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Butler Independence

Bulldogs

Patriots

The Independence (Charlotte, NC) varsity softball team won Friday's home conference game against Butler (Matthews, NC) by a score of 15-0.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Butler	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	2	4
Independence	10	3	2	-	-	-	-	15	7	0

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Butler (24-25)

Independence (24-25)

Butler

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	H	2B
	Team Totals	.182	12	11	2	1
1	Nicole Moore (Jr)	.000	1	1	0	0
2	Parker Lamb (So)	.000	2	2	0	0
3	Cherie Carter (Jr)	.500	2	2	1	1
5	London White (Fr)	.000	1	1	0	0
8	Malea Williams (Jr)	.000	2	2	0	0
9	Elisha Heath (Jr)	1.000	1	1	1	0
10	Janiah Sapu (Fr)	.000	1	1	0	0
18	Peyton Bowar (Jr)		1	0	0	0
20	Lauryn Williams (So)	.000	1	1	0	0

Independence

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR
	Team Totals	.467	29	15	15	7	9	1	3	1
3	Morgan Clark	.000	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
4	M. Williams	1.000	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
7	Seven Hope	.500	3	2	1	1	1	0	1	0
9	Gianna McCloud	1.000	3	1	1	1	2	1	0	0
10	Emma Wrangham	.000	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
13	Sofia Tristan	.000	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
17	M. Alexander	.500	3	2	2	1	1	0	1	0
18	Sydnee Platt	.000	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
20	Natalie Johnson	.750	4	4	2	3	3	0	1	1

Butler

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	7	3	.250	.273	.523
1	Nicole Moore (Jr)	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000
2	Parker Lamb (So)	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000
3	Cherie Carter (Jr)	0	0	0	.500	1.000	1.500
5	London White (Fr)	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
8	Malea Williams (Jr)	0	2	1	.000	.000	.000
9	Elisha Heath (Jr)	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
10	Janiah Sapu (Fr)	0	1	2	.000	.000	.000
18	Peyton Bowar (Jr)	1	0	0	1.000		1.000
20	Lauryn Williams (So)	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000

Independence

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	13	1	1	3	5	.724	1.133	1.857
3	Morgan Clark	3	1	0	0	1	.750	.000	.750
4	M. Williams	2	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
7	Seven Hope	1	0	0	0	2	.667	1.500	2.167
9	Gianna McCloud	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	2.000	3.000
10	Emma Wrangham	2	0	0	0	3	.667	.000	.667
13	Sofia Tristan	2	0	0	1	1	.667	.000	.667
17	M. Alexander	1	0	0	0	1	.667	1.500	2.167
18	Sydnee Platt	1	0	0	2	1	.333	.000	.333
20	Natalie Johnson	0	0	0	0	1	.750	2.000	2.750

Baserunning

Butler has not entered any baserunning stats.

Independence

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	4
3	Morgan Clark	2
4	M. Williams	1
9	Gianna McCloud	1

Butler

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E	DP
	Team Totals	.562	16	6	3	7	1
2	Parker Lamb (So)	1.000	4	1	3	0	1
9	Elisha Heath (Jr)	.200	5	1	0	4	1
10	Janiah Sapu (Fr)	.000	3	0	0	3	0
18	Peyton Bowar (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0	0	0
20	Lauryn Williams (So)	1.000	2	2	0	0	0

Independence

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A
	Team Totals	1.000	10	9	1
2	Alexis Agurs	1.000	1	1	0
3	Morgan Clark	1.000	1	0	1
10	Emma Wrangham	1.000	1	1	0
20	Natalie Johnson	1.000	7	7	0

Butler

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	APP
	Team Totals	14.00	1
2	Parker Lamb (So)	0.00	1
3	Cherie Carter (Jr)	28.00	1

Independence

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	0.00	1	0	1.000	1				0
17	M. Alexander	0.00	1	0	1.000	1				0

Butler

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	2	4	15	4	13	1	1	29	15
2	Parker Lamb (So)	1	3	10	0	5	1	1	16	11
3	Cherie Carter (Jr)	1	1	5	4	8	0	0	13	4

Independence

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	3	2	0	0	1	7			0	12	11
17	M. Alexander	3	2	0	0	1	7			0	12	11

Butler

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	#P
	Team Totals	.267	.621	4	1	114
2	Parker Lamb (So)	.273	.500	0	0	61
3	Cherie Carter (Jr)	.250	.769	4	1	53

Independence

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P
	Team Totals	.182	.250	0	0			50
17	M. Alexander	.182	.250	0	0			50

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Game Story

North Carolina High School Softball - Butler knocked off by Independence

April 25, 2025: Charlotte, NC 28227

The Independence Patriots overwhelmed the visiting Butler Bulldogs softball squad by a count of 15-0 in Friday's league challenge.

