MARKO TOMICH | Contributing Reporter Butler softball is heating up as quickly as the weather, going 3-1 in its past four games. The Bulldogs look to continue their success against a conference foe, the St. John’s Red Storm today. The Bulldogs split their double header against the Red Storm on April Fools’ Day. In 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…
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…
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…
Softball Recap
MARKO TOMICH | Contributing Reporter The Butler softball team (8-19, 0-2) opened its first Big East Conference season against Creighton, dropping both of a doubleheader. The third game, scheduled for Sunday, was cancelled due to weather. Creighton’s offense was too much for Butler to overcome. Butler used three different pitchers in the two games. The…
Tennis Recap
MITCH RIPORTELLA | Staff Reporter The Butler women’s tennis team snapped an eight-match losing streak with a 6-1 win over Dayton last Friday. Senior Stephanie McLoughlin led the Bulldogs to their first road win of the season. McLoughlin picked up a 6-7, 6-2, 10-8, win in No. 1 singles, and also picked up an 8-5…
Track Recap
JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter The Butler track and field team hosted the first of two meets for its outdoor season last weekend. Both teams competed well, as the women swept their five events and the men finished 3-2 in their events. Six teams came to campus to compete in the meet. Coach Matt Roe…
Baseball continues to struggle
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…