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Butler Softball Travels to Seton Hall for Final BIG EAST Series

4/24/2025 10:00:00 AM | By: Joey Gruner

BIG EAST Series:             Seton Hall
DATE: Friday-Sunday, April 25-27
LOCATION:                        South Orange, N.J. / Sheppard Field
LIVE STATS:                      butlersports.com
LIVE VIDEO:                      FloSports

The Butler softball team travels to Seton Hall for its final weekend conference series as it seeks to be one of six teams which qualify for the BIG EAST postseason tournament. The Bulldogs (23-19, 12-9 BIG EAST) currently hold the fourth spot in the conference standings, while the Pirates (27-18, 10-8 BIG EAST) are just behind, in fifth.

Bulldog Bits
       (through games 4/22/25)

Cate Lehner leads the BIG EAST (10th nationally) with 32 stolen bases and is second (66th) in toughest to strike out (once every 21.4 at bats). She is third in the conference (88th) with a .413 batting average and is also third (33rd) with 62 hits.
Rylyn Dyer is third in the BIG EAST (42nd nationally) with 3 saves.
Ella White is third in the BIG EAST (48th nationally) with 0.71 walks per game.
Gwen Baker is fourth in the BIG EAST with 11 wins.
Makena Alexander is tenth in the BIG EAST with 9 home runs.
Butler leads the BIG EAST (37th nationally) with 73 stolen bases, is first (30th) with 36 sacrifice bunts, and is also first (39th) with 19 double plays. The team's .297 batting average is third in the conference.
With 139 career RBI, Ella White is one away from tying Butler's program record and two away from breaking the record. -- White would tie/surpass Erin Falkenberry ('09-'12) who finished her. career with 140.
With 62 hits in 2025, Cate Lehner is one away from tying Butler's single-season record and two away from breaking the record. – Lehner would tie/surpass Jenna Forman who had 63 hits in 2018.
With 32 stolen bases in 2025, Cate Lehner is three away from tying Butler's single-season record and four away from breaking the record. – Lehner would tie/surpass Jenna Foreman who stole 35 bases in 2018.

vs. Villanova
Cate Lehner went 5-for-9 (.556) at the plate.
Gwen Baker and Katie Petran each earned a complete-game victory in the circle.
Katie Petran was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after her 7-inning, 1-run, 5-strikeout performance in game two vs. Villanova.
BIG EAST coaches ranked Butler sixth in the 2025 Preseason Poll. The Villanova Wildcats were voted preseason favorites behind six first place votes and a league-best 61 points. UConn followed with 57 points, appearing first on two ballots. St. John's (46) ranked third, and Creighton (43), who garnered the final first-place vote, ranked fourth. Seton Hall (39) landed in the fifth spot and was followed by Butler (28).

SCOUTING SETON HALL (27-18, 10-8 BIG EAST)
Series- Butler leads, 18-14

2024 (BIG EAST): Butler 9-0 (5 in.)
2024 (Indianapolis): SH 2-1 (8 in.) / SH 6-3 / Butler 5-2
2023 (South Orange): SH 2-1 / SH 6-2 / Butler 7-2
2022 (Indianapolis): SH 8-5 / Butler 4-3 / Butler 4-1
The teams are split, 5-5, in the most recent ten games.

2025 BIG EAST series: Georgetown (W-W-W), DePaul (W-W-L), UConn (L-L-L), Villanova (W-L-W), Providence (L-L-W), St. John's (L-W-W)

Additional wins for Seton Hall this season include: Rutgers, Army, Wagner, Rider, Penn, Cornell, Drexel
The Pirates split with: FDU, Louisiana
Losses include: Wisconsin, Omaha, Virginia, Hofstra

Seton Hall vs. (opponents)                   Butler
runs:     292-228                                                   206
hits:       359-353                                                   324
RBI:       269-213                                                   182
SB:          13-68 73
ERA:     4.68-6.05                                                4.50

Batting leaders:

#4 Kelsey Carr (.348) 12HR, 38RBI
#13 Olivia Gilbert (.345) 11-2B, 9HR, 49RBI
#33 Taylor Hill (.343) 14-2B, 27RBI

Pitching leaders:

#4 Kelsey Carr (13-5) 3.10 ERA, 79K
#12 Kyra Kreuscher (5-8) 4.72 ERA, 59K
#19 Rachael Schumann (5-2) 5.91 ERA, 11K

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