Butler Bulldogs baseball explained

Butler Bulldogs
Current:	2024 Butler Bulldogs baseball team
Founded:	1901
University:	Butler University
Conference:	Big East
Location:	Indianapolis, Indiana
Coach:	Blake Beemer
Tenure:	2nd
Stadium:	Bulldog Park
Capacity:	500
Nickname:	Bulldogs
Ncaa Tourneys:	2000
Conference Tournament:	Midwestern Collegiate Conference 1998, 2000
Conference Champion:	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.

History

The Bulldogs first fielded a varsity baseball team in 1901. They began competition in the Big East Conference in 2014, as they left the Atlantic 10 Conference following the 2013 season.^[1] Before 2013, Butler competed in the Horizon League and the MCC.

Notable alumni

Oral Hildebrand - Major League player, 1931–1940
Dan Johnson - Major League player, 2005–2015
Pat Neshek - Major League player, 2006–2019

Head coaches

Years	Record	Win Pct.
1901–1908	7–21–1	.259
1909	1–6–0	.143
1910–1919	10–23–1	.309
1921–1927, 1933–1941, 1947–1971	323–303–3	.516
1928	9–4–1	.679
1929, 1932	13–9–1	.587
1942	9–10–0	.474
1943	3–3–0	.500
1945	6–7–0	.462
1972–1974	58–64–0	.475
1975–1991	278–384–3	.421
1991–2016	588–754–2	.438
2017–2022	133–130–1
2023–present	0–0

Source: Butler Baseball Record Book^[2] http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/butler/2016/05/25/butler-baseballs-farley-out-manager/84915888/

External links

Official Website

Notes and References

Web site: Butler to compete in Atlantic 10 a year ahead of schedule . Indianapolis Star. Gannett. 29 May 2012.
Web site: Butler Baseball Record Book. Butlersports.com. Butler University. 31 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906024928/http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-basebl/2011-12/files/Baseball-Record-Book.pdf#. 2015-09-06. dead.