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2018 Baseball Game Notes FEBRUARY (8-0) GAMEDAY INFORMATION 16-17 vs. Lehigh W, 12-1 / W, 15-6 Dates: April 20-22 17 at UNCW W, 6-2 Time: 4:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 1:00 PM 18 vs. Eastern Kentucky W, 6-5 Location: Indianapolis, Ind. - Bulldog Park 23 vs. George Mason W, 5-4 (11) Live Stats: ButlerSports.com 24 vs. George Mason W, 12-1 / W, 5-3 25 vs. George Mason W, 3-0 (7) BUTLER BULLDOGS (24-8, 4-1 BIG EAST) Head Coach: Dave Schrage MARCH (9-7) HITS: Tyler Houston - 50 2 vs. Saint Peter’s W, 5-1 RBI: Garrett Christman - 32 ERA: Sam Hubbe - 1.50 3 vs. Pittsburgh L, 3-0 SO: Connor Mitchell - 58 4 vs. Saint Peter’s W, 19-1 9-11 FORT WAYNE W, L, W 14 BALL STATE W, 6-2 SETON HALL PIRATES (14-14-1, 2-1 BIG EAST) Head Coach: Rob Sheppard 16-18 at Western Michigan W, L, W HITS: Al Molina - 34 20 at Dayton Canceled RBI: Sebastia Santorelli - 22 21 DEPAUW Canceled ERA: Ricky Devito - 2.62 22 SAINT FRANCIS W, 11-1 (7) SO: Andrew Politi - 34 23 VALPARAISO L, 9-2 28 ANDERSON W, 13-4 29-31 at Indiana L, L, L BULLDOG PROBABLE LINEUP SHU PROBABLE LINEUP # Pos. Name # Pos. Name 12 LF Jacob Margroff 1 2B Rob Dadona APRIL (7-1) 5 CF Tyler Houston 2 3B Sebastia Santorelli 3 NORTHERN KENTUCKY Canceled 9 RF Gehrig Parker 5 SS Al Molina 4 at Northern Kentucky Canceled 4 SS Michael Hartnagel 51 C Mike Alescio 7-8 at Creighton* W, 6-4 - L, 3-2 22 3B Garrett Christman 20 RF Ryan Ramiz 10 at Fort Wayne W, 9-5 6 DH Harrison Freed 6 CF Tyler Shedler-McAvoy 11 MOREHEAD STATE W, 4-2 23 1B Connor Dall 28 DH Casey Dana 13-15 at Villanova* W, W, W 18 C Zach Parker 4 LF Christian Del Castillo 17 at Eastern Illinois W, 6-3 3 2B Zach Jarosz 35 1B Connor Hood 20-22 SETON HALL* 4 PM Starters Starters 24 at IU Kokomo 6 PM LHP Connor Mitchell 12 RHP Shane McCarthy RHP Sam Hubbe 36 RHP Ricky Devito 25 MIAMI OHIO 4 PM RHP Garrett Christman 21 RHP Billy Layne 28 ILLINOIS STATE 2 PM 29 at Illinois State 1 PM BULLDOG BITS MAY (0-0) - Tyler Houston leads the BIG EAST in hits (50) and total bases (78) - Houston recorded three hits, two RBI, and two runs scored last year vs. SHU 1 INDIANA STATE 6 PM 4-6 XAVIER* 4 PM - Gehrig Parker led Butler with fi ve hits, three runs, and two RBI vs SHU last year 9 TOLEDO 4 PM - Mitchell faced McCarthy on Sunday last year. Mitchell helped BU win 4-1 11-13 GEORGETOWN* 4 PM - Billy Layne Jr. faced one BU batter last year and was taken out after walking him 15 at Eastern Michigan 4 PM - BU went 2-1 at Seton Hall last year...The teams are even at 6-6 since 2014 17-19 at St. John’s* 1 PM - Christman and Houston rank 2-3 among BIG EAST hitters in batting average 24-27 BIG EAST Tournament TBA - Michael Hartnagel has reached base safely in 31-straight games - Butler is 18-0 when leading after six innings * - BIG EAST Contest - Butler has outscored their opponents 32-6 in the second inning - Dates and Times Subject to Change - Butler has the best winning percentage of any team in the BIG EAST (.750) - Hubbe moves into the rotation this weekend and Pepiot will move to the bullpen BUTLER BASEBALL 2018 Game Notes 2018 BUTLER BASEBALL ROSTER GENERAL Location ............................Indianapolis, Ind. 46208 No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown/High School Founded ......................................................... 