DATE:                              Wednesday, April 8, 6PM
LOCATION:                    Bloomington, Ind. / Andy Mohr Field
LIVE STATS:                   butlersports.com (statbroadcast)
LIVE VIDEO:                   B1G+
LIVE RADIO:                   iuhoosiers.com
 
The Butler softball team will head south to Bloomington, Ind., to take on the Indiana Hoosiers in a midweek clash on Wednesday. The Bulldogs (17-12, 9-3 BIG EAST) most recently won one of three in a BIG EAST series with Creighton and are in a tie for second in the conference standings. Indiana (27-10, 7-5 Big Ten) was swept by No. 9 UCLA last weekend.
 
Bulldog Bits                                                            
 
            (as of 4/5/26)

• As a team, Butler leads the BIG EAST and (ranks nationally) with 17 double plays (30th), 6.34 RBI/game (32nd), and 6.79 runs/game (35th). The Bulldogs are second (74th) with a .313 batting average.
• Makena Alexander leads the BIG EAST and is (ranked nationally) in several categories:
  .596 on base% (9th), 1.012 Slug% (10th), .494 avg. (12th), and 45 RBI (38th). She is second (84th) with 11 home runs.
• Hailey Conger ranks in the BIG EAST and is (ranked nationally) in several categories:
  1st (12th) with 1.41 runs/game, 2nd (69th) with .525 on base%, 3rd (90th) with .427 avg., and 4th (73rd) with 1.14 RBI/game.
• Cate Lehner leads the BIG EAST and is (ranked nationally) in several categories:
  54.5 at bats per strikeout (7th), .913 stolen base % (19th), and 21 stolen bases (21st). She is second (75th) with 1.03 runs/game.

           last week, vs. Creighton (L, 8-5 (8 inn.) | W, 6-5 (8 inn.) | L, 7-0)

• Kayla Preiss was 5-for-11 in the series, leading Butler with a .455 avg., five hits, two doubles, 3 RBIs, and a .636 slugging percentage.
• Alyx Johnson picked up her fourth win of the season in game two. 

Series History

• Indiana leads: 14-3-1
• Indiana won last season's meeting, 13-0 (5 inn.) in Bloomington.
• The Hoosiers have won the most recent four contests and eight of the last ten.
• Butler's most recent win (4-1) was in 2018 in Bloomington. The Bulldogs also won in 2000.

SCOUTING INDIANA (27-10, 7-5 Big Ten)

• Indiana has won B1G series with Maryland (3-0), Rutgers (2-1), and Minnesota (2-1) and lost to UCLA (0-3).
• Additional wins for the Hoosiers include #25 Ohio State, Boston College, Army, Detroit Mercy, IU Indy, and Loyola Chicago.
• Losses include #16 Oregon, #22 Arizona State, Nevada, and FAU.  

2026 INDIANA stats compared to (Butler)
Avg. .354, (.310), Runs 310 (196), Hits 330 (253), RBI 278 (183), SB 91 (48), ERA 3.46 (5.51)