Butler dropped its opening NCAA Tournament game to ninth-seeded Kentucky, 6-1, in Lexington, Ky. The game was completed Saturday after play was suspended Friday due to rain.
The Bulldogs will turn around and play Illinois in an elimination game later in the day Saturday, with that contest originally scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. That contest will also air on ESPN3 through the Watch ESPN App and ESPN3.com. Illinois lost, 1-0, to Utah in the first game Friday.
Kentucky (44-12) put two runs on the board in the bottom of the first Friday before play was halted in the top of the second.