1855 1 Cole Malloy OF Sr. 6-1 Pasadena, Calif. / Loyola Enrollment ..................................................... 4,200 2 Sam Russo C Jr. 5-11 Canton, Ohio / Canton Hoover Nickname .................................................. Bulldogs School Colors .................................... Blue & White 3 Zach Jarosz 2B So. 5-10 Plainfi eld, Ill. / Plainfi eld North Facility ...................................... Bulldog Park (500) 4 Michael Hartnagel SS R-Sr. 5-9 Brownsburg, Ind. / Brownsburg Affi liation ........................................NCAA Division I 5 Tyler Houston OF Sr. 6-0 Brownsburg, Ind. / Brownsburg Conference .............................................BIG EAST 6 James Gargano MIF Fr. 6-0 Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley President .......................................... James Danko 7 Jordan Wendel C Fr. 6-1 Schallet, Iowa / Alta-Aurelia Athletic Director .................................. Barry Collier 8 Josh Walker RHP Sr. 5-11 Chino Hills, Calif./Chino Hills (Orange Coast) 9 Gehrig Parker OF Sr. 5-11 Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South TEAM INFORMATION 11 John MacCauley RHP Fr. 6-1 Paducah, Ky. / St. Mary 2017 Overall Record ......................................31-20 12 Jacob Margroff OF Fr. 5-11 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio / Woodridge 2017 BIG EAST Record / Finish ..............7-10 / 5th 2017 Position Players Returning / Lost ............. 5/3 13 Ryan Pepiot RHP So. 6-3 Westfi eld, Ind. / Westfi eld 2017 Starting Pitchers Returning / Lost .............2/1 14 Brock Balderson RHP Jr. 6-1 Alliance, Ohio / Marlington Newcomers ......................................................... 16 15 Joe Graziano LHP Fr. 6-2 Schererville, Ind. / Lake Central Twitter ........................................@ButlerUBaseball 16 JT Turley LHP Fr. 6-1 Bradenton, Fla. / IMG Academy 17 Quentin Miller RHP Jr. 6-3 Pendleton, Ind. / Pendleton Heights BASEBALL HISTORY 18 Zach Parker C/OF Jr. 5-11 Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South First Season ................................................... 1901 19 Kyle Niemiec OF So. 6-1 Batavia, Ill. / Batavia All-Time Record ..............................1,336-1,608-12 20 Jack Pilcher RHP So. 6-3 Zionsville, Ind. / Zionsville COACHING STAFF 21 Harrison Freed OF So. 5-11 Westfi eld, Ind. / Westfi eld Head Coach .....................................Dave Schrage 22 Garrett Christman INF/RHP Sr. 6-2 Noblesville, Ind. / Noblesville Alma Mater / Year ..............................Creighton ‘83 23 Connor Dall INF Jr. 6-1 Winfi eld, Ill. / West Chicago Record at Butler .............................................31-20 24 Duncan Hewitt C So. 6-2 Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence North Career Record ................................ 763-826-2 (29) 25 Justin Hensley 1B Fr. 6-3 Fishers, Ind. / Brebeuf Pitching Coach .....................................Ben Norton 27 Sam Hubbe RHP Jr. 6-2 St. Charles, Ill. / North Alma Mater / Year ...........................Evansville / ‘06 29 Jack Myers RHP Fr. 6-7 Indianapolis, Ind. / Cathedral Hitting Coach .....................................Andy Pascoe 30 Connor Schultz RHP Fr. 6-4 Cedar Falls, Iowa / Cedar Falls Alma Mater / Year ...........................Evansville / ‘10 31 Andy Bennett MIF Fr. 6-1 Fishers, Ind. / Fishers Assistant Coach ...................................Brian