BY: JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter Butler (12-6, 1-0) baseball opened Big East play with a 6-1 victory over the Seton Hall Pirates (20-6, 0-1) on Friday afternoon. Senior Gunner Johnson started the game for the Bulldogs and threw seven innings of shutout ball. Junior catcher Will Amador had an RBI single in the first…
Baseball improves facilities
The Butler baseball team is about to open its season and it will be the last go for 10 seniors. In addition to gearing up for their last collegiate season, they are making sure those after them will have great facilities as they move forward. “We talk about it all the time,” senior catcher Radley…
Baseball: Byerly breaks records with different style
Switching positions in sports is not always the easiest thing to do. An individual switching the way he or she plays a sport is even more difficult. Butler junior pitcher Chase Byerly has done the latter for the baseball team this season by changing his throwing motion. During Byerly’s freshman season, Butler coach Steve Farley…
Looking ahead: Teams face additions, subtractions
As the spring sports season begins to wind down, many teams are already beginning to prepare for their next season. The football team had its annual blue and white scrimmage, the men’s soccer team had its spring exhibition matches, and five teams have announced additions to their rosters for next year. Let’s take a look…
Baseball: Team loses three close games
The Butler baseball team put together one of its best strings of pitching so far this season. But Valparaiso threw even better and came away with a three-game series sweep over the weekend. On Sunday, the Bulldogs (19-21, 7-11) saw the Crusaders (18-20, 12-6) tally two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to…
Baseball: Team rallies past Illinois-Chicago in finale
A late rally propelled the Butler baseball team to a 9-8 victory over Illinois-Chicago Sunday afternoon. The contest was the second of the day and the finale of a three-game series between the two squads. The win earned the Bulldogs (19-17, 7-8) a split of the day’s doubleheader and allowed the team to avoid a…
Behind the masks: Catchers critical to teams’ success
Their names do not usually make headlines, and they do not get credit for wins. In fact, they go completely unnoticed most of the time.
Baseball: Team goes on offensive in victories
The Butler baseball team piled up runs against Wabash yesterday, taking advantage of five errors and winning by a score of 17-3. The Bulldogs (16-13, 5-4) broke open the game with five runs in the fourth inning and four runs in the fifth innings against the Little Giants (13-14). Junior Pat Gelwicks continued to lead…
Baseball: Transfer Risi brings power to Butler
Kansas State had him once.
Muscatine Community College had him once.
But now, Butler University has junior first baseman Jimmy Risi all the time.
Baseball: Team gets past Bellarmine
The Butler baseball team toppled Bellarmine yesterday, winning 12-5. The Bulldogs (13-12, 3-3) scored three runs in the first inning and seven runs in the second inning against the Knights (12-8). Butler scored 20 runs over the weekend, taking one of three games against Horizon League foe Wright State. The Bulldogs won the first game…