Softball

Softball drops four games at Nashville tournament

GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER | ganschue@butler.edu The Butler University softball team, 3-6 on the season, came out of the Tiger Classic, a tournament hosted by Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee, with a 1-4 record. The Bulldogs lost both games on Feb. 19, lost a Feb. 20 night game and split a pair of…
Softball drops two games on first day of Nashville tournament

GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER | ganschue@butler.edu The Butler University softball team started a five game weekend in Nashville, Tennessee on Feb. 19. It was a rough start to the weekend for the Bulldogs. They lost two games on Friday. Their first loss came at East Tennessee State University, and Louisiana-Monroe University handed the Bulldogs their…
Softball splits games at Plainsman Invite

GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER | ganschue@butler.edu The Butler University softball team went 2-2 at the Plainsman Invite from Feb. 12 to Feb. 14 in Auburn, Alabama. A little hitting session before game time! pic.twitter.com/gFktKXOj2H — Butler Softball (@ButlerSoftball) February 13, 2016 In game one, the Bulldogs faced off against Furman University. Center fielder Brandyce…
Butler softball begins season in Alabama

GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER | ganschue@butler.edu Although the weather may not suggest it, the Butler University softball team will have their first game in less than a week. They won’t be playing in the Indianapolis winter, however. Auburn, Alabama is the first stop of their trip down south. Six-year head coach Scott Hall said…
Softball pushes win streak to three

BY GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER | gprather@butler.edu The Butler Softball team extended its win streak today, defeating Eastern Illinois University 8-5 at home. The Panthers scored early with an RBI single from Bailey O’Dell, scoring April Markowski in the top of the 1st. The Bulldogs responded quickly, though, with a grand slam from Freshman…
Softball team opens homestand today

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…
Bulldogs to face off with red-hot Irish

GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER | GPRATHER@BUTLER.EDU The Butler University softball team squares off with the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish this afternoon at 4:00 in South Bend. Notre Dame (28-11) is a perfect 9-0 at home. The Fighting Irish beat Western Michigan University 10-2 yesterday to push their win streak to 14 games.…
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…
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…