2021 Season: Appeared in 41 games, started in 39 games... slashed .304/.392/.425... homered twice and brought in 21 RBI's... MISSED 16 games due to a hand injury.. Top 10 in games played/games started in ISU Baseball History (T-7th/8th).
2020 (Senior Season): Started all 16 games ... only Redbird player to appear in all 16 games ... split time between shortstop and right field ... slashed .242/.309/.435 with three home runs, 11 RBIs, three doubles and nine runs scored ... led the team in total bases with 27 ... also led the team in home runs, RBIs and at-bats (62) ... had a season-high four RBIs in a win at No. 23 Oklahoma (2/22) ... went 4-for-4 at Little Rock (2/15) ... recorded four multi-hit games ... stole two bases in three attempts.
2019 (Junior Season): Started in all 62 games ... split time between third base and right field ... slashed .319/.370/.450 with 14 doubles, five home runs, 44 RBIs and 47 runs scored ... posted a .929 fielding percentage ... had 25 multi-hit games and six games with three or more hits ... added a season-high five RBIs in the first game of the season against Belmont (2/15) ... had 12 stolen bases on the year ... All-MVC First Team ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team.
2018 (Sophomore Season): Appeared in 39 games, with 28 starts … played the corner outfield positions in 24 starts with three at second base and one start at third … batted .145/.236/.281 with four doubles, three home runs, 19 RBIs and 18 runs scored … had five multiple RBI games … drove in a career-high six runs at Morehead State (3/3), going 1-for-4 with a home run … went 2-for-4 with a triple, three RBIs, and three runs scored at Evansville (5/19).
2017 (Freshman Season): Appeared in 52 games, with 47 starts … split time between the infield and outfield, with 27 starts at second base and 14 starts in left field … also served as a designated hitter in six games … batted .242/.344/.333 with 10 extra-base hits, 18 RBIs and 23 runs scored … tallied 12 multi-hit games, tied for fourth most on the team … hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run in first collegiate at-bat, at Austin Peay (2/18) … made first start the next day, versus Youngstown State (2/19), going 3-for-4 … drove in a career-high three runs against Missouri State (5/18) … registered multi-hit games in the MVC Tournament against Wichita State (5/25) and at Missouri State (5/26) … drove in a run in the MVC Tournament’s title game against Dallas Baptist (5/28) … named to the MVC and AFNI honor rolls.
Minooka HS: Three-year member of the baseball team … twice earned all-conference honors … slashed .360/.463/.506 as a senior … also earned all-area status senior year … compiled a .315/.378/.427 batting line as a sophomore … posted an 8-1 pitching record as a sophomore … team won regional championships his junior and senior years … team won sectional title his junior year … team won conference championship his sophomore year … also played four years of basketball … earned scholar-athlete honors every possible semester.
Personal: Born June 29, 1997 in Kankakee, Illinois … son of Jon and Anne Butler … has three siblings: Jacob, Megan and Jonathan … brother, Jacob, played baseball at St. Francis University and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 2014 … dad played football at Illinois Wesleyan … mom competed in track and field at Olivet Nazarene … majoring in agriculture.
