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…
Baseball: Bulldogs fare well at home
The Butler baseball team had little time to rest during the school’s spring break, as the Bulldogs (10-10, 2-1) took on four different teams in nine games. Butler fared well overall, going 7-3 during the stretch. The Bulldogs’ most recent activity was a three-game series against conference foe Valparaiso that concluded Sunday afternoon. Butler captured…
Athletes make best of long trips
Butler athletic team members with spring seasons are familiar with hitting the road for long trips to warmer locales. The number of miles racked up by some squads may be surprising though. Seven of Butler’s athletic teams have made or will make at least two trips more than 600 miles from Butler during the 2011-12…
Baseball: Team victorious in home opener
The Butler baseball team came from behind to beat Dayton in the team’s home opener Tuesday, winning 8-5. The Flyers (2-8) scored four runs over the first four innings of play, taking a 4-0 advantage. The Bulldogs (4-7) scored their first run of the game on an RBI double by junior catcher Nick Hladek in…
Baseball: Team falls in two of three games
The Butler baseball team dropped two out of three games at Tennessee-Martin this past weekend. Home runs by three Butler players led the Bulldogs (2-5) to a 13-5 victory over the Skyhawks (3-5) Sunday afternoon. Butler junior first baseman Jimmy Risi homered twice while junior third baseman Lucas Calderon and sophomore designated hitter Ryan Wojciechowski…