2024 Butler Baseball News
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Micah Grover Joins Butler Baseball Coaching Staff
July 23, 2024EL DORADO, Kan. – Micah Grover has been hired as an assistant coach on the Butler baseball coaching staff, head coach Ty Reese announced Tuesday. -
Butler Athletics Sees 8 Programs, 72 Student-Athletes Earn Academic Recognition from the NJCAA
July 18, 2024The NJCAA office released its All-Academic teams Thursday morning and 72 Grizzly student-athletes earned honors while eight of Butler’s 11 programs earned the NJCAA Academic team award.
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Kickhaefer, Wallace Named Finalists for Junior College Athlete of the Year Awards by Wichita Sports Commission
June 13, 2024WICHITA, Kan. – Two Butler Community College student-athletes were named as finalists for the Wichita Sports Commission’s Junior College Male and Female Athlete of the Year Award, the commission announced Tuesday.
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Baseball Sees 6 Named All-KJCCC West, 1 Named to Plains District All-Tournament Team
May 22, 2024Butler baseball saw six student-athletes named to the 2024 All-KJCCC West team and one to the Plains District All-Tournament Team on Wednesday, conference officials announced.
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Back and Forth Plains District Tournament Game Sees Grizzlies Season Come to an End
May 17, 2024WICHITA, Kan. – In one of the crazier games the Butler baseball squad played in the 2024 season, they fell one run short as the Cowley Tigers won 17-16 in nine innings in a Plains District Tournament elimination game on Friday afternoon at Eck Stadium.
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Pelfrey’s Complete Game Shutout Leads Butler Past Cloud in Plains District Tournament
May 16, 2024WICHITA, Kan. – Butler baseball kept its season alive on Thursday afternoon in the Plains District Tournament with a 9-0 run rule victory over the Cloud County Thunderbirds at Eck Stadium.
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Baseball Suffers First Round Defeat to No. 1 Johnson County
May 15, 2024WICHITA, Kan. – Butler baseball dropped its Plains District Tournament first round contest 9-3 to No. 1 ranked Johnson County on Wednesday afternoon at Eck Stadium.
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Grizzlies Snag Opening Round Sweep of Neosho With Extra Inning Win in Game 2
May 10, 2024EL DORADO, Kan. – It took an extra inning, but the 8-seed Butler Grizzlies swept the best-of-three Region VI Playoff opening round series from 9-seed Neosho Friday afternoon with a 3-2 win in 10 innings at McDonald Stadium.
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Kickhaefer Deals, Grizzly Offense Uses Long Ball in Game 1 Win over Neosho
May 09, 2024EL DORADO, Kan. – Butler baseball jumped out to a 1-0 series lead over Neosho in the opening round of the Region VI Playoffs, winning 10-0 in eight innings at McDonald Stadium on Thursday afternoon.
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Preview: Baseball Set for Opening Round of Region VI Playoffs, Hosting Neosho
May 08, 2024Butler baseball is hosting the opening round of the 2024 Region VI playoffs for the third straight season as Neosho comes to town for a best of 3 series kicking off Thursday afternoon.
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Grizzlies Drop 2 at Cloud to Close Regular Season
May 05, 2024CONCORDIA, Kan. – Butler struggled to hold Cloud County off the scoreboard on Saturday afternoon at Lee Doyen Field, falling 14-3 and 9-5.
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Grizzlies Clinch Home Playoff Series With Doubleheader Sweep of Cloud County
May 03, 2024EL DORADO, Kan. – Butler baseball secured a home playoff series next week with a doubleheader sweep of the Cloud County Thunderbirds, winning 5-3 and 11-5 at McDonald Stadium on Friday afternoon.
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Split With Dodge City Salvages Series for Grizzlies
April 28, 2024EL DORADO, Kan. – A dominant game four win helped Butler baseball avoid a four game sweep at the hands of the Dodge City Conquistadors on Sunday afternoon at McDonald Stadium.
