Indy Star · May 22, 2017
Butler baseball turnaround started with a text message
The turnaround of the Butler baseball program started with a text message.
“Practice is canceled today. We’re meeting in the locker room at 5.”
This was a strong message from Butler’s new baseball coach, before he had even coached a game. Especially before what was supposed to be the first practice of the season.
But problems had been bubbling below the surface. Issues off the field that would inevitably carry onto it. A bad culture that would only get worse if not corrected. Dave Schrage decided that the best thing for his team’s longterm success was a meeting on the third Friday of January.