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VANDALIA — Good teams understand the importance of shaking off a loss. Great ones usually make somebody else pay for it. Nearly twenty-four hours after walking off the field at Tippecanoe frustrated and searching for answers, Butler returned home Thursday night looking much more like itself again - sharp early, aggressive throughout, and relentless from the first inning forward in a 17-0 five-inning win over Greenville to close Miami Valley League play. The response started i

TIPP CITY — The dangerous thing about rivalry games is that momentum rarely leaves quietly. It shifts fast. Loud. Sometimes all at once. And Wednesday night, Butler learned again how quickly a game against Tippecanoe can slip from comfortable to chasing. The Aviators stormed out to an early five-run advantage and looked firmly in command midway through the game before the Red Devils answered with another comeback surge, rallying past Butler for an 8-6 win in a pivotal Miami V

VANDALIA — The Aviators welcomed a large crowd Tuesday evening to celebrate the seniors under the lights in the series finale with Stebbins. The Indians however, arrived at Butler with one purpose - ruin the celebration. They brought one of the Miami Valley League’s toughest arms with them, too. Stebbins handed the ball to Evan Morgan - owner of a 1.41 ERA and 63 strikeouts entering the night - hoping the hard-throwing right-hander could neutralize Butler’s offense long enoug

RIVERSIDE — Sometimes the hardest thing in high school baseball is showing up with the same edge against a team you’re supposed to beat. Monday, Butler did. No emotional letdown. No sluggish start to the week. No drifting through innings waiting for talent to eventually win out. The Aviators played with urgency from the opening pitch, overwhelmed Stebbins early, and walked out of Riverside with a 17-0 five-inning win to improve to 19-3 overall and 13-2 in the Miami Valley Lea