INDIANAPOLIS - Butler will travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to take on the Milwaukee Panthers in a three-game weekend series. Saturday, March 28, will feature a doubleheader with the two sides playing two seven-inning games before wrapping up the series on Sunday with one nine-inning contest.
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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
DATES: Saturday, March 28 & Sunday, March 29
GAME TIMES: Saturday - 2PM ET & 5PM ET, Sunday - 2PM ET
LOCATION: Milwaukee, Wis.
LIVE STATS: Butlersports.com​
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ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

• Butler (6-19) is coming off an 11-1 win over Toledo on Tuesday afternoon at Victory Field in downtown Indianapolis.
• David Ayers had a spectacular day at the plate for Butler against Toledo, tallying three hits, three runs scored, two RBIs and a homer while swiping three bags.
• Grayson Bradberry had his best outing of the season against the Rockets, tossing 6.0 innings, allowing four hits and no runs while punching out five.
• Matthew Rhoades ranks second nationally in home runs (15), seventh nationally in total bases (82) and is 13th nationally in slugging percentage (.845). The junior has 30 hits and 26 runs scored to his credit and leads the team in RBIs (27) and is first on the team in doubles (7) and home runs (15).
• Max Winders leads Butler on the mound, in seven appearances (three starts), Winders has posted a 5.04 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. The sophomore leads Butler with 33 strikeouts and has issued only two walks.
• Against Morehead State, Rhoades was sensational for Butler. In 16 at-bats, he recorded nine hits, 10 runs scored, one double, five home runs, eight RBIs, one walk and two hit by pitches. Rhoades hit .563 over the course of the week for BU. The junior earned BIG EAST Player of the Week honors after his spectacular weekend for the Dawgs.
• Ayers had a sensational series for Butler against Morehead State that began with the junior tying a program record for most RBIs in a game with eight to his credit in Friday's 20-5 victory over the Eagles. Ayers hit .500 on the week with five runs scored, seven hits, one double, three home runs, 10 RBIs and a hit by pitch. For his efforts, Ayers earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.
• Logan Crock was named to the Brooks Wallace Award Watchlist earlier this season. The award honors the nation's top shortstop and will be presented by the College Baseball Foundation later this year. The top 100 shortstops in the country made the list, which featured Butler shortstop Crock. The sophomore has had a solid start to 2026, slashing .270/.413/.764 in 20 games for the Dawgs. Crock has 17 hits, three doubles, two homers and 12 RBIs to his credit.
• Butler returns 17 letterwinners from a year ago and welcomes 21 new faces to the squad for 2026.
• Butler welcomed Ty Neal to the coaching staff this offseason as the program's pitching coach. Neal was an assistant coach at Michigan in 2025, helping the Wolverines post a 33-23 overall record. They went 16-14 in the Big Ten standings and held a 4.92 team ERA. Neal has made stops at Michigan, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Indiana, Miami Ohio, and Southern Illinois. He brings nearly 20 years of coaching experience to the program and has assisted in the recruiting and development of over 50 MLB draft picks.
• Bradberry was named the BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year by D1Baseball and Perfect Game prior to the start of the season. Bradberry hails from Columbia City, Indiana and earned All-Conference honors (3x), Pre-Season All-State honors, team MVP (2x), NE8 Conference Player of the Year and was chosen as a two-time team captain.
• In 2025, Butler saw Jack Moroknek get drafted in the 11th round by the Washington Nationals. Moroknek led the team in hits (81), batting average (.372), total bases (153), RBIs (57), home runs (18), runs scored (57), slugging percentage (.702) and OPS (1.145) while posting one of the best individual seasons in Butler history. Moroknek was the first Bulldog drafted since Ryan Pepiot was taken in the third round of the 2019 MLB Draft.
• Head Coach Blake Beemer enters his fourth season at the helm of the Bulldogs. Beemer helped coach back-to-back BIG EAST Freshman of the Year winners Joey Urban (2023) and Kade Lewis (2024) in his first two seasons with the Bulldogs. Beemer played a pivotal role in developing Jack Moroknek who earned All-BIG EAST second team honors a season ago before being selected by the Washington Nationals in the 2025 MLB Draft.

 
SCOUTING MILWAUKEE

• Milwaukee (4-18) is coming off a 0-3 weekend at Wright State. The Panthers lost 8-4, 8-3 and 6-5.
• Dylan O'Connell leads Milwaukee at the dish, slashing .360/.707/1.144. O'Connell has 27 hits, nine doubles, one triple, five home runs and 21 RBIs.
• Gavin Theis leads the Panthers on the mound, boasting a 5.64 ERA and a 1-1 record in four appearances. Theis has tossed 22.1 innings and has allowed 18 hits and 14 earned runs while punching out 17.

 
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will return to action next weekend as BU opens BIG EAST play at Villanova. The Dawgs and Wildcats will begin a three-game series on Thursday, April 2, that will conclude on Saturday, April 4. More information about the series will be available on Butlersports.com.