Butler Bulldogs | |
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2024 Butler Bulldogs baseball team | |
Founded | 1901 |
University | Butler University |
Head coach | Blake Beemer (2nd season) |
Conference | Big East |
Location | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Home stadium | Bulldog Park (Capacity: 500) |
Nickname | Bulldogs |
Colors | Blue and white [1] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
2000 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
Midwestern Collegiate Conference 1998, 2000 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
Indiana Collegiate Conference 1969, 1974 Heartland Collegiate Conference 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.
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.
Butler has participated in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament once.
Year | Region | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2000 | Palo Alto Super Regional | First Round Lower Round 1 | Nebraska Wichita State | L 1–2 L 5–15 |
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Source: Butler Baseball Record Book [2]
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