The Bulldogs (7-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, NC). The Cougars go into the Southwestern 4A challenge with a 12-5 record.

Butler @ Independence Softball Game Info

Fri., Apr. 25, 2025 @ 6p

The Independence (Charlotte, NC) varsity softball team won Friday's home conference game against Butler (Matthews, NC) by a score of 15-0.

Rankings & Records

Butler (24-25)

NC	Class
263	36

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
7-14	5-7	2-8	5-6	.333	.417	150	173

Independence (24-25)

NC	Class
42	10

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
23-3	11-1	16-1	7-2	.885	.917	276	61

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Butler	2.2	1.1	1.5	.4	.7	1.2	1.4	7.1	6.1	2.6
Independence	3.4	2.4	2.0	1.9	1.2	1.6	.4	10.6	8.8	1.5

Head-to-Head

Independence won on 3/25/2025

3/25 @ 5p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Independence 3 4 4 3 1 - - 15 13 2
Butler 2 0 0 0 2 - - 4 4 8

The Independence (Charlotte, NC) varsity softball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Butler (Matthews, NC) by a score of 15-4.
Box score
Independence won on 4/25/2025

4/25 @ 6p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Butler 0 0 0 - - - - 0 2 4
Independence 10 3 2 - - - - 15 7 0

The Butler (Matthews, NC) varsity softball team lost Friday's away conference game against Independence (Charlotte, NC) by a score of 15-0.
Box score

3/25 @ 5p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Independence	3	4	4	3	1	-	-	15	13	2
Butler	2	0	0	0	2	-	-	4	4	8

Team Stat Comparison

Butler		Independence
.277	Batting Average	.358
.392	On Base Percentage	.477
.421	Slugging Percentage	.579
.886	Fielding Percentage	.927
.500	Win Loss Percentage	.885

Team Leaders

Butler		Independence	National Avg.
#3 Cherie Carter.569	Batting Average	#20 Natalie Johnson.548	.287
#3 Cherie Carter.648	On Base Percentage	#20 Natalie Johnson.612	.406
#3 Cherie Carter.862	Slugging Percentage	#20 Natalie Johnson.945	.393
#2 Parker Lamb.984	Fielding Percentage	#18 Sydnee Platt1.000	.829
#2 Parker Lamb.500	Win Loss Percentage	#4 Michaela Williams.889	.558

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Butler	5-9		Independence	15-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
2/26/25	Butler	South Mecklenburg	(L) 6-5	2/25/25	South Mecklenburg	Independence	(W) 17-1
3/3/25	Butler	Cuthbertson	(L) 15-0	3/11/25	Cuthbertson	Independence	(W) 5-0
3/4/25	Garinger	Butler	(W) 18-3	4/4/25	Garinger	Independence	(W) 17-0
3/28/25	Butler	Garinger	(W) 21-2	4/4/25	Garinger	Independence	(W) 16-0
3/7/25	Providence	Butler	(L) 13-3	3/14/25	Independence	Providence	(L) 10-1
4/1/25	Butler	Providence	(L) 5-4	4/8/25	Providence	Independence	(W) 7-6
				5/1/25	Independence	Providence	(W) 7-3
3/11/25	Butler	East Mecklenburg	(W) 7-6	3/19/25	East Mecklenburg	Independence	(W) 4-0
4/4/25	East Mecklenburg	Butler	(L) 7-6	4/10/25	Independence	East Mecklenburg	(W) 15-0
4/28/25	East Mecklenburg	Butler	(L) 12-0
3/14/25	Butler	Rocky River	(W) 21-1	3/21/25	Rocky River	Independence	(W) 15-0
4/9/25	Rocky River	Butler	(W) 16-1	3/21/25	Rocky River	Independence	(W) 16-0
				4/28/25	Rocky River	Independence	(W) 15-0
3/18/25	Butler	Charlotte Catholic	(L) 12-7	3/7/25	Independence	Charlotte Catholic	(W) 13-1
4/10/25	Charlotte Catholic	Butler	(L) 12-2	4/1/25	Charlotte Catholic	Independence	(W) 5-1
				4/29/25	Charlotte Catholic	Independence	(W) 3-0
3/21/25	Butler	Myers Park	(L) 6-3	2/28/25	Myers Park	Independence	(W) 12-2

Record Breakdown

Butler (24-25)		Independence (24-25)
7-14	Overall	23-3
5-8	League	13-1
2-6	Non-League	8-1
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
5-9	Common Opponent	15-1
2-8	Home	16-1
5-6	Away	7-2
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	1-1
7-13	In-State	23-3
0-1	Out-of-State	0-0