INDIANAPOLIS - Butler will welcome the UConn Huskies to Bulldog Park this weekend for a three-game BIG EAST Series. Game one is slated for Friday, April 10, with first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m.
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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
DATES: April 10, 11, 12
GAME TIME: Friday - 3PM, Saturday - 2PM, Sunday - 1PM
LOCATION: Indianapolis, Ind.
LIVE STATS: Butlersports.com​
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ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

• Butler (12-20, 3-0 BIG EAST) is coming off a 14-12 midweek victory over Southern Indiana on Tuesday afternoon. Butler came back from being down 10-2 with the help of a grand slam from Danny Gavin in the seventh inning.
• The Bulldogs have won seven of their last eight games dating back to March 24.
• On Monday, Brock Buckley Buckley was named the BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week. Buckley dominated on the mound for the Dawgs; the senior tossed eight innings, allowing only one hit and no runs against Villanova in the Bulldogs' BIG EAST opening series. Buckley grabbed seven strikeouts in the 10-1 victory on Saturday and this is the second honor of the season for the senior after earning a spot on the honor roll last week.
• Gavin Gilmore earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday. Gilmore was spectacular for Butler in the weekend sweep over Villanova. Gilmore batted .500 with a 1.214 slugging percentage as the junior tallied seven hits, four runs scored, a double, three home runs, eight RBIs and a walk.
• Matthew Rhoades ranks fifth nationally in home runs (17), 14th nationally in total bases (98) and is 22nd nationally in slugging percentage (.784). The junior leads the team in RBIs (32) and runs (35).
• Gilmore leads Butler at the dish, slashing .316/.530/.904 in 28 games this season. The junior leads the team in doubles (8) and triples (1).
• Buckley leads Butler on the mound, in 10 appearances (eight starts), Buckley has posted a 4.96 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP. The senior leads Butler with 44 strikeouts on the season.
• 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 .281/.427/.810 in 26 games for the Dawgs. Crock has 22 hits, four doubles, two homers and 16 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 UCONN

• UConn (18-16, 4-2 BIG EAST) is coming off a 6-2 midweek victory over Bryant. Last weekend, the Huskies hosted Creighton and took two of the three games in the series.
• Chris Polemeni leads UConn at the dish, hitting .364 on the season. Polemeni has 31 runs, 40 hits, six doubles and five home runs to his credit to go with 18 RBIs.
• Greg Shaw III paces UConn on the mound, boasting a 2.03 ERA and a 4-0 record in 12 appearances. Shaw III has 24 strikeouts to his credit on the season.

 
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will return to action on Tuesday, April 14, as the Bulldogs host Ball State at Bulldog Park. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. and a link to live stats will be available on Butlersports.com.