Sports

KOKOMO, Ind.--The 2023 baseball season came to an end with an 8-5 loss to Anderson University on Friday, May 12, 2023. Bluffton finished up with a mark of 22-18, which tied the school record for wins, and 14-8 in the Heartland Conference. Anderson will continue on in the HCAC Tournament with an 8 p.m. meeting against the winner of Rose-Hulman and Manchester.

KOKOMO, Ind.--The Manchester University baseball team continued to have Bluffton's number as the Spartans opened the 2023 Heartland Conference with an 11-3 victory on Thursday, May 11. Bluffton fell to 22-15 on the season and they will now await the loser of the Anderson/Rose-Hulman contest.

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School boys tennis team defeated Kenton 3-2 Tuesday evening, May 9.

The Pirates captured all three singles matches to improve their record to 6-10 this season. The Wildcats fell to 3-12 after the loss.

By Cort Reynolds

Visiting Allen East slammed four home runs, but the Bluffton High School softball team edged the rival Mustangs 14-13 in a seesaw Div. III sectional semifinal thriller Tuesday evening, May 9.

The Mustang girls fell to 10-10 with the defeat, while the Pirates improved to an identical 10-10 mark with the narrow win.

The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) has announced its women's golf All-Conference team. The team features Beaver sophomore Kiley Cline (Fostoria/St. Wendelin). She becomes the first Bluffton women's golfer in school history to earn all-conference honors.

LOUISVILLE, Ind.--The Bluffton University baseball team downed Hanover College 5-2 in game two on Sunday, May 5, tying the school record with victory number 22. 

Bluffton finished its Heartland Conference slate with a 14-8 mark, giving the Beavers a school-record .636 winning percentage in HCAC contests. The Sunday split also sends Bluffton into the HCAC Tournament with a Bluffton-best #3 seed after wrapping up the regular season with a 22-14 mark overall.

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