Butler senior Stephen McLoughlin was the only Bulldog able to pick up a victory in the men’s tennis team’s 6-1 loss to Wright State Saturday. McLoughlin won a three-set match over Wright State sophomore Dan Hyman at No. 6 singles 2-6, 6-1, 6-1. Senior Zach Ervin and freshman Tommy Marx also pushed their matches into…
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.
Nored nabs job at high school
Former men’s basketball player Ronald Nored is one senior who knows what he will be doing after graduation next month. Nored was named the next head basketball coach of Brownsburg High School’s boys’ basketball team last week. Nored is replacing Josh Kendrick, who coached the team for eight seasons. He was approved by Brownsburg’s school…
Fall sports staying busy
Spring has arrived on campus, but that does not mean the school’s fall athletic teams are resting easy. The Butler men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball teams are currently participating in spring seasons even though their regular seasons are still months away. The men’s and women’s soccer teams are both in the middle of month-long…
Softball: Esparza records 3 victories in 4 games
The Butler softball team was one inning away from sweeping its three-game homestand against Loyola of Chicago last weekend. The Bulldogs (9-21, 3-3) were unable to accomplish the feat, though, and finished the weekend with two victories. In the first game against the Ramblers (10-14, 3-3), junior pitcher Jenny Esparza made her first start at…
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…
Track and field: Team strong in West Lafayette
The Butler track and field team had another strong showing, this time at the Mike Poehlein Invitational last weekend. Despite most of the team staying in Indianapolis, some Bulldogs were able to record strong performances. Freshman Nicole Hudec surpassed Jen Connor’s 14-year old triple jump record of 34-5 1/2 with a leap of 35-0 ¼.…
Women’s tennis: Team toppled by Saint Louis
The Butler women’s tennis team suffered a 5-2 loss to Saint Louis on Sunday. The Bulldogs (5-11, 2-1) received victories from sophomore Gabrielle Rubenstein at No. 3 singles and junior Brittany Farmer at No. 4 singles. The Billikens (9-8) swept the remainder of the singles matches and took two of three doubles matches. On Saturday,…
Men’s tennis: Team drops three straight
The Butler men’s tennis team fell to Detroit 4-3 in a Horizon League match Saturday. Freshmen Austin Woldmoe and Tommy Marx collected victories in singles action for the Bulldogs (3-14, 2-1). Woldmoe defeated Detroit senior Nick Tolomei 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 singles and Marx grabbed a 0-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory against Detroit junior Alex…
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.