YUMA, Ariz. – The first taste of the 2025 NJCAA Division 1 World Series was sweet for the Butler Community College softball team. Freshman pitcher Ellie Randall threw seven shutout innings as the ninth-seeded Butler Grizzlies defeated the eighth-seeded Paris Dragons 3-0 in the second round on Monday afternoon at the Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex.
The Butler Community College softball team earned the No. 9 national seed in the upcoming 2025 NJCAA Division 1 Softball World Series this afternoon as the NJCAA released the 20-team bracket. Ninth-seeded Butler (44-7) will take on the eighth-seeded Paris Junior College Dragons (50-9) on Monday at 3:30 MST (5:30 CST) in the first round of play. The game will be streamed on the NJCAA Network, (Pay-per-view). Student-athletes Kory Schoenfeld, Claire Lopez and Addy Ewing as well as head coach Morgan Bohanan fielded questions following the selection show.
Butler 6, Barton 5 (F/7) – Region 6 Championship Game Butler softball clinched its spot in the NJCAA Division 1 World Series in Yuma, Arizona, with a 6-5 win over the Barton Cougars in the Region 6 Championship game in Dodge City.
Butler 9, Barton 1 (F/7) - Region 6 Tournament The first game of the championship series had big implications, if the Cougars won they would be crowned Region 6 champions while if the Grizzlies won they would live to see another day. Butler ensured they would get another crack at it as they used seven fifth inning runs to grab a 9-1 run rule win.
Butler 18, Garden City 6 (F/5) - 2025 Region 6 Softball Tournament It was a game of revenge for Butler as Garden City handed Butler a loss on the opening day of the Region 6 Tournament. The Grizzlies wasted no time on Sunday, plating eight first inning runs to jump out to an 8-0 lead over the Broncbusters. All eight first inning runs came with two outs as the Grizzlies passed the bat, aided by a Broncbuster error. Butler scored multiple runs in each inning, out-hitting Garden 14-5 in the game. They led by as much as 14 at 18-4 in the bottom of the fourth.
May 2, 2025 DODGE CITY, Kan. – Top seed Butler lost 4-2 to four-seed Garden City in game two of the Region 6 Tournament. The loss for the Grizzlies snapped a 15-game win streak.
DODGE CITY, Kan. – The top seeded Grizzlies (39-7) won their opening round Region 6 Tournament game over eight-seed Pratt, 14-2, in a five inning run rule at Legends Park.
EL DORADO, Kan. – The 16th ranked Butler Community College softball squad swept the Barton Cougars on Sophomore Day, winning 10-4 in game one and 11-2 in game two. Check out the highlights here.
EL DORADO, Kan. – 16th ranked Butler softball completed a doubleheader sweep of Garden City at East Park, winning 22-3 and 18-4 for their seventh and eighth consecutive wins.
EL DORADO, Kan. – 17th ranked Butler softball swept the Seward Saints on Wednesday at East Park winning 12-3 and 11-0 in a pair of run rules. Check out the highlights here.
EL DORADO, Kan. – Freshman outfielder Graci Hock launched a two-run home run in the bottom of the eight inning in game one of 17th ranked Butler softball's doubleheader with Hutchinson to walk off the Blue Dragons in game one.
EL DORADO, Kan. – Butler softball swept a doubleheader from the Pratt Beavers on Wednesday at East Park, Winning 8-0 in game one and 9-0 in game two in KJCCC play.
EL DORADO, Kan. –14th ranked Butler softball hit seven home runs across two games in a doubleheader sweep of the Labette Cardinals at East Park on Thursday afternoon. Check out the highlights here.
February 16, 2025 EL DORADO, Kan. – Four individuals saw themselves enter into the Butler Community College Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday afternoon in a ceremony at the Power Plant between Butler's basketball doubleheader vs. Indy. Melvin Lister (Track and Field student-athlete, 1997-98), Kwamie Lassiter (Football student-athlete, 1989-90), Brynn Minor (Softball student-athlete, 2016-17) and Doug Chance (Softball head coach, 2005-2022) became the 34th, 35th, 36th and 37th inductees into the Hall of Fame. The Butler Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 2001 in honor of booster club charter members Woody Fisher and Bill Cummins. It honors the best Butler Community College Athletes over a rich history of team and individual success. Minor spent two seasons in El Dorado, racking up an impressive amount of hardware through her two years as a Grizzly. She was named the Betty Jo Graber NJCAA Female Student-Athlete of the Year, NJCAA DI Softball Player of the Year, an NFCA First Team All-American, KJCCC Most Valuable Player, an NJCAA All-Tournament Team selection, a First Team All-American in her sophomore season and most importantly, won two national championships. She was also named the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission's Female Junior College Athlete of the Year twice. Minor pitched and hit both seasons. In the circle she held a 1.03 career ERA across 149.0 innings pitched. She struck out 143 compared to just 23 walks, totaling a 17-0 record across two seasons. At the plate Minor hit .497 as a sophomore with a .541 on-base percentage, slugging 1.158. She racked up 91 hits as a sophomore including 30 home runs and 97 RBI. The 30 home runs is first all-time at Butler in a single-season as her name is scattered across the Butler records for both hitting and pitching records. In 2017, Minor played at the Canada Cup in Surrey, British Columbia where she helped the NJCAA All-Stars to a 6-6 record. Minor went on to play at the University of Kansas where she played in 64 games in the Crimson and Blue. She was named a Big 12 All-Academic First Team selection before graduating in December of 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Education, Exercise Science. Minor was also inducted into the NJCAA Softball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2024. She is currently the assistant director of fastpitch for Building Champions Fast Pitch out of Olathe.
February 16, 2025 EL DORADO, Kan. – Four individuals saw themselves enter into the Butler Community College Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday afternoon in a ceremony at the Power Plant between Butler's basketball doubleheader vs. Indy. Melvin Lister (Track and Field student-athlete, 1997-98), Kwamie Lassiter (Football student-athlete, 1989-90), Brynn Minor (Softball student-athlete, 2016-17) and Doug Chance (Softball head coach, 2005-2022) became the 34th, 35th, 36th and 37th inductees into the Hall of Fame. The Butler Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 2001 in honor of booster club charter members Woody Fisher and Bill Cummins. It honors the best Butler Community College Athletes over a rich history of team and individual success. Entering the NJCAA Softball Coaches Association Hall of Fame earlier in 2024, Chance will now enter the Butler Athletics Hall of Fame after leading the program to back-to-back national championships in 2016 and 2017. Chance amassed an overall record of 772-177, a win percentage of 81%. During that time his teams went 316-32 in KJCCC play and never lost more than five conference games in a season. He got to the National Tournament 12 times in 18 seasons. His teams won 14 KJCCC titles and laid claim to the title the final 11-seasons of his tenure. Butler won 12 Region VI titles over 18-seasons under Chance. Not only did his teams achieve success on the diamond but also in the classroom. All but one year of Chance's career his teams had a cumulative 3.0+ grade point average and in 2019 the team was the NJCAA Academic Team of the Year with a 3.65 team GPA. Butler won 88 consecutive games over the course of the 2016-17 seasons, a record that still holds as the best across all divisions of college softball. Chance was the Jayhawk Coach of the Year 13 times and coached 33 NJCAA All-Americans, three national players of the year and six conference players of the year. Chance retired from his post following the 2022 season.
Butler Community College softball head coach Morgan Bohanan enters her third season leading the Grizzlies ahead of 2025. She talks about the season ahead and what fans can expect from the Grizzlies.
