“The team looks forward to improving upon last year with talented freshmen and new additions to the offense.”
Q&A: Butler softball head coach Scott Hall
The Bulldogs’ coach discusses the cancelation of the season, what he will remember most about the abbreviated campaign and what his team can learn from 2020.
Butler softball team starts 2019 season with renewed sense of purpose
The Butler softball team is entering the 2019 season with a new mantra: purpose.
Butler softball stays focused after claiming first conference championship last year
The Butler softball team won the Big East championship last year as the fourth seed in the tournament. The team made its first NCAA tournament appearance. How will they follow it up this year?
Softball team gone for finals
Butler softball players will have to take their finals earlier than most on campus. The team will be on the East Coast for games against Massachusetts and Rhode Island the week Butler has finals. How much class time an athlete misses depends on each player’s classes and the team’s schedule, coach Scott Hall said. In…
Baseball, softball teams begin seasons in warmer climes
Unlike baseball and softball teams down south, Butler’s squads do not have the luxury of being outside year-round. Instead, they are confined to the Butler Bubble for the majority of the offseason and the beginning of their regular seasons. “I like to compare it to coach Stevens having to practice on a golf course and…
Softball: Team set to begin spring campaign
The Butler softball team is gearing up for its 2013 spring campaign without seven players from last year’s team. Last season, the Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 25-32 and 13-11 in the Horizon League. Butler graduated six seniors from last year’s team, and Kayla Gray will forgo her final year of eligibility due…
Softball: team completing fall season
Softball is typically a spring sport, but the Butler softball team is more than halfway through its fall season. Butler’s official season is still in the spring, but the team is using a short, eight-game fall season to take stock of the newcomers and figure out individuals’ technique and skill levels. “We’re looking to gauge…
Atlantic 10 move received warmly by coaches
Butler University’s move to the Atlantic 10 Conference brought praise from coaches of several different athletic teams on campus. Men’s basketball coach Brad Stevens said the move to the A-10 was no surprise and that the conference is one of the best basketball conferences in the county. “It is one heck of a basketball league,…
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…