@ButlerUBaseball Releases 2023 Schedule

By Press release submission

Dec 27, 2022

The Butler baseball 2023 schedule features plenty of tough matchups against teams from the SEC, Big Ten, ACC, AAC and MAC. The Bulldogs play five teams who made last year's NCAA tournament field with four of those games falling during the non-conference slate. BIG EAST action will begin April 6 in Cincinnati with a three-game series against Xavier. The first home BIG EAST series is set for April 14 against Villanova.

Opening day for Butler is Feb. 17. The Bulldogs will face Fairleigh Dickinson in Lexington S.C. The four-game series will feature a Saturday doubleheader beginning at 12 PM. Road games continue with Butler playing a three-game series at Campbell followed by a contest at Indiana on Feb. 28. The month of March begins with Butler traveling to Baton Rouge to play LSU and Central Connecticut State. The Tigers were an NCAA regional team last season and Blue Devils posted 29 wins.

BU will swing through Itta Bena, Mississippi for a single game against Mississippi Valley State on March 8 and will also take on last year's Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament champions and NCAA regional team Southeast Missouri State (March 10-12). They follow that series with games against Northwestern (March 18-19), Eastern Michigan (March 21), Ball State (March 22), and Cincinnati (March 24-26).

Butler goes to South Bend to play the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame on March 28. Last year's Notre Dame team made a college world series appearance, defeating number one ranked Tennessee in the Super Regionals along the way.

After playing Eastern Illinois in a home and away three-game series (April 1-2), Butler begins BIG EAST play. A rivalry matchup with Xavier kicks things off for the Bulldogs in conference play. A one game matchup with Michigan on April 11 takes place in between BIG EAST series. The Wolverines earned last year's NCAA regional appearance by winning the Big Ten tournament.

Butler hosts its first BIG EAST series on April 14-16 against Villanova. After hosting Northern Kentucky, they travel to West Lafayette on April 19 for a matchup with Purdue—their final Big Ten opponent on the 2023 schedule.

The rest of the schedule mainly features BIG EAST play with away matchups at Seton Hall, Georgetown and defending BIG EAST champions UConn. The Bulldogs host Creighton on April 28-30. Other non-conference games include matchups with Evansville and Dayton.

Butler closes their regular season with a home stand against St. John's May 18-20. The 2023 BIG EAST postseason tournament will be held May 25-28 and will be hosted in Mason Ohio at Prasco Park.

The Bulldogs return some experience with the likes of Ryan O'Halloran, Scott Jones, Kyle Van Liere, Kollyn All, Garret Gray, Lukas Galdoni, and Cory Bosecker. O'Halloran is the top returning bat in the lineup after hitting .256 last season. Jones was close behind with a .249 average. On the mound, Bosecker led Butler with 14 starts, including a team-high 69 strikeouts. The roster also welcomes 13 newcomers.