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…
Softball starts Big East play with series win
GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER | ganschue@butler.edu The Butler University softball team won its first Big East series of the year after winning two out of three games at home against the Seton Hall Pirates. The Bulldogs won one game on March 25 and split a pair of games on March 26. Butler pushed its…
Softball splits first home games of the season
GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER | ganschue@butler.edu The Butler University softball team couldn’t have asked for better weather as they split two games against the Miami University RedHawks for their first set of home games on March 15. The Bulldogs fell to the RedHawks 12-3 in game one, but pulled out a 5-4 victory in…
Men’s tennis sweeps first outdoor match of season
JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler men’s tennis team captured their first sweep of the season on March 20. The Bulldogs defeated the Rose-Hulman Fightin’ Engineers 7-0 in the year’s first outdoor match. Butler seized the doubles point to begin the match. Freshman Mason Dragos and junior Mikheil Khmiadashvili won 6-2 at…
Struggles continue in Florida for women’s tennis
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER | delee1@butler.edu The Butler University women’s tennis team traveled to Florida for a series of matches over spring break. The team failed to capture a win from the trip, setting back their record to 1-16. The Bulldogs kicked off on March 8 in a doubleheader against Florida International and Bethune-Cookman.…