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…
New team on the block: women’s lacrosse latest addition to Butler athletics
Crews are preparing the new lacrosse field for the upcoming spring season. Photo by Michael Brown. DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER | delee1@butler.edu Sophomore Kelly Burger needed to see the field. A quick drive through the I-lot of campus, the parking lot abandoned by cars gone for the summer. An observation of curiosity that started…
Women’s lacrosse added after Title IX investigation
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER | delee1@butler.edu The combination of financial fortune and Title IX made the women’s lacrosse team a reality. From the time Butler athletics announced the addition of women’s lacrosse last October, the team gained a locker room, uniforms, a turf field, a coaching staff and 33 players. The evolution might seem…
Seeing triple: West Lafayette sends three of its best
(From left) Lauren, Evan and Kristen Johnson join the first-year runners at Butler. Photo provided by butlersports.com. SAVANNAH BOETTCHER | STAFF REPORTER | sboettch@butler.edu Three future Butler Bulldogs were born on April 10, 1998. Lauren, Evan and Kristen Johnson began running seven years ago and haven’t stopped since. In October of last year, assistant coach Jared…
Softball goes 1-4 in the last week
Freshman outfielder Jenna Foreman takes a successful hit while at the plate for the Bulldogs. Photo by Jimmy Lafakis. GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER | ganschue@butler.edu After losing a single game to the nationally ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish on April 14 and losing two out of three to the DePaul Blue Demons over the…
Butler drops first two Big East matches
Freshman Adrian Mag pulls back for a swing during a match in the Butler Bubble. Photo by Jimmy Lafakis.
Bulldogs sweep Tigers in Bubble
JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler men’s tennis team blanked the DePauw Tigers 7-0 on April 7. Butler boosted their record to 9-8, while DePauw fell to 6-8. Butler began their last home match by sweeping the doubles point. Freshman Mason Dragos and junior Mikheil Khmiadashvili won 6-4 at No. 1 doubles,…
Men’s tennis defeats Marian this weekend
JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler Bulldogs squeaked out a 4-3 victory against the cross-town rival Marian Knights on April 3. Butler boosted their record to 8-8 while the Knights fell to 14-7. The Bulldogs faced adversity from the start. Marian seized the doubles point to begin the match. The freshman duo…
Softball wins second straight Big East series against Providence
GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER | ganschue@butler.edu The Butler University softball team, now 21-14 on the season, won their second straight Big East series after beating the Providence Friars two out of three times. All three games were at home for the Bulldogs. On April 2, Butler split a pair of games with the Friars.…
Men’s tennis dominates tough day on Saturday
JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler men’s tennis team took two victories on March 26. The Bulldogs defeated the Case Western Reserve University Spartans at home, and then beat the IUPUI Jaguars at the West Indy Racquet Club. Both matches finished 5-2. Butler boosted its record to 7-8 on the year. Case…