JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter Butler’s baseball team is coming off another rough weekend in which it dropped all three of its games. They now look ahead to the home opener. The schedule for last weekend’s games was changed last minute. Instead of facing Samford for a three-game series, Butler played Samford on Friday and…
Behind the scenes with student managers
RHYAN HENSON | Multimedia Editor Few people may know about the cog that keeps the Butler men’s basketball program running smoothly: the managers. The managers have a myriad of duties. They show up to practices and games 45 to 90 minutes beforehand to fill water bottles, Gatorade tubs and ice chests. They are also in…
Bulldogs begin spring season
MITCH RIPORTELLA | Staff Reporter Butler’s men and women’s golf teams are gearing up for the start of the 2014 season this week, with their first competitions being held over Spring Break. This will be both teams’ first season in the Big East, with the men moving over from the Atlantic Ten Conference and the…
Bulldogs prepare for tournament
BRENDAN KING | Staff Reporter The Butler women’s basketball team won a key game on the road against Creighton Tuesday night by a score of 67-59 to gain momentum going into the Big East Tournament starting on Saturday. Senior forward Daress McClung led the way for Bulldogs in the offensive department as she scored 20…
Overtime: Transfer rule hurts student-athletes
BEN SIECK | Sports Editor Choosing a college isn’t easy. Often, students regret their choice and decide to transfer. Student-athletes are no exception. However, if student-athletes want to transfer schools, they face a myriad of restrictions and obstacles. Nearly all Division I athletes playing football, baseball, men’s ice hockey, and men’s and women’s basketball must…
Pitching in for a cause
JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter The Butler baseball team has taken time out of its busy schedule to get involved with a charity known as “More Than Me”. More Than Me is a charity that works with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Tyler Beede, a pitcher at Vanderbilt University, founded the movement along with the help of…
Softball recap
MARKO TOMICH | Contributing Reporter Butler’s softball team continued its rough start to the season this weekend, dropping three straight contests at the University of Kentucky Invitational. The Bulldogs fell to 4-12 on the season. Butler faced host Kentucky in its first game and fell 9-7 in an offensive onslaught. The Bulldogs stormed back late,…
Woldmoe brothers bring double trouble
MATTHEW VANTRYON | Asst. Sports Editor When one sibling lives in the shadow of another, bitterness and jealousy often arise. The opposite is true for Austin and Alex Woldmoe, who are members of Butler’s men’s tennis team. In fact, they call each other best friends. The journey began at a young age for the Woldmoes.…
Bulldogs set to take on Villanova
MATTHEW VANTRYON | Asst. Sports Editor Butler will try to snap a six-game skid as the team travels to face to No. 8 Villanova tonight. The Wildcats (24-3, 12-2) are coming off a win over St. John’s and have won nine of their last 10 games. Villanova defeated Butler 76-73 in overtime at Hinkle Fieldhouse…
Bulldogs drop three on the road
JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter The Butler baseball team played three games in South Carolina last weekend, dropping all three. The team faced off against Atlantic Coast Conference newcomer Pittsburgh on Friday. The Bulldogs (1-4) were able to put up seven runs but could not contain Pittsburgh’s powerful offense, losing 15-7. The team lost by…