Butler Bulldogs baseball

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Butler Bulldogs
Baseball current event.svg 2026 Butler Bulldogs baseball team
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Founded1901
University Butler University
Head coach Blake Beemer (4th season)
Conference Big East
Location Indianapolis, Indiana
Home stadium Bulldog Park
(Capacity: 500)
Nickname Bulldogs
ColorsBlue and white [1]
   
NCAA tournament appearances
2000
Conference tournament champions
Midwestern Collegiate Conference
1998, 2000
Conference regular season champions
Indiana Collegiate Conference
1969, 1974

Heartland Collegiate Conference
1979, 1980

Midwestern Collegiate Conference
1996, 1998, 1999

The Butler Bulldogs baseball team represents Butler University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The Bulldogs play their home games at Bulldog Park.

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History

The Bulldogs first fielded a varsity baseball team in 1901. [2] They began competition in the Big East Conference in 2014, as they left the Atlantic 10 Conference following the 2013 season. [3] Before 2013, Butler competed in the Horizon League and the MCC.

NCAA Tournament

Butler has participated in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament once.

YearRegionRoundOpponentResult
2000 Palo Alto Super RegionalFirst Round
Lower Round 1		Nebraska
Wichita State		L 1–2
L 5–15

Notable alumni

Head coaches

CoachYearsRecordWin Pct.
Walter F. Kelly 1901–19087–21–1.259
Jack McKay 19091–6–0.143
G. Cullen Thomas 1910–191910–23–1.309
Tony Hinkle 1921–1927, 1933–1941, 1947–1971323–303–3.516
George Clark 19289–4–1.679
Willie McGill 1929, 193213–9–1.587
Hugh Middlesworth 19429–10–0.474
Walter Floyd 19433–3–0.500
Frank "Pop" Hedden 19456–7–0.462
Thomas M. Warner 1972–197458–64–0.475
Scott Neat 1975–1991278–384–3.421
Steve Farley 1991–2016588–754–2.438
Dave Schrage 2017–2022133–130–1.506
Blake Beemer 2023–present32–78.291

Source: Butler Baseball Record Book [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Butler Athletics Visual Identity Guide (PDF). November 29, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Butler Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Butlersports.com. Butler University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Butler to compete in Atlantic 10 a year ahead of schedule". Indianapolis Star. Gannett. Retrieved 29 May 2012.


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