INDIANAPOLIS - Butler will travel to Omaha, Nebraska to take on the Creighton Bluejays in a three-game BIG EAST series. The games will be played at Charles Schwab Field, the home of the College World Series. Game one is slated for Friday, April 24, with first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.
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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
DATES: April 24, 25, 26
GAME TIME: Friday - 7PM ET, Saturday - 3PM ET, Sunday - 1PM ET
LOCATION: Omaha, Neb. 
LIVE STATS: Butlersports.com​
WATCH: ESPN+
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ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

• Butler (15-25, 5-4 BIG EAST) is coming off an 11-6 defeat at Eastern Illinois on Tuesday afternoon. 
• Max Winders was solid against Georgetown, tossing eight innings allowing only four hits and no runs while fanning five Hoya batters. Winders picked up his third win of the season on the mound and currently boasts a 3.88 ERA which leads the team. For his efforts against the Hoyas, Winders earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. 
• Matthew Rhoades ranks eighth nationally in home runs (18), 26th nationally in total bases (111) and is 46th nationally in slugging percentage (.703). The junior leads the team in RBIs (34) and runs (39).
• Gavin Gilmore leads Butler at the dish, slashing .317/.517/.905 in 36 games this season. Gilmore is second on the team in hits (46) and leads the team in doubles (9).
• Winders leads Butler on the mound with a 3-3 record and a 3.88 ERA. Winders has tossed 51 innings this season and has 47 strikeouts to only 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 2026, slashing .244/.353/.705 in 35 games for the Dawgs. Crock has 29 hits, five doubles, two homers and 22 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 CREIGHTON

• Creighton (22-16, 7-2 BE) is coming off a 15-10 win over Omaha on Wednesday evening. Teddy Deters was spectacular for the Bluejays, recording four hits and three RBIs in the contest. 
• Ben North leads Creighton at the dish, batting .359 with 51 hits,11 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 35 RBIs. North is second on the team in walks with 23. 
• Jack Pineau leads the Bluejays on the bump with a 5-1 record and a 3.83 ERA. Pineau has tossed 54 innings across 10 starts and leads Creighton with 56 strikeouts to his credit.

 
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will return to action on Tuesday, April 28 as the Bulldogs host Bowling Green in a midweek contest. First pitch at Bulldog Park is scheduled for 3 p.m. A link to live stats and a live stream will be available on Butlersports.com.