Meyer Alma Mater / Year .............................Otterbein / ‘04 33 Connor Christman 3B/C So. 6-1 Noblesville, Ind. / Noblesville Offi ce Phone .....................................317-940-6536 34 Landen Haney RHP Jr. 6-2 Rockford, Mich. / Rockford 36 Kevin Napoleon LHP So. 5-11 Arlington Heights, Ill. / Saint Viator SPORTS INFORMATION 37 Ryan Schmit LHP Fr. 6-1 Cary, Ill. / Prairie Ridge Assistant SID/BASE Contact ..................Kit Stetzel 38 Grant Hurn RHP Fr. 6-2 Cedar Park, Texas / Round Rock Offi ce Phone ...................................(317) 940-9994 39 Nathan Dill INF Fr. 6-4 Fort Collins, Colo. / Fort Collins Cell Phone ......................................(317) 828-9312 40 Connor Mitchell LHP R-Jr. 6-4 Plainfi eld, Ind. / Plainfi eld E-Mail .................................... [email protected] 41 Austin Waeghe RHP Fr. 6-1 Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley Associate AD/Communications ........John Dedman Offi ce Phone ...................................(317) 940-9414 43 Liam Kahn RHP R-Fr. 6-1 Whitefi sh Bay, Wis / Whitefi sh Bay E-Mail [email protected] Athletics Website ................www.ButlerSports.com BIG EAST Overall University Website .........................www.Butler.edu Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Stk Mailing Address: ...............Butler University Athletics St. John’s 6-0 1.000 22-10 .688 W8 ......................................................Hinkle Fieldhouse .....................................................510 W. 49th Street Butler 4-1 .800 24-8 .750 W6 ...............................................Indianapolis, IN 46208 Seton Hall 2-1 .667 14-14-1 .500 L1 Georgetown 2-1 .667 14-20 .412 W7 Xavier 2-4 .333 12-24 .333 L2 Creighton 1-4 .200 21-10 .667 W1 Villanova 0-6 .000 6-22 .214 L3 2 • BButlerutler BaseballBaseball BUTLER BASEBALL 2018 Game Notes SCOUTING SETON HALL PITCHING MATCHUPS... Seton Hall lost to Monmouth 10-3 on Wednesday afternoon to move their overall (Subject to Change) record to 14-14-1. The one tie came early in the year at Oklahoma State (3-3). The Tuesday Pirates hosted Xavier last weekend and took two of three from the Musketeers. RHP Sam Hubbe vs. RHP Blake Malatestinic They are 5-3 at home this year, but just 5-9-1 on the road. Top players in the Pirate Friday lineup include Mike Alescio, Rob Dadona, and Al Molina. Alescio has the highest LHP Connor Mitchell vs. RHP Shane McCarthy batting average on the team (.322) and leads the club in runs (20). Dadona ranks Saturday second on the team with a .314 average and the third member of this trio bats .312 RHP Sam Hubbe vs. RHP Ricky Devito from the plate. Molina leads the team with 14 doubles. The team leader in RBIs is Sunday Sebastia Santorelli with 22. RHP Garrett Christman vs. RHP Billy Layne A YEAR AGO Butler won the fi rst and last game of the weekend series a year ago. Three runs TEAM GAME HIGHS... in the sixth pushed the Bulldogs to a 6-2 win in the opener. SHU pulled even with Runs ............................19, vs. St. Peters (3/4) a 7-1 victory the following day, but the Bulldogs would win the series by claiming Hits .............................. 18, vs. St. Peters (3/4) a 4-1 win on Sunday afternoon. Connor Mitchell picked up the win in the getaway RBIs .............................18, vs. St. Peters (3/4) game and Garrett Christman was credited with the save.