Boston College Athletics
Baseball Names Butera and Gorman Captains
October 23, 2014 | Baseball
Chestnut Hill, Mass. - Seniors Blake Butera and John Gorman were named the 2015 captains of the Boston College baseball team, voted by their teammates, head coach Mike Gambino announced on Thursday.
"I'm extremely excited to have Blake and John lead this ball club this year," Gambino said. "It has been awesome to watch these two young men grow and mature into great teammates and great leaders. This is a team that has a bunch of great leaders in the junior and senior class and these two have been chosen by the team to lead. I think they will do a great job and have great amount of support around them."
Butera returns as the Eagles' starting second baseman for the fourth season. The Mandeville, La., native is currently ranked seventh in BC record books with 90 career walks and 23 hit by pitches. In 2014, he was one of three Eagles to start all 55 games and he led BC with a .399 on-base percentage, 35 runs, 29 walks, 16 hit by pitches, and seven game-winning runs. Butera was second on the team with eight stolen bases, only getting caught once, and he ranked third on the team with a .269 batting average, 56 hits, 69 total bases and 14 multiple-hit games. In 2012, Butera drew 31 walks, which is tied for eighth on BC's single-season record list and he recorded a 13-game hit streak the same season, which is tied for sixth, dating back to 2005. He also has four career walk-off hits for the Eagles.
Gorman was a weekend starter for the Eagles as a junior after coming out of the bullpen as a freshman and splitting time in both roles his second year in the Maroon and Gold. The Norwood, Mass., native has six career saves, which is tied for sixth on BC's all-time list and his 14 starts in 2014 tied for fourth on the school's single-season list. In 2014, he led the Eagles with 68 strikeouts and 25 strikeouts looking and was second on the staff with 74.2 innings pitched. Gorman recorded a 3-8 record in 15 appearances while registering a 5.23 ERA in 11 appearances in ACC action. In his sophomore campaign, he recorded a team-high three wins, going 3-4 on the year with a 6.85 ERA and two saves. As a freshman, Gorman tallied a 3.76 ERA with four saves, the second-most on the team, in 40.2 innings and ACC opponents batted only .194 against him.
