna Foreman – 107)
• Leigh Vande Hei's stolen base in game one was her eighth this season and the 14^th of her career.
• Gwen Baker's game-one win was her ninth this season.
• Rylyn Dyer's game-two win was her sixth this season and the 12^th of her career. Her game-one save was her third this season and the fifth of her career.
• Katie Petran's game-two save was her second this season and the fifth of her career.

Up Next
Butler and Georgetown will play the third and final game of the series on Saturday, March 29. First pitch has been moved to 11 a.m. due to impending weather.