OXFORD, Ohio – The Butler softball team weathered two delays and came out on the losing end of a 10-3 non-conference matchup at Miami. The Redhawks (24-16, 13-1 MAC) led from the beginning of the seven-inning affair, holding the Bulldogs (21-15, 10-5 BIG EAST) to a single run in the fourth and a pair in the fifth.
Miami drew four walks to score one in the first inning and then used a walk and two singles to add another in the third.
In the top of the fourth,
Olivia Moxley led off with a double.
Paxton Law came in to pinch run, and she later scored Butler's first run on a fielder's choice. The RedHawks answered with two additional runs in the bottom half, extending their lead to 4-1.
One inning later, the Bulldogs cut into the lead. After a pair of walks,
Paige Dorsett laid down a sacrifice bunt, sending
Hailey Conger to third and
Ella White to second. Moxley then hit her second double of the game, pushing both baserunners home. Miami still held a 4-3 advantage and then added a single run in the bottom of the fifth to go up by two.
In the sixth, up 5-3, the RedHawks first scored on a single and then, after loading the bases, went up 10-3 on a grand slam home run.
Katie Petran (5-5) started in the circle for the Bulldogs and took the loss. In 3.0 innings, she allowed two runs on two hits and a walk while striking out three.
Rylyn Dyer (2.1 IP, 7R, 8H, 4BB, 1K) entered in the top of the fourth and lasted into the sixth.
Kayla Noerr (0.2 IP, 1R, 2H) finished the game.
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Butler remains on the road for a three-game BIG EAST series at Creighton from Friday through Sunday, April 11-13.
