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MYRTLE BEACH, SC — By now, the routine has settled in. Third game in two days. Same fields. Same purpose. And Tuesday afternoon, the Aviators looked like a prototypical Butler team—one accustomed to doing things the right way. In the second game of a doubleheader at The Ripken Experience, Butler shook off an early deficit and methodically wore down Liverpool, pulling away for an 11–5 win behind a six-run fourth inning that felt less like a surge and more like a statement. Th

MYRTLE BEACH, SC —  Koby Dues didn’t need long to make his presence felt Tuesday morning. Neither did Butler. The Aviators opened their doubleheader at The Ripken Experience with a 14–4 win over Lower Merion, breaking open a tight game in a middle-inning surge. Dues set the tone. The junior shortstop went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBI, delivering the game’s defining swing in the fourth—a three-run home run to right that stretched a two-run lead into something f

MYRTLE BEACH, SC – It didn’t take Butler long Monday evening. The Aviators (1-0) opened the 2026 season with a 19–8 run-rule win over Naperville Central (IL), and by the time the first inning ended, there wasn’t much left to figure out. It also marked the 650th career win for Butler coach Trent Dues. And fittingly, it came the way his teams have won a lot of them—by putting pressure on from the start. They scored 12 runs in that first. The lineup turned over. And by the end

VANDALIA - They never got to breathe. That was the difference. From the first inning on, Butler was working uphill Thursday night — not in one overwhelming moment, but in a steady climb that never quite leveled off in a 12-9 final scrimmage loss to Lebanon. And sometimes, that’s the hardest kind of game to win. Lebanon set the tone before Butler ever settled in. Three runs in the first. Three more in the second. And by the time the third inning closed, the Aviators were star