Georgetown will host Butler in a three-game series over the weekend. Game one on Thursday has been moved up to a 4 p.m. start at Capital One Park. Friday's tilt will be played under the lights at 6 p.m. and Saturday's getaway game gets going at 1 p.m.
 
Weekend Schedule
Thursday, April 17 – 4 p.m.
Friday, April 18 – 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 – 1 p.m.
 
Scouting Georgetown
The Hoyas have the exact same record as the Bulldogs sitting at 12-24 overall with a 1-5 mark in the BIG EAST. They opened conference action with a 4-2 win at Villanova but fell to the Wildcats on both Saturday and Sunday. The following weekend, GU traveled to Storrs and were swept by the Huskies.
 
Georgetown has two quality weekend starters in Andrew Williams and JT Raab. Williams has a 3.50 ERA and two wins on the mound over nine starts. He has struck out 35 batters over 43.2 innings and has one complete game to his credit. Raab is 3-1 on the hill with a 3.59 ERA. The right-hander leads the team in innings pitched (47.2) and strikeouts (43).
 
At the plate, Kavi Caster and Blake Schaaf are the best bats in the GU lineup. Caster is hitting .306 with eight doubles, two triples and three home runs. Schaaf is a .316 hitter with eight doubles, one triple and two homers. Another Hoya to keep an eye on is Owen Carapellotti. He's the team leader in home runs (9) and total bases (64).
 
As a team, Georgetown leads the BIG EAST in stolen bases (94) and sacrifice bunts (28). They are second in sacrifice flies (21) and third in both base on balls (172) and ERA (6.19).
 
Last Year vs. Georgetown
The Hoyas swept Butler last year at Bulldog Park. Game one was a 13-4 victory for GU, game two was the closest at 9-5 and the final game ended in seven innings with the score at 15-2.
 
Around the BIG EAST
Seton Hall at UConn
Xavier at Villanova
Butler at Georgetown
St. John's at Creighton

BIG EAST Standings
St. John's 6-0, 19-14
Villanova 4-2, 19-14
Xavier 5-4, 20-18
UConn 5-4, 18-17
Creighton 3-3, 20-12
Seton Hall 2-4, 14-22
Butler 1-5, 12-24
Georgetown 1-5, 12-24
 
About Butler
The Bulldogs are 12-24 on the year after taking a tough 3-2 loss to Ball State on Tuesday. Two of Ball State's three runs in the game were unearned. Just last weekend, Butler played host to Villanova and won the Saturday game 7-0. That result was their first conference win of the season as Xavier swept the Bulldogs in Cincinnati.
 
Goodpaster Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Marcus Goodpaster threw eight scoreless innings against Villanova on Saturday to help Butler secure a 7-0 win. The right-hander collected his third win on the mound this year, striking out three.
 
Best in the BIG EAST
Butler leads the BIG EAST in batting average (.296), hits (349), doubles (68), home runs (45), slugging percentage (.487), runs (255), sacrifice flies (27).
 
Bulldog Bits
- Jack Moroknek and Jack Bello rank first and third in the league in hits
- Moroknek and Bello rank second and fourth in the BIG EAST in batting average
- Moroknek is the BIG EAST leader in home runs (13), total bases (113), sluffing percentage (.779) and runs scored (44)
- Moroknek ranks second in RBIs (44) and sacrifice flies (4)
- Harry Carr and Tommy Townsend have each reached base safely in nine-straight games
- Danny Barbero walked twice Tuesday and led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a double
- Bello has an RBI in three-straight games for BU
- Will Burgess had two of Butler's five hits on Tuesday; it was his second multi-hit game of the year
- Harry Carr stole a base and scored a run in his last game
- Gunnar Duncan made his sixth start at catcher for BU on Tuesday
- Tate Foxson was used as a pinch runner for BU this week for the first time this year
- Simon Linde struck out a season-high four batters over four innings in his second start of the year

Up Next
Butler's final home game during the month of April will land on Tuesday the 22nd when Eastern Illinois makes a visit to Bulldog Park. First pitch is set for 4 p.m.