They were one game away from winning their first world championship since 1948. Everything followed the script. Cleveland was going to be the city of champions. Then Game 5 happened, and the Cubs sent it back to Progressive Field. And in Game 6, I watched helplessly as Naquin and Chisenhall let a pop fly drop between them and give the Cubs a chance in Game 7.
Schrage ready for second dose of the Big East
After Butler fired their coach of 25 years, the university hired Dave Schrage, who comes to Butler with a lot of experience under his belt, specifically Big East Conference experience.
Butler’s Tyler Houston plays for Cape Cod Baseball League this summer
Photo courtesy of Mary Houston. PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu Almost 1,000 miles east of Butler University lies one of baseball’s greatest attractions. Every summer, the best college players in the country flock to the paradise in Massachusetts to try out for the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League. As an amateur league, the CCBL’s…
Butler baseball successful in first half of spring break play
PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu The Butler University baseball team has found success early on in their 2016 Spring Break trip. Fresh off a 15-4 win against Marian University, head coach Steve Farley lead his Bulldogs down south to play Northwestern University, Indiana University and Boston College back to back to back. These…
Teams travel out of state, on a tight schedule
PHIL TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu Being a Division I athlete comes with perks. Along with a select amount of tuition scholarships, players get free meals and thousands of dollars worth of free merchandise in the form of sneakers and apparel. Most people forget about the opportunity to travel the country, or the world,…
Baseball team hopes to improve as star players return
PHIL TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu After falling one game short of the Big East tournament, the Butler University baseball team is back and ready to make another run at the postseason. The team welcomes back a good group of veteran players who will mix well with a talented 2015 recruiting class. According to…
Bulldogs see record winning streak end before Big East play
ERIC ROBINSON | STAFF REPORTER The Butler baseball team looks to get back to the form that helped it set a school record with nine consecutive wins during March as it heads into conference play this week against St. John’s University. The previous record for consecutive wins was seven, which was reached five different times.…
Butler baseball looks to continue winning ways
WESLEY BRYANT | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University baseball team is hoping to extend its five-game winning streak today at Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne. Butler (8-14) is 2-1 against the Mastodons (11-9) this season, having won a three-game series earlier this month. The Bulldogs held a 27-16 run advantage in that series. First pitch is…
Butler baseball gears for tough matchups out west
ERIC ROBINSON | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University baseball team fell just short of winning its first game during a Valentine’s Day doubleheader this past weekend at Lipscomb University. The Bulldogs put up four runs in the top of the ninth, but the Bisons walked off with the win when Kyle Allen hit Adam Lee…
Butler baseball looks to improve after last season’s disappointment
ERIC ROBINSON | STAFF REPORTER The Butler baseball team plays its first game against Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee Feb. 13. The Bulldogs are looking to improve during their second year in the Big East. Last season, the team finished with a 20-30 record, just one game short of qualifying for the four-team Big East…