Author: Kyle Beery | Assistant Sports Editor

  • Double trouble: Softball drops two in doubleheader

    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

    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…

  • The Butler softball team lost 5-1 to St. John’s University today concluding its first home series of the year. The Red Storm (10-13 overall, 3-0 Big East) completed the sweet of the Bulldogs (14-15, 2-4) behind the pitching of Tori Free. Free held the Bulldogs to three hits, collecting five strikeouts and giving up no…

  • In-state battle: Bulldogs face Irish in Round of 32

    In-state battle: Bulldogs face Irish in Round of 32

    KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR | kbeery@butler.edu The first full day of NCAA Tournament action saw four upsets (nearly seven), and 12 of the day’s 16 games were decided by 10 points or fewer (five one-point games). Butler and Notre Dame both survived close games at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, the Fighting Irish…

  • Hooked ‘Em: Bulldogs outlast Longhorns to set up matchup with Notre Dame

    Hooked ‘Em: Bulldogs outlast Longhorns to set up matchup with Notre Dame

    KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR It’s mid-March, which can only mean one thing. Madness. On a day that saw two No. 14-seeds beat No. 3-seeds and a No. 11-seed take down a No. 6-seed, the six-seeded Butler men’s basketball team came out on the right end of a close game with the University of Texas…

  • Welcome to the Dance – No. 6 Butler vs. No. 11 Texas

    Welcome to the Dance – No. 6 Butler vs. No. 11 Texas

    KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR | kbeery@butler.edu The Butler men’s basketball team once again gets a taste of March Madness this year, after missing the tournament last season. The Bulldogs (22-10 overall, 12-6 Big East) are the No. 6-seed in the Midwest region and will take on the No. 11-seed Texas Longhorns tomorrow at CONSOL…

  • Butler opponents in the Big Dance

    Butler opponents in the Big Dance

    Nine of Butler’s opponents this season made the NCAA Tournament — five Big East teams, and four non-conference teams. The Bulldogs were 7-9 in those games. BIG EAST TEAMS Villanova (32-2 overall, 16-2 Big East) | East No. 1 seed The Wildcats stormed through the Big East schedule, with just two losses coming against Seton…

  • OVERTIME: A memorable NYC experience leads right into the madness

    OVERTIME: A memorable NYC experience leads right into the madness

    BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR New York City was quite the experience, even if the Bulldogs only got to play one game at Madison Square Garden. I have come to realize that my trip to New York was about more than me going to follow my school’s basketball team. I saw sights that I…

  • Bulldogs a No. 6-seed, will face No. 11 Texas

    Bulldogs a No. 6-seed, will face No. 11 Texas

    BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR The Butler men’s basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament after missing the postseason last Spring. The Bulldogs (22-10) are the No. 6 seed in the Midwest Regional and will face the No. 11 seed Texas Longhorns. The game will be Thursday in Pittsburgh — times will be…