BY GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER | gprather@butler.com The Butler University softball team hosts Eastern Illinois University today at 4 p.m. in search of its third straight win. The Bulldogs (17-22) beat Ball State University last night in Muncie 6-4 in 11 innings. Junior Kristin Gutierrez earned her ninth win for the Bulldogs, throwing the…
QB competition taking center stage at spring game
BY BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER | baking@butler.edu When you think of college football, you think of the fall and temperatures dropping. But for the Butler University football team, they are hard at work this spring preparing for the blue versus white spring game this Saturday. In this game, the team will split into two and…
Haviland, women’s tennis team gearing up for final stretch of season
The Butler University women’s tennis team has a big weekend ahead with its final two matches of the regular season at home against Creighton University Friday and Xavier University Sunday. The Bulldogs split a pair of conference games last weekend with a 5-2 win over Providence College Sunday and a 6-1 loss against DePaul University…
OVERTIME: North America’s best playoffs begin tonight
BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR | kbeery@butler.edu Indiana has its stamp on the sport of basketball with the 1954 Milan state championship and its connection to the movie “Hoosiers.” Butler University has its connection with Tony Hinkle’s creation of the orange basketball, and of course a couple of magical runs to the National Championship…
OVERTIME: Indy Final Four a success, weekend to remember
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR | kbeery@butler.edu Here’s a recipe for one great weekend. Take a local player — one that is seasoned with tournament experience, grit, CLASS, and a competitive edge — and throw him in a 3-point shootout in his home gym. Then take another player from the same team and put him…
OVERTIME: Pacers could make some noise
BY WESLEY BRYANT | STAFF REPORTER | wdbryant@butler.edu March madness is over and the NBA Playoffs are almost here. A lot of teams are in the fight for the cherished eighth seed. The Eastern Conference looks muddy heading into the season’s final stretch, in which six different teams are still in contention for a playoff…
Seniors Barlow, Woods prepare for final collegiate events
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR | kbeery@butler.edu Alex Barlow chases down basketballs scattered across the Hinkle Fieldhouse floor and puts them back up on a rack. He pauses and waits for his signal, and he again starts a barrage of three-point attempts. Barlow has been doing this all week in preparation for tomorrow’s State Farm…
Bulldogs add transfer, sign Holtmann long term
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR | kbeery@butler.edu The season has come to an end for the Butler men’s basketball team, but the action has not. Butler signed a contract extension Monday with head coach Chris Holtmann to keep him at the helm of the program through the 2020-2021 season. Holtmann led the Bulldogs to a…
Double trouble: Softball drops two in doubleheader
GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER The Butler softball team is looking to snap a six-game losing when it heads to Providence tomorrow. In the first matchup of a doubleheader yesterday, freshman Ambry Turpen took the mound for the Bulldogs and senior Yvette Alvarez started on the mound for the Sycamores. ISU scored first in the…
Bulldogs ink Holtmann to contract extension
BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR | kbeery@butler.edu The Butler men’s basketball team went into this season with questions surrounding the head coaching position. And days after the season ended, there were more questions, as The Tennessean reported Friday that the University of Tennessee spoke with Butler coach Chris Holtmann about its job vacancy. But…