​INDIANAPOLIS - Butler will host the Georgetown Hoyas for a three-game BIG EAST series this weekend, starting on Friday, April 17. Butler will welcome alumni back on Saturday for Alumni Day before celebrating Senior Day on Sunday.
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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
DATES: April 17, 18, 19
GAME TIME: Friday - 3PM, Saturday - 2PM, Sunday - Noon
LOCATION: Indianapolis, Ind. | Bulldog Park
LIVE STATS: Butlersports.com​
WATCH: HomeTeam Network
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ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

• Butler (14-22, 4-2 BIG EAST) is coming off an 8-5 win over Ball State on Tuesday in a five-inning contest that was called due to weather in the area. Easton Moore hit a two-run home run that helped lift Butler to victory over the Cardinals in the shortened contest.  
• The Bulldogs are 4-2 in BIG EAST action after sweeping Villanova and winning one of three games against UConn last weekend. This is Butler's best start in BIG EAST play since 2018, when the Dawgs started league play at 4-1.
• Matthew Rhoades ranks sixth nationally in home runs (17), 19th nationally in total bases (104) and is 30th nationally in slugging percentage (.738). The junior leads the team in RBIs (33) and runs (35).
• Rhoades leads Butler at the dish, slashing .319/.738/1.150 in 36 games this season. The junior leads the team in doubles (8) and home runs (17).
• Max Winders leads Butler on the mound with a 2-3 record and a 4.60 ERA. Winders has tossed 43 innings this season and has 42 strikeouts to six walks.
• Logan Crock was named to the Brooks Wallace Award Watchlist earlier this season. The award honors the nation's top shortstop and will be presented by the College Baseball Foundation later this year. The top 100 shortstops in the country made the list, which featured Butler shortstop Crock. The sophomore has had a solid start to 2026, slashing .275/.402/.784 in 31 games for the Dawgs. Crock has 28 hits, five doubles, two homers and 20 RBIs to his credit.
• In 2025, Butler saw Jack Moroknek get drafted in the 11th round by the Washington Nationals. Moroknek led the team in hits (81), batting average (.372), total bases (153), RBIs (57), home runs (18), runs scored (57), slugging percentage (.702) and OPS (1.145) while posting one of the best individual seasons in Butler history. Moroknek was the first Bulldog drafted since Ryan Pepiot was taken in the third round of the 2019 MLB Draft.
• Head Coach Blake Beemer is in his fourth season at the helm of the Bulldogs. Beemer helped coach back-to-back BIG EAST Freshman of the Year winners Joey Urban (2023) and Kade Lewis (2024) in his first two seasons with the Bulldogs. Beemer played a pivotal role in developing Jack Moroknek who earned All-BIG EAST second team honors a season ago before being selected by the Washington Nationals in the 2025 MLB Draft.

 
SCOUTING GEORGETOWN

• Georgetown (20-17, 2-4 BE) is coming off a 9-3 midweek victory over UMBC. Last weekend, GU took one of its three games against the St. John's Red Storm.
• Jeremy Sheffield leads the Hoyas at the dish, slashing .380/.528/1.008 in 36 games. Sheffield leads the team in hits (54) and RBIs (36).
• On the mound, Spencer Seid has been dominant for GU. The graduate student boasts a 5-2 record and a 2.84 ERA in 50.1 innings of action. Across his nine appearances, Seid has recorded 53 strikeouts to only 16 walks.

 
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will return to action on Tuesday, April 21, as BU travels to Charleston, Ill., to take on Eastern Illinois. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT. A link to live stats will be available on Butlersports.com.