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Losing Skid Continues as Baseball Comes Up Short at Dodge
April 26, 2024DODGE CITY, Kan. – Butler baseball dropped both games of a doubleheader at Dodge City on Friday afternoon, falling 6-2 and 12-9 to the Conqs at Cavalier Field.
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Kickhaefer’s Big Game Leads to KJCCC West Pitcher of the Week Honor
April 23, 2024Butler baseball right-handed pitcher Caden Kickhaefer turned in a career-best performance as the Grizzlies defeated Seward 2-0 on Friday.
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Butler Walked Off by Seward Twice in Liberal
April 22, 2024LIBERAL, Kan. – Butler baseball suffered a tough series loss as the Seward Saints swept the Sunday doubleheader in Liberal, winning 15-14 in game one and 7-6 in game two at Brent Gould Field.
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Kickhaefer’s Career Day Leads Grizzlies to Split With Seward
April 19, 2024EL DORADO, Kan. – Caden Kickhaefer’s career-best performance on the mound helped Butler baseball to a game one win and doubleheader split with the Seward Saints at McDonald Stadium on Friday afternoon.
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Butler Baseball Suffers Midweek Setback at Coffeyville
April 16, 2024COFFEYVILLE, Kan. – Butler baseball dropped a midweek game to the Coffeyville Red Ravens, 20-10, at Walter Johnson Park on Tuesday afternoon.
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Baseball Puts up Big Offensive Numbers, Take Series From Pratt at Home
April 13, 2024EL DORADO, KAN. – Butler baseball secured a series win over the Pratt Beavers on Saturday afternoon at McDonald Stadium.
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Baseball Splits at Pratt
April 11, 2024PRATT, Kan. – Butler baseball split a doubleheader with Pratt at Stanion Field on Thursday.
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Murrell Picks Up KJCCC West Player of the Week Award
April 09, 2024Butler baseball outfielder Cole Murrell was named the KJCCC West Division Player of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday afternoon.
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Butler Shuts Out Neosho
April 09, 2024CHANUTE, Kan. – Butler baseball got its second shutout win of the season in an 8-0 win over the Neosho Panthers at Hudson Field on Tuesday.
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Baseball Splits at Colby, Secures 3rd Consecutive KJCCC Series Win
April 06, 2024COLBY, Kan. – Butler baseball came away with a doubleheader split with the Colby Trojans at Young Memorial Field on Saturday afternoon.
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Grizzlies Handle Colby at Home
April 04, 2024EL DORADO, Kan. – The Butler baseball offense stayed hot as the Grizzlies completed a doubleheader sweep of the Colby Trojans at McDonald Stadium on Thursday afternoon.
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Offensive Attack Helps Butler Past Rose State
April 02, 2024EL DORADO, Kan. – No head coach, no matter for the Grizzly baseball squad.
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Murrell’s Walk off Home Run Helps Butler Avoid Being Swept by Cowley
March 30, 2024EL DORADO, Kan. – Butler baseball forced a doubleheader split with the Cowley Tigers at McDonald Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
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Grizzlies Drop 2 at Cowley
March 28, 2024ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. – Butler baseball had a tough afternoon at the Tiger Baseball Field on Thursday, dropping two games to the Cowley Tigers.
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Kobuszewski Tabbed KJCCC West Co-Player of the Week
March 26, 2024Redshirt sophomore outfielder Micah Kobuszewski was named KJCCC Co-Player of the Week for his efforts with Butler baseball a week ago.
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Butler Sweeps Garden at Home to Close Out Series
March 23, 2024EL DORADO, Kan. – Butler took two games from the Garden City Broncobusters at McDonald Stadium on Saturday afternoon to complete a four-game sweep on the season.
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Grizzlies Flood Basepaths in Wins at Garden City
March 21, 2024GARDEN CITY, Kan. – Butler baseball got its second doubleheader sweep of conference play this season on Thursday, grabbing two wins over the Garden City Broncbusters at Williams Stadium.
