Official Baseball Box Score
Western Michigan vs. Butler
2/21/2026 — Bowling Green, KY (WKU Softball Complex)
Umpires: HP: Roland Hammer • 1B: Michelle Sandahl • 3B: Bobby Johnson • Start: 10 AM • Duration: 2:00 • Attendance: 77 • Weather: 50 and clear-ish • Game: HTCG05
Score by Innings
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Mich. | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 0 |
| Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Hitting
Western Michigan 12
(7-5)
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Malartisk rf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannah Herman 3b | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bella Duncan 1b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jadeyn Merrill dh | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caitlin Tighe ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Analeez Niles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liliana Janeczko c | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Emily Yacapraro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Kotzmacher 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Ostach cf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rylee O'Brien lf | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannah Potts p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 4 |
Butler 2
(4-7)
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cate Lehner cf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hailey Conger rf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Makena Alexander 1b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rachel Hunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayla Preiss 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Alona Boydston c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Emily Todor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kieli Ryan dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Graves ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paige Lillie 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Erin Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paxton Law lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivia Roberts lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Kate Murray p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alyx Johnson p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 6 |
Game Notes
Western Michigan
2B - Megan Malartisk; Rylee O'Brien.
HR - Jadeyn Merrill 2; Parker Ostach.
RBI - Megan Malartisk; Hannah Herman; Bella Duncan; Jadeyn Merrill 5; Parker Ostach 2; Rylee O'Brien.
GIDP - Liliana Janeczko.
2B - Megan Malartisk; Rylee O'Brien.
HR - Jadeyn Merrill 2; Parker Ostach.
RBI - Megan Malartisk; Hannah Herman; Bella Duncan; Jadeyn Merrill 5; Parker Ostach 2; Rylee O'Brien.
GIDP - Liliana Janeczko.
Butler
E - Kayla Preiss; Paige Lillie.
HR - Makena Alexander.
RBI - Makena Alexander 2.
E - Kayla Preiss; Paige Lillie.
HR - Makena Alexander.
RBI - Makena Alexander 2.
Pitching
| Western Mich. | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | WP | BK | HP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Potts | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadeyn Merrill (W, 1-0) | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 113 |
| Totals | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 113 |
| Butler | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | WP | BK | HP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Murray (L, 2-2) | 2.2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 79 |
| Alyx Johnson | 3.1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 47 |
| Totals | 6.0 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 126 |
Pitching Notes
Western Michigan
Batters Faced - Jadeyn Merrill 26.
Batters Faced - Jadeyn Merrill 26.
Butler
Batters Faced - Kate Murray 20; Alyx Johnson 15.
Batters Faced - Kate Murray 20; Alyx Johnson 15.
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