The Butler softball team blew out Creighton in an 8-0 contest on April 20.<\/p>\n
The Bluejays were able to muster only one hit on Butler pitcher Alyssa Graves.<\/p>\n
Butler put the pressure on early and often, scoring three runs in the first inning.<\/p>\n
Christina Candotti\u2019s home run drove in Sammy Andersen and Lauren Fey.<\/p>\n
Candotti finished with four RBIs in the game, adding another in the second inning.<\/p>\n
The second would see five more Butler runs, extending the Bulldogs\u2019 lead to eight.<\/p>\n
Fey hit an RBI double, driving in Emily Perrelle.<\/p>\n
Fey scored herself, her second run of the game, when Candotti walked with the bases loaded to drive her in.<\/p>\n
Alyssa Garcia scored on a wild pitch in between.<\/p>\n
Karli Ricketts\u2019s two-run single later in the inning drove in Kaitlin Doud and Andersen, putting Butler firmly in control of the game.<\/p>\n
The Bulldogs would never relinquish that control and won 8-0 in five innings.<\/p>\n
Butler is back in action on April 23 against Ball State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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