ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis University baseball (29-11, 10-5) continues its season Tuesday afternoon playing a mid-week nonconference game at Butler (17-26, 3-9). First pitch is set for 3 p.m. (CST).
 

Billiken Baseball at Butler (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Opponent | Date | Time	Butler | Tuesday, April 30 | 3:00 p.m. (CST)
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Leading Off…

• SLU is coming off a series sweep of George Washington over the weekend, which saw the Billikens win Friday and Sunday against the Revolutionaries.
• Head coach Darin Hendrickson reached 500 wins at SLU in the Billikens' win over Saint Joseph's on April 5, 2024. He is two victories away from 1,000 career victories in his career.
• Tuesday's game at Butler wraps up an eight-game road stretch for the Billikens which has seen them go 4-3.
• The Billikens have won three out of its last four games.
• SLU is 7-8 on the road this season but boasts a home record of 16-3.
• Following their game against the Bulldogs, the Billikens kick off a seven-game road stint which kicks off Friday against George Mason.
• Saint Louis and Dayton sit atop the Atlantic 10 Conference with 10 wins apiece. The Flyers have four losses in the A-10 while the Billikens have lost five in conference play.
• SLU's batting average of .313 ranks 20th in the NCAA while its 8.5 runs per game ranks 33rd. 
• The Billikens fielding percentage (.977) leads the A-10 and ranks top-50 in the NCAA (42nd).
• On the mound, Jackson Holmes is tied for fifth in the NCAA in total victories (8).
• Patrick Clohisy ranks 23rd in the NCAA in stolen bases (24) and 22nd in stolen bases per game (.62).
• Patrick Clohisy's on-base percentage of .508 leads the A-10 and ranks 32nd in the NCAA.

Scouting the Bulldogs

• Butler comes into the mid-week game with an overall record of 13-26.
• The Bulldogs are coming off a 3-2 win over Seton Hall on Sunday.
• Sunday's victory marked Butler's third Big East Conference win of the season.
• Butler sits at the bottom of the Big East with a 3-9 conference record
• Carter Dorighi leads the Bulldogs in runs (41), RBIs (41) and hits (69)
• Blake Beemer is at the helm of Butler's program and is in his second season with the Bulldogs

Series History

• Butler holds the all-time series advantage, 15-14.
• The teams first met on April 23, 1988, ending in a 3-2 win in favor of the Bulldogs.
• The teams most recently faced off on March 19, 2017, which saw the Billikens to a 4-2 victory.