Here's a report on the Beaver teams in Florida
Here are recent results from Bluffton University baseball and softball teams in Florida this week.
Baseball
FORT MYERS, Fla. - After kicking off the season with two wins, the Beavers dropped a pair on Monday, March 4, to Moravian (11-8) and Ohio-rival Otterbein University (8-3). Bluffton fell to 2-2 on the year with seven games left in the Sunshine State.
University junior Parker Reynolds (Avon) earnd the first Heartland Conference Hitter of the Week award for the 2019 baseball season. It marks his first Hitter of the Week award as a Beaver.
Reynolds hit a homer and drove in four runs in Bluffton's 10-3 win over Rivier on Sunday.. The junior backstop slugged 1.125 with seven RBI and two runs in the first two games
The team struggled to put up runs in a doubleheader sweep (8-0 and 9-2) at the hands of Saint John's (Minn.) on Tuesday, March 5. Bluffton slipped to 2-4 on the season, while the Johnnies stayed perfect at 4-0.
Softball
PLANT CITY, Fla. – Bluffton University’s softball team got steamrolled in the first game of the day as Hood needed just five innings to carve out a 10-1 victory. However, the Beavers bounced back in game two, notching their first win of the 2019 season against Heidelberg with a 5-3 victory. Bluffton is now 1-3 heading into their day off.
Stories Posted This Week
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Bluffton man arrested and facing federal child pornography charges
- Classifieds cost: $1/day, minimum 10 days for money-making ads, others are free
- Bluffton softball defeats Bearcats; Cross makes 1st team NWC
- Bluffton-Pandora garden club meeting topics for 2025
- Recap of Bluffton Council for May 12
- CNB gift to Legacy Park for a U12 field
- 100-day cough: Health alert for Pertussis
- Mark your calendar: Events for BHS Seniors
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- Ticket information for Pirate tennis, May 15 sectionals
- Pirate tennis dominates Defiance
- Historical society meets May 14 at Sportsmen's Club/LE&W Depot
- Red horse chestnut wows on Anna Circle
- Redemptorists to withdraw from region, Father John Collins to visit St. Mary
- Meet high school basketball legend Bud Beemer
Monday, May 12, 2025
- BPL's Summer Read kicks off with 2 giveaways
- Upcoming BPL events, May 12-17
- BHS girls softball sectional ticket information for May 14
- Faculty promotions, new strategic plans at Bluffton University
- Jane M. Shaw was a nurse
- Pirate baseball seeded 5th
- Letter: Join the Congressional discussion on healthcare
- Facilitators needed for victim offender dialogues
Sunday, May 11, 2025
- Pirate baseballs shuts out Arcadia in twin bill
- Bluffton boys, girls track and field sweep Ada Invite titles
- Bluffton strings section holds court
- Pirate tennis wins at Oak Harbor
- Bluffton Community Garden has a few plots left
- Four BHS students to attend Buckeye Boys and Buckeye Girls citizenship programs