JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter When it comes to running and jumping competitively outdoors, temperatures in the 30s, high winds and a mixture of rain and freezing rain are certainly not ideal. That is what the Butler track and field team dealt with last weekend when it traveled to the University of Cincinnati for the…
Bulldogs Look to Conference Play
JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter Butler baseball will open Big East play at home against Seton Hall this weekend. The Bulldogs enter conference play with a record of 11-16. The team played five games last week, going 2-3. The Bulldogs beat Wabash last Wednesday, lost to Xavier and Louisville in a doubleheader on Saturday, beat…
For Dennison, Butler a Dream Come True
MARKO TOMICH | Contributing Reporter Butler senior Callie Dennison always wanted to play Division I softball. Dennison’s brother played baseball and her sister played softball in college—the talent runs in the family. Dennison is living out her dreams with Butler’s squad. The four-year player has proven to be a sort of dream for the Bulldogs…
Golf Recap
BRENDAN KING | Staff Reporter The Butler men’s golf team placed eighth during Monday and Tuesday’s Villanova Invitational. The Bulldogs were looking for a strong finish in this tournament after placing fourth out of five teams at the Butler Spring Invitational last week. Butler’s next tournament will be on April 8 at the Big…
Keeping Up Appearances
RHYAN HENSON | Multimedia Editor Flowers blossoming, birds chirping and warming of the weather always come around springtime, also known for being season for America’s pastime. Baseball and softball fields across the country are manicured and groomed. Those at Butler are no exception. However, Butler’s fields are not primarily cared for by the grounds crew.…
Overtime: Previewing the Upcoming MLB Season
MATTHEW VANTRYON | Asst. Sports Editor “The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall all alone.” Never have the words of late Major…
Track & Field Seniors Face Graduation Hurdles
BEN SIECK | Sports Editor The calendar has flipped to April, Butler University’s class of 2014 faces a little more than a month of schooling before graduation commencement. When the new graduates walk to receive their diplomas, it will be the culmination of a lifetime of academic work. However, the graduating seniors on the Butler…
Baseball Bounces Back
JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter The Butler baseball team headed to Macomb, Ill., last weekend to face off against the Western Illinois Leathernecks in a three-game series. The Bulldogs came into the series looking to improve their record of 7-12. However, Western Illinois scored 11 runs while holding Butler to just two. With the loss…
Bulldogs’ Season Ends in WIT
BRENDAN KING | Staff Reporter The Butler women’s basketball team’s first season in the Big East Conference came to an end last Thursday, as the Bulldogs fell to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits 78-61 in the first round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament. Butler’s starting lineup struggled to hit shots for most of the…
Butler Golf Continues its Hot Start
MITCH RIPORTELLA | Staff Reporter The Butler men’s golf team began its season over spring break at the two-day Bulldog Invitational tournament in Jacksonville, Fla. The men had a strong showing in their second outing of the season, beating nine other teams to win the tournament. The Bulldogs ended the first day with the lowest…