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…
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 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…
Bulldogs continue record-setting season at Big East Championships
JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter The Butler track and field team competed in its first Big East Conference meet last weekend in New York City. The Bulldogs now look forward to the conference and national meets. The men’s team came in sixth place, and the women’s finished seventh. This does not fully represent the number…
Softball picks up the pace
MARKO TOMICH | Contributing Reporter Despite dropping three of five games over the course of the Frost Classic, the Butler softball team finished strong, picking up two wins in its final three contests. Senior pitcher Leah Bry pitched two complete games for both of the Bulldogs’ (4-9) victories. Butler dropped its first two games at…
Tennis teams headed in opposite directions
MITCH RIPORTELLA | Staff Reporter The Butler women’s tennis team opened its conference slate a week ago, suffering a 7-0 loss at the hands of Xavier University. The Musketeers handed the Bulldogs their eighth loss of the year, and extended Butler’s losing streak to four. The Bulldogs have been shut out in six of their…
Winter weather brings trying start to new season
JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter The Butler baseball team was supposed to play three games last weekend in North Carolina. Mother Nature decided against that. But she could not stop the Bulldogs (1-1) from getting their first win of the season. Major snowstorms hit the East Coast and cancelled the team’s scheduled flight last Thursday.…
Bulldogs ready for new season
JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter The Butler baseball team will have its first games this weekend in North Carolina, officially kicking off its first season in the Big East Conference. The Bulldogs will face off against Wright State, Saint Joseph’s, University of Albany and Canisius over the course of three days, starting Friday. Mother Nature…
Tennis
MITCH RIPORTELLA | Staff Reporter Butler women’s tennis is coming off a busy weekend, with the team playing as many matches as it has all season—four—in three days. The team matched its 1-3 record over the four-game span and is now 2-6 on the year. The Bulldogs kicked off the weekend with a double-header Friday…