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Providence College Athletics
Thursday, May 7
Rosemont, Ill.
1:00 P.M.
Providence College
29-19
3
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Butler
25-19
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| Providence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
Softball Falls To Butler In The First Round Of The BIG EAST Tournament , 10-3
5/7/2026 3:50:00 PM | Softball
The Friars will play an elimination game tonight at 7 PM ET.
ROSEMONT, ILL. - The Providence College softball team (29-19, 18-7 BIG EAST) lost to the Butler Bulldogs (25-19, 16-9 BIG EAST), 10-3 on Thursday, May 7 in the first round of the 2026 BIG EAST Tournament. With the result, Providence will go on to face the loser of Creighton and UConn in an elimination game later today at 6:00 p.m. CT (7:00 p.m. ET).
GAME ONE NOTES
• The Bulldogs opened the scoring with nine runs in the top of the first inning.
• The Friars got on the board in the bottom of the first inning when Sofia Peterson (Bordentown, N.J.) doubled to right field, driving in Emily Jonte (Allen, Texas).
• Providence scored again in the fifth inning when Julia Renny (Syosset, N.Y.) singled to right field, driving in Emerson Buckley (Methuen, Mass.) and Jonte to make it 10-3, Butler. The two runs extended the game beyond five innings.
• Butler held on to its lead and secured the 10-3 victory. The Bulldogs await the winner of Creighton and UConn.
• In the circle, Alyssa Twomey (Warwick, R.I.) got the start for the Friars, lasting just 0.1 innings. Tori Grifone (Sussex, N.J.) and Grace Brooks (Meridan, Idaho) came in relief. Brooks pitched in with 4.0 innings of scoreless relief
• Providence dropped to 12-20 all-time in Big East Tournament play.
2026 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
Thursday, May 7
Game 1 (12 p.m. CT/ 1 p.m. ET): #1 Providence (3) vs. #4 Butler (10) (ESPN+)
Game 2 (3 p.m. CT/ 4 p.m. ET): #2 UConn vs. #3 Creighton (ESPN+)
Game 3 (6 p.m. CT/ 7 p.m. ET): Providence vs. Loser of Game 2 (ESPN+)
Friday, May 8
Game 4 (1 p.m. CT/ 2 p.m. ET): Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 (ESPN+)
Game 5 (4 p.m. CT/ 5 p.m. ET): Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 (ESPN+)
Saturday, May 9
Game 6 (1 p.m. CT/ 2 p.m. ET): Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5 (ESPN+)
Game 7 (3:30 p.m. CT/ 4 p.m. ET): If Winner of Game 5 Wins Game 6 (ESPN+) -
ON DECK…
The Friars return to action later this evening when they will face the loser of Creighton and UConn at 6:00 p.m. CT (7:00 p.m.ET) at Parkway Bank Softball Complex in Rosemont, Ill. The winner of that game will advance to another elimination game on Friday, May 8 at 4:00 p.m. CT (5:00 p.m. ET).
-GO FRIARS!-
GAME ONE NOTES
• The Bulldogs opened the scoring with nine runs in the top of the first inning.
• The Friars got on the board in the bottom of the first inning when Sofia Peterson (Bordentown, N.J.) doubled to right field, driving in Emily Jonte (Allen, Texas).
• Providence scored again in the fifth inning when Julia Renny (Syosset, N.Y.) singled to right field, driving in Emerson Buckley (Methuen, Mass.) and Jonte to make it 10-3, Butler. The two runs extended the game beyond five innings.
• Butler held on to its lead and secured the 10-3 victory. The Bulldogs await the winner of Creighton and UConn.
• In the circle, Alyssa Twomey (Warwick, R.I.) got the start for the Friars, lasting just 0.1 innings. Tori Grifone (Sussex, N.J.) and Grace Brooks (Meridan, Idaho) came in relief. Brooks pitched in with 4.0 innings of scoreless relief
• Providence dropped to 12-20 all-time in Big East Tournament play.
2026 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
Thursday, May 7
Game 1 (12 p.m. CT/ 1 p.m. ET): #1 Providence (3) vs. #4 Butler (10) (ESPN+)
Game 2 (3 p.m. CT/ 4 p.m. ET): #2 UConn vs. #3 Creighton (ESPN+)
Game 3 (6 p.m. CT/ 7 p.m. ET): Providence vs. Loser of Game 2 (ESPN+)
Friday, May 8
Game 4 (1 p.m. CT/ 2 p.m. ET): Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 (ESPN+)
Game 5 (4 p.m. CT/ 5 p.m. ET): Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 (ESPN+)
Saturday, May 9
Game 6 (1 p.m. CT/ 2 p.m. ET): Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5 (ESPN+)
Game 7 (3:30 p.m. CT/ 4 p.m. ET): If Winner of Game 5 Wins Game 6 (ESPN+) -
ON DECK…
The Friars return to action later this evening when they will face the loser of Creighton and UConn at 6:00 p.m. CT (7:00 p.m.ET) at Parkway Bank Softball Complex in Rosemont, Ill. The winner of that game will advance to another elimination game on Friday, May 8 at 4:00 p.m. CT (5:00 p.m. ET).
-GO FRIARS!-
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Maren Berger (5-5)
L: Twomey, Alyssa (12-2)
Batting:
2B: Makena Alexander 1
3B: Hailey Conger 1
RBI: Cate Lehner 1 ; Hailey Conger 2 ; Makena Alexander 1 ; Alona Boydston 2 ; Kieli Ryan 1 ; Paxton Law 1 ; Olivia Roberts 2
SH: Olivia Roberts 1
SF: Cate Lehner 1 ; Olivia Roberts 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cate Lehner 1 ; Hailey Conger 1 ; Makena Alexander 1 ; Kayla Preiss 1 ; Alona Boydston 1 ; Kieli Ryan 2 ; Kendall Graves 1 ; Paxton Law 1 ; Olivia Roberts 1
SB: Cate Lehner 1
CS: Paxton Law 2
HBP: Paxton Law 1
Batting:
2B: Dunn, Cameron 1 ; Peterson, Sofia 1 ; Krizan, Zoe 1
RBI: Peterson, Sofia 1 ; Renny, Julia 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Jonte, Emily 2 ; Buckley, Emerson 1
Game Leaders
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H
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