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Whether you're cheering in the stands of a Bulldogs football game, or catching a pick-up game of flag football with friends, athletics are a huge part of campus life here at Butler. In fact, all but one of the 18 intercollegiate teams compete in the Big East conference.The Bulldogs have carried on the winning traditions set forth by Tony Hinkle, famed teacher, coach, and athletic administrator at Butler. In the past decade, Butler's men's & women's teams have captured 29 conference championships and have made appearances in NCAA National Championship Tournaments in 8 sports.
Hinkle Fieldhouse
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The Butler men's basketball, women's basketball and volleyball teams plays their home games in historic *Hinkle Fieldhouse, which is located on Butler's campus. Hinkle Fieldhouse has reigned as one of the nation's great sports arenas for more than eight decades. The classic facility was constructed in 1928 and it has stood up to the test of time, maintaining the splendor, character and atmosphere that made it one of the nation's most famous basketball arenas for nearly a century. And during the summer of 2014, the Fieldhouse underwent a major $36 million renovation that provided significant upgrades and improvements to make a great facility even better!
Sellick Bowl
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Located on the northeast side of Butler's campus just east of Hinkle Fieldhouse, the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl provides a spectacular setting for athletic competition. The facility serves as the home of Butler's football team and men's and women's soccer teams. Now seating 5,647 after a $2.6 million renovation in 2010, the Bowl now features bleacher seating for 5,039 across the west side of the field - including 250 chairback seats - as well as capacity for 434 for visitors along the east sideline. Construction on the Bowl was completed in time for the start of the 1928 football season and Butler inaugurated the stadium by defeating Franklin, 55-0.
Davey Athletic Complex
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Situated next adjacent to baseball's Bulldog Park as a part of the Davey Athletic Complex, the Davey Track & Field is used primarily by the Butler track & field teams and the football team for practices but is also utilized by the other athletics programs for conditioning. Located just behind historic Hinkle Fieldhouse, the track facility's history can be traced back to April of 1930.
Softball Field
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The Butler softball team calls the Butler Softball Field home, located adjacent to the Holcomb Gardens across the Inland Waterway Canal. The field is a part of a larger athletic field complex that features Varsity Field (the alternate field for both the men's and women's soccer teams and primary field for women's lacrosse), the outdoor tennis courts and intramural softball and soccer fields.
Varsity Field
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Varsity Field serves as the home of the Butler women's lacrosse team. The Varsity Field Project was completed in the Fall of 2016. The scope of the project included construction of the new turf facility on West Campus. This project included all drainage, anchors, concrete slabs, brick pillars, main entrance, decorative fencing, bleachers, backstop netting, equipment storage, a new Nevco scoreboard w/ possession clocks, flag poles, and a new sound system including audio equipment & speakers, etc.
Outdoor Tennis Courts
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The Butler Outdoor Tennis Courts give the Butler men's and women's tennis teams an outdoor venue for their regular season contests. Located near Varsity Field and the Butler Softball Field, the complex originally featured three hard-surface courts before an additional three were completed in the summer of 2009, making for an ideal location for hosting intercollegiate competitions during the warmer months.
Butler Tennis Bubble
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The Butler Bubble is home to the Bulldog men's and women's tennis teams and is used as an indoor practice facility for the Butler baseball, football and soccer teams. All of the Butler tennis teams' home matches during the winter and early spring take place inside the bubble, which is located behind Hinkle Fieldhouse off of 52nd Street. The Bubble was originally constructed at the far west end of the Hinkle Fieldhouse parking lot, but was relocated to along the right field line of Bulldog Park after the original plot was broke for the construction of the new Health and Recreation Complex in the summer of 2005.
