B U T L E R

VANDALIA — There is a phrase posted around the Butler baseball program this season. Work Wins. It is not flashy. It is not provocative. And inside the Butler program, it is not a slogan as much as it is a reminder — of how things have been done here for a long time. Before the Aviators became an annual fixture among the area’s elite, before records and rankings and championship conversations, the work came first. The kind of work that doesn’t always show up on a scoreboard.

OXFORD —  On a stage they fought all season to reach, the Aviators finally met a challenge they couldn’t outrun. Facing a battle-tested...

OXFORD —  This time of year, the number of teams playing shrinks. The crowds grow. The pressure ratchets up. And if you want to keep...

HAMILTON — Tournament baseball often hinges on the little things — a bunt here, a throw there, a break that rolls your way. In a game...

VANDALIA —  If defense wins championships, Butler took a mighty step toward one Wednesday night. With a trip to the district final on the...

VANDALIA — They say blondes have more fun. Wednesday, Butler showed they score more runs, too. With postseason baseball officially...

VANDALIA —  The Aviators honored decades of Butler baseball before first pitch — and for five innings, nearly delivered the kind of...

GREENVILLE — The baseball gods don’t often smile on perfection. Too many hops. Too many arms. Too many ways for a game — or a season — to...

RIVERSIDE — You could feel it coming. Not the wind. Not the rain. Butler’s seventh inning. Tense for five innings, up 3-2, with just two...

VANDALIA — The skies cleared. The lights came on. And Butler’s seniors stepped forward — not just to be honored, but to get back to work....

LANCASTER — Even steel bends under enough pressure. After four games in four days — including a sweep of rival Tippecanoe and a...

VANDALIA — It didn’t take long. By the second inning, Butler had the lead. By the third, they had control.And by the seventh — with the...

PIQUA — There are nights like Thursday — where the only thing that matters is finding a way. Butler found one. It certainly wasn’t...

TIPP CITY — This one was built to be close. And for four innings, it was: punch for punch, pitch for pitch — until Butler took the air...

VANDALIA — Friday’s game had all the markings of a pitcher’s duel. Two of the Miami Valley League’s strikeout leaders on the mound —...

VANDALIA — Give Butler an inch, and they’ll take an inning. Give them an error, and they’ll take the whole series. That’s what happened...

XENIA — It doesn’t take much for the Aviators to impose their will. Just a few openings. And Butler made sure they found every one of...

FAIRBORN  — On a day when Butler hardly needed a hero, Max Rubins packed his cape anyway. The senior shortstop went a perfect 4-for-4 and...

VANDALIA — There are wins that showcase polish. And then there are wins that show grit. Butler needed the latter Wednesday night. What...

VANDALIA  — There’s a certain predictability to the way Butler plays baseball—and it has nothing to do with routine. It’s the kind of...