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…
Softball
MARKO TOMICH | Contributing Reporter The Butler Bulldogs softball team split its season-opening series in the Music City classic in Nashville, and the bulldogs now look forward to a tournament in Arkansas. Butler opened its season with a 3-2 extra-inning win versus Belmont. Despite being held hitless through the first six innings, the Bulldogs pushed…