USD Baseball 2005

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO BASEBALL

#31 JOSH BUTLER Position: Pitcher Class: Sophomore Throws: Right Bats: Right Height: 6-5 Weight: 191 Hometown: Danville, Calif.

SHANE BUSCH/NI Position: Outfielder Class: Sophomore Throws: Left Bats: Left Height: 6-4 Weight: 225 Hometown: San Ramon, Calif.

-26 appearances as a true freshman was a staff-high in 2004 -Excelled vs. top competition in '04, wee Pitcher of the Week (3/ 15) Freshman in 2004 Enjoyed an solid freshman season, making more appearances (26) than any other USD pitcher... Called upon immediately out of the bullpen.. Used twice in early-season series' against both No. 5 Texas and No. 23 Wash ington ... Struck out four during two scoreless innings of work against Washington (2-13-04), a 5-1 USO win ... Fanned a season-high four bat– ters on two different occasions... Named the WCC/Rawlings Pitcher of the Week (3-15-04), leading USD to three victories over nationally recognized school's Cal State Fullerton (3-9-04), No. 19 Nebraska (3-12-04) and No. 9 Long Beach State (3-14-04)... Threw a combined 6.2 scoreless innings in relief helping USO win all three of those games, culminated by recording his first collegiate save in three innings vs. Long Beach State (3-14-04) in front of 20,737 fans at San Diego's new downtown stadium Petco Park.. . Allowed just 10 extra-base hits in over 45 innings of work... Posted a 3-2 record and a 4.96 season ERA... Fanned 25 batters and allowed 55 hits through 45.1 innings. Prep Attended San Ramon Valley High School and played for Rick Steen .. . Was named the NCS Player of the Year as a prep senior... All-State performer and East Bay Ath letic League Player of the Year after leading the Wolves to the East Bay Championship in 2003. Personal Born on December 11, 1984 in Auburn, California... Also recruited by Cali– fornia, Santa Clara and Notre Dame... Chose to attend USD for the location, academics and team reputation... Also lettered as a prep basketball player at San Ramon ... Son of Jeff and Susan Butler.

-2004 Coastal Plain League All-Star (Thomasville Hi-Toms)

Freshman in 2004 Made 14 starts (nine as the DH , five in right field) ... Hit a towering two– run homer against Santa Clara (4-10-04) that allowed USO to sweep a doubleheader and the th ree-game series with the Broncos... Enjoyed a pair of games in which he totaled three-hits, the fi rst coming in his second col legiate start vs. UC Riverside (3-31-04) and later against St. Mary's (5- 21-04)... Went 3-for-3 during that game with St. Mary's, scoring, driving in a run and stealing a base... Hit safely in three straight games in May, helping USD win 15 of its last 17 contests... Totaled 49 at-bats on the year in 23 appearances. Prep Hit 8 homers and posted a .440 batting average while playing for Califor– nia High School as a prep senior. .. Twice named an All-East Bay Athletic League player as a prep... Honored as an All-State selection following his senior campaign... Led California High to the league championship as a junior batting .500 and hilting six homeruns... During that same year, Buschini took California into the sectional semi-finals, helping Cal High finish with a record of 22-4... Twice mentioned as an all-area player... Coached by Dave Hamilton at Cal High ... Also played for the Lafayette General Club team. Personal Heavily recruited out of high school by Santa Clara, Pepperdine, Califor– nia, Cal Poly SLO and Fresno State .. . Chose to attend USO to play for a championship baseball program... Also played Water Polo, Soccer and football in high school... Son of Mark and Mary Buschini... Born on April 24, 1985 in Martinez, California.

Buschini's Collegiate Batting Record year g-gs ab r h 2b

Butler's Collegiate Pitching Record year g-gs era w-1 sv ip er

3b hr rbi so

bb sb-a ba

h

so 25 25

bb 23 23

opa

cg!sho

2004 USO

23-14 49 23-14 49

2-2 .245

10

12 3

0 1 6 0 1 6

12 12

8 8

55 55

2004 USO

26'/1 4.96 26/1 4.96

3-2 1 45.1 25

.304 0/0 .304 0/0

10 12 3

2-2

.245

3-2 1 45.1

25

* Team Leader

Sophomore PHP Josh Butler

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