Spring '23 Newsletter

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APPARELSHOPS AREOPENUNITL MAY21ST!

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DAYTON DRAGONS NIGHT

DAYTON DRAGONS NIGHT

Join friends, family, teammates, and coaches, for a fun night out at the Dayton Dragons game on Friday, June 9. All of our players will be honored on the field prior to the game! Game starts at 7:05pm, gates open at 6:00pm. Each ticket is only $14, and $7 from every ticket will come back to help our organization. Dragons game on Friday, June 9. All of our players will be honored on the field prior to the game! Game starts at 7:05pm, gates open at 6:00pm. Each ticket is only $14, and $7 from every ticket will come back to help our organization. Last day to order tickets will be May 31st.

https://fevogm.com/Butlerbaseball

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

MAY18 VARSITYAVIATORS-FIRSTGAMEOFPLAYOFFS-5PM

Varsity Aviators baseball begins their tournament journey at home against the winner of the West Carrollton/Miamisburg game.

https://officials.myohsaa.org/Admin/Bracket/PublicBracket? TournamentId=3049#

MAY24-27 WRIGHTSTATE-HORIZONLEAGUETOURNAMENT

Come out and cheer on Butler baseball alumni '21 C Boston Smith and '21 INF Carson Clark as they fight for a post-season tournament berth at Nischwitz Stadium!

https://wsuraiders.com/sports/baseball/schedule/2023

MAY31 LASTDAYTOORDERJUNE9THDRAGONSNIGHTTICKETS

Join friends, family, teammates, and coaches, for a fun night out at a Dragons game on Friday, June 9. All of our players will be honored on the field prior to the game! Game starts at 7:05pm, gates open at 6:00pm. Each ticket is only $14, and $7 from every ticket will come back to help our organization.

https://fevogm.com/Butlerbaseball

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

Saturday Night Live

The Varsity Aviators almost completed a nearly improbable comeback on Saturday night over the visiting top-ranked team in Ohio, Cincinnati Moeller, but fell 3-2. The nationally-ranked Crusaders who came into the game with a record of 50-6 over the past two seasons, saw their starting pitcher and Notre Dame commit, Kellan Klosterman, pitch six innings and allow no earned runs.

Season Recap

Butler Baseball & Softball Club alumni and current sophomores Hunter Richardson, Russ Stratman, and Mason Reckner helped Coach Trent Dues Varsity Butler

Aviators baseball team to a 21-5 record, and a #10 ranking in the final Division 1 OHSAA poll Richardson, a University of Kentucky commit, finished the regular season with a 1.22 ERA and a .717 WHIP, with 70 strikeouts and only 26 hits allowed over 46 innings. Stratman batted .310 and had a .352 slugging percentage. Reckner pitched 26 innings and finished with 22 strikeouts and a 2.69 ERA and 1.27 WHIP.

UPCOMING VARSITY SCHEDULE

(photo credit: Ashley Watkins)

Mason Reckner

BUTLER BASEBALL CAMP

BUTLER BASEBALL CAMP

JUNE 5th–8th - COST: $70

The 2023 Butler Baseball Camp is designed to instruct youngsters in grades 4 through 9 the basic fundamentals of baseball, including hitting, fielding, pitching, base running and game situations. The camp will be held at the Butler High School Baseball Field. Pre-registration is required for the camp. Please complete the below registration form and return it to the Vandalia Recreation Center, 1111 Stonequarry Road, Dayton, Ohio 45414. For more information, please contact Coach Trent Dues at 750-5290. The 2023 Butler Baseball Camp will be conducted by the Butler High School Baseball Coaching staff and team.

Form link: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/sportshub2uploads-prod/files/sites/954/2023/05/15203133/Baseball-Camp23.pdf

(photo credit: Mary Stephens) Coach Trent Dues

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