BIG EAST Series:             UConn
DATE:                                  Friday-Sunday, April 4-6
LOCATION:                        Storrs, Conn.  / Burrill Field
LIVE STATS:                      butlersports.com
LIVE VIDEO:                      FloSports
 
The Butler softball team travels to UConn this weekend for a three-game series between teams currently sitting second and third in the BIG EAST standings. The original schedule has been altered due to weather concerns. Two games will now be played on Friday, beginning at 3 p.m., and the third game will be played on Sunday with first pitch at 12:30 p.m.
 
The Bulldogs (20-12, 9-3 BIG EAST) are coming off a series sweep of Georgetown and a midweek loss to Indiana State. The Huskies (19-12, 7-2 BIG EAST) most recently defeated Boston College after going 2-1 in a conference series at Creighton.
 
Bulldog Bits                                                                                        
          (through games 3/30/25)

• Cate Lehner leads the BIG EAST (10th nationally) with 25 stolen bases. She is third in the conference (51st) with 46 hits and with a .407 batting average.
• Makena Alexander is fifth in the BIG EAST with 8 home runs.
• Ella White is second in the BIG EAST (30th nationally) with 0.81 walks per game. She is third in the conference with a .500 on base percentage.
• Gwen Baker is fourth in the BIG EAST (82nd nationally) with 9 wins.
• (as of 3-30-25) Butler leads all BIG EAST teams in batting average (.309), stolen bases (59), and runners caught stealing (9).

          vs. Georgetown

• 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 used a triple and a double to drive in 3 of Butler's 6 total runs in the game 1 and game 3 come-from-behind wins.
• 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)
• Katie Petran earned a save in game 2 and a complete-game victory in game 3.
   
• After picking up a save and a complete-game victory in the series vs. Georgetown, Katie Petran was recognized on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.
   

SCOUTING UCONN (19-12, 7-2 BIG EAST)
Series- UConn leads, 13-2

• 2024 (Indianapolis): UConn 9, Butler 0 | UConn 10, Butler 8 | Butler 2, UConn 1
• 2023 (Storrs, Conn.): UConn 2, Butler 1 | UConn 9, Butler 1 (6 in.) | UConn 3, Butler 2
• 2022 (BIG EAST): UConn 4, Butler 1
• 2022 (Indianapolis): Butler 6, UConn 2 | UConn 5, Butler 0 | UConn 3, Butler 0

BIG EAST Series - Villanova: L, 2-10 (6 in.) | W, 6-3 | W, 9-8 // Seton Hall: W, 7-0 | W, 6-2 | W, 17-9 (6 in.) //
Creighton: L, 6-7 | W, 22-18 | W, 8-0 (5 in.)
Additional wins include: Middle Tennessee, Mercer, Boston College, North Florida, and Bowling Green
Additional losses include: #7 Tennessee (3), Ohio State, Wisconsin, Ohio

UConn vs. (opponents)                   Butler
runs:       196-165                                     158
hits:         267-223                                    257
RBI:         187-150                                     142
SB:           47-23                                          61
ERA:       4.90-5.11                                   3.42
 
 Batting Leaders:

• #11 Kaitlyn Breslin (.375) 11HR, 31RBI
• #17 Grace Jenkins (.373) 38H, 11-2B, 9HR, 39RBI
• #10 Rosie Garcia (.373) 7-2B, 19RBI
• #14 Lexi Hastings (.360) 41H, 18SB

Pitching Leaders:

• #00 Payton Kinney (6-2) 2.04 ERA, 44K
• #7 Hope Jenkins (5-2) 4.80 ERA, 47K
• #24 Sydnee Koosh (6-7) 6.16 ERA, 31K