A career-high fourteen strikeouts from senior Kristin Gutierrez led Butler to a 5-1 win over Seton Hall in the BIG EAST opener for both teams Friday afternoon in Indianapolis. Gutierrez improves to 7-5 on the season as the Bulldogs are now 18-12. Seton Hall falls to 17-14.
Gutierrez got her first nine outs by way of strikeout and didn't let up on the afternoon, allowing only three hits and two walks. Seton Hall's lone run came in the sixth inning, assisted by a pair of wild pitches.
Butler's offense came from seven hits and a pair of Pirate errors.