April 14, 2015
By: Ryan Schadewald, sports information assistant
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DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Bluffton University baseball team struggled out of the gate and never recovered as they dropped their matchup with Defiance College, 6-4, on Tuesday, April 14. The loss knocked the Beavers out of the three-way first place tie in the HCAC, dropping them to 10-6 in the conference and 17-11 overall. Defiance improved to 12-11 and 7-8 in the HCAC, salvaging one victory in the season series.
Iraqi Refugee Artists, an exhibit of over three dozen paintings will be on exhibit at Bluffton University April 15 to May 3.
The exhibit features the work of a dozen Iraqi artists who were trained in Baghdad and had active professional careers until the violence following the 2003 invasion forced them to flee.
The paintings will be on exhibit at the Sauder Visual Arts Center daily from 1 to 3 p.m. and will be on sale by silent auction with final bids on Sunday, May 3, at noon.
Bluffton University will look back at 100 years of May Day theatricals as part of its annual May Day weekend festivities, which also include the traditional May Day ceremony at a new time—1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 2.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Senior MICHAEL ALEXANDER (Monroe) had one of the most prolific days in Bluffton University baseball history on Sunday, April 12, en route to being named the Heartland Conference Hitter of the Week. He is the second Bluffton player to be named the HCAC Hitter of the Week in the past three weeks on the heels of Luke Hickey's selection on March 30.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Trey Everett (Sidney/Fairlawn) continued his double-event domination when the Beavers made their second straight foray to Ohio Wesleyan University on Saturday, April 11. For his jumps in Delaware, Everett has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week. It marks the fifth time that Everett has taken home this honor in 2015, including three outdoor field athlete of the week awards in the last four weeks and his second straight!
