BIG EAST Series:             Creighton
DATE:                                  Friday-Sunday, April 11-13
LOCATION:                        Omaha, Neb. / Creighton Sports Complex
LIVE STATS:                      butlersports.com
LIVE VIDEO:                      FloSports
 
The Butler softball team continues its seven-game road trip at Creighton, playing a three-game BIG EAST series this weekend. The Bulldogs (21-15, 10-5 BIG EAST) most recently went 1-2 at UConn and then lost a midweek contest to Miami (OH). The Bluejays (15-20, 5-7 BIG EAST) swept Georgetown last weekend and then lost to No. 21 Nebraska this past Wednesday.
 
Bulldog Bits                                                                                        
       (through games 4/8/25)

• Cate Lehner leads the BIG EAST (12th nationally) with 26 stolen bases. She is third in the conference (58th) with 50 hits and is also third (82nd) for toughest to strike out.
• Rylyn Dyer is second in the BIG EAST (26th nationally) with 3 saves.
• Ella White is third in the BIG EAST (35th nationally) with 0.77 walks per game.
• Leigh Vande Hei is fourth in the BIG EAST with a .403 batting average.
• Gwen Baker is fourth in the BIG EAST (86th nationally) with 10 wins.
• Makena Alexander is sixth in the BIG EAST with 8 home runs.

        vs. UConn

• Gwen Baker's complete-game victory was her fourth this season. She picked up her tenth overall win.
• Sydney Carter's home run was her second of the season, but it was the first over-the-wall shot of her career. She had an inside-the-park home run vs. Detroit Mercy earlier this season.
   

SCOUTING CREIGHTON (15-20, 5-7 BIG EAST)
Series- Creighton leads, 15-13

• 2024 (BIG EAST): Creighton 4-2
  2024 (Indianapolis): Butler 1-0 / Creighton 11-8 (9 in.) / Creighton 1-0 (9 in.)
  2023 (Omaha): Butler 10-2 / Butler 10-0 / Creighton 9-1
  2022 (Indianapolis): Butler 2-1 / Butler 3-1 / Butler 3-0
• Creighton won the most recent three contests and three of four in 2024.
• Butler's most recent win was game one of the 2024 series in Indianapolis.

2025 BIG EAST series results:
Providence (L-W-L), Villanova (L-L-L), UConn (W-L-L), Georgetown (W-W-W)

• Additional wins for the Bluejays this season include: Saint Mary's, Morehead St., Kennesaw St., Purdue Fort Wayne
• Creighton split with: Drake, UC Santa Barbara, Northern Kentucky
• Additional losses: Omaha, Seattle, St. Thomas, UNLV, Coastal Carolina 

Creighton vs. (opponents)               Butler
runs:       176-169                                     182
hits:         295-226                                    285
RBI:         160-151                                      160
SB:           47-27                                          65
ERA:       3.97-4.19                                   3.82
 
 Batting Leaders:

• #3 Sydra Seville (.383) 49H, 6-2B, 19RBI, 16SB
• #8 Lily West (.350) 42H, 3HR, 28RBI, 8SB
• #18 Sydney Potter (.267) 7HR, 32RBI

 Pitching Leaders:

• #10 Brooke Shifflett (6-5) 3.56 ERA, 46K
• #15 Brooklyn Patchen (6-7) 3.59 ERA, 60K
• #16 Kenzie Schopfer (2-6) 4.49 ERA, 44K