INDIANAPOLIS – Georgetown was two outs away from a no-hit victory when the bottom half of Butler's lineup staged an exciting come back. The Hoyas (8-18, 0-12 BIG EAST) had a 2-0 lead with one out in the seventh inning, but the Bulldogs (20-11, 9-3 BIG EAST) rattled off four straight hits, producing a walk-off, 3-2, win and clinching their second BIG EAST series sweep of the season.
 
Game 3: Butler 3, Georgetown 2 (7 innings)
 
Georgetown took advantage of an error and a double in the top of the first to take an early, 1-0 lead. In the fourth, the Hoyas advanced a runner to third and went up, 2-0, with an RBI single.
 
In the bottom of the seventh, with one out, Olivia Moxley broke the no-hitter and kicked off a Butler rally with a single up the middle. Alona Boydston, in a pinch-hitting role, blasted a second single down the left field line. She advanced to second with a stole base. Sydney Carter battled back from two early strikes and, on her seventh pitch, hit a double past the left fielder to the wall. Two Bulldogs scored, and Carter advanced to third on the throw. Leigh Vande Hei then stepped up and hit a single up the middle, allowing Carter to cross the plate for the walk-off win.
 
Katie Petran (5-4) picked up a complete-game victory in the circle for Butler. In 7.0 innings, she allowed two runs on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts.
 
Bulldog Bits

• Sydney Carter's double was her second this season and the 15^th of her career.
• Paxton Law's stolen base was her fifth this season.
• Katie Petran pitched her second complete-game victory of the season. It was her fifth win of the season and the 20^th of her career.

Up Next
Butler hosts Indiana State for a midweek contest on Tuesday, April 1. Next weekend, Apr. 4-6, the Bulldogs travel to UConn.