Series Details
- Friday @ 2:00 p.m. // Live Stats
- Saturday @ 11:00 a.m. // Live Stats
- Sunday @ 11:00 a.m. // Live Stats // Big East Digital Network
The Mother Nature Report
Looks like rain might affect Saturday’s game. Other than that, just a cooler but playable weekend for baseball in Indy.
- Low 60s at first pitch Friday afternoon
- Low 50s at first pitch Saturday afternoon, with rain forecast in the afternoon
- Low 50s at first pitch Sunday afternoon
100-ish Words About Butler
The NCAA ranks 301 collegiate baseball teams in its Ratings Percentage Index (RPI). Creighton is the Big East’s best team, according to this mark (61 in the RPI as of 4/24). Butler? They are one of three Big East clubs with an RPI of 200 or worse (220, to be exact).
Yep, the league only has seven schools that play baseball at this level, and three of those schools are among the 81 worst according to this metric (Xavier and Villanova are the others, 230 and 278 respectively).
Still, the Bulldogs are coming off a road series win at Seton Hall (158 in RPI, FYI). Butler’s 15-24 entering this weekend’s home games in Indy, where they’ve lost their last four. They’re 3-10 in their last 13, which followed a nine-game win streak.
The Bluejays, by the Numbers
- Record: 22-11 (6-2 Big East)
- RPI: 61 (c/o www.ncaa.com)
Last Time Out
Creighton hosted St. John’s in a series billed as a showcase for the top of the Big East standings. The Bluejays and Red Storm split a pair of games during a series that was shortened because of, well, storms.
(PHOTOS from the St. John’s games)
Then, Creighton trounced in-city “rival” Omaha behind the work of 10 pitchers, posting an 8-2 win.
On the Mound
Projected Starters
- CU’s Rollie Lacy (4-0, 2.14 ERA) vs. BU’s Jeff Schank (2-5, 3.07 ERA)
- CU’s Keith Rogalla (3-0, 3.03 ERA) vs. BU’s Peter Nyznyk (2-2, 4.56 ERA)
- CU’s Matt Warren (3-2, 3.58 ERA) vs. BU’s Nick Morton (3-4, 6.83 ERA)
Creighton
3.16 earned run average (34 nationally)
1.68 strikeout-to-walk ratio (188 nationally)
0.977 fielding percentage (17 nationally)
0.94 double plays per game (57 nationally)
Butler
5.17 earned run average (205 nationally)
1.93 strikeout-to-walk ratio (134 nationally)
0.967 fielding percentage (125 nationally)
0.77 double plays per game (140 nationally)
All stats according to stats.ncaa.org
At the Plate
Creighton
.256 batting average (231 nationally)
.347 slugging percentage (229 nationally)
.343 on-base percentage (218 nationally)
5.0 runs per game (185 nationally)
Butler
.280 batting average (103 nationally)
.378 slugging percentage (155 nationally)
.361 on-base percentage (132 nationally)
5.5 runs per game (134 nationally)
All stats according to stats.ncaa.org