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Jersey Number 3
Blake Butera
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Madisonville, La.
- High School:
- Mandeville
Bio
NOTES
Drafted in the 35th round – 1,048th overall – by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Players Draft … Voted a team captain as a senior in 2015 … finished career first in BC’s record books with 112 walks and 774 at bats, second with 207 games played, 205 games started and 346 times reached base, tied for sixth with 205 hits and third with 29 hit by pitches … recorded five sacrifice flies in 2015, tied for eight on BC’s single-season list … drew 31 walks in 2012, tied for ninth on the single-season list … recorded a 13-game hit streak in 2012, which tied for seventh, dating back to 2005 and his 12-game hit streak in 2014 tied for ninth … tallied four career walk-off hits.
AS A SENIOR (2015)
Named to the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) All-New England Third-Team … played in 49 games, making 48 starts, all at second base … recorded a .284 batting average with 23 runs, 52 hits, including nine doubles, one triple and two home runs … led the Eagles with five sacrifice flies and by being hit by a pitch six times … second on the team for hits, RBIs (29), multiple-hit games (16), multiple-RBI games (8) and 183 at bats … tied for second for doubles and stolen bases (10), third with 69 total bases and fourth for slugging percentage (.377), on-base percentage (.370), walks (22) … went 3-for-8 with the bases loaded and 11-for-16 with a runner on third and less than two outs, notching nine two-out RBIs … recorded a .255 batting average in Atlantic Coast Conference play, with 25 hits, four doubles and 10 RBIs … finished career on a seven-game hit streak with 10 hits, three runs and seven RBIs in that span and reaching base in the final 11 games … recorded a career-high four RBIs on a 2-for-4 day with two runs, a double and a home run in the victory against Maine (5/12) … went 3-for-9 with two RBIs, a double and a walk in each of the three games at Virginia Tech (5/1-3) … recorded a 2-for-4 day with two runs, two RBIs, a double and a stolen base at Rhode Island (4/28) …went 2-for-5 in each of the final two games against Clemson (4/11-12), with a double and walk in each game and two RBIs, including the game winner, in the 8-7 victory in the second game of the series … recorded two sacrifice flies, tying the season team high, at Wake Forest (4/5) … had a 2-for-4 day with two runs and a two-run home run in the win over Massachusetts (4/1) … tied a team-high seven at bats, tallying two hits, one run and a walk in the 15-inning loss to NC State (3/21) … went 4-for-12 with two runs, an RBI, two walks and a stolen base in the series at No. 2 LSU (2/20-21) … tied a career-high three hits in the second games of the series against the Tigers, going 3-for-5 … started the season with a five-game hit streak – totaling 10 hits – and at least one hit in 11 of the first 12 games, reaching base in all 12 games … named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
AS A JUNIOR (2014)
One of three Eagles to start all 55 games, playing all at second base ... led BC with a .399 on-base percentage, 35 runs, 29 walks, 16 hit by pitches, seven game-winning runs, 254 plate appearances, 208 at bats and 154 assists ... was second on the team with eight stolen bases, only getting caught once ... ranked third on the team with a .269 batting average, 56 hits, 69 total bases and 14 multiple-hit games ... also recorded 16 RBIs and 10 doubles, a home run and four multiple-RBI games ... turned 36 double plays ... recorded the second longest hit streak of the season at 12 games (4/9-4/25), notching 17 hits, eight runs, four RBIs and nine walks ... drew a walk in an 0-for-3 performance on April 27 and went on to tally hits in the next three games to reach base safely in 16 straight games ... ended the season on a four-game hit streak and tallied hits in 21 of the final 24 games ... batted .252 in ACC games with 30 hits, 21 runs, 10 RBIs and 11 walks ... was 3-for-6 with two runs and two RBIs in the season finale at No. 25 Clemson (5/17) ... also recorded a team season-high seven assists against the Tigers ... went 5-for-12 (.417) with five runs in the CU series ... tied for a team season high by drawing three walks on a 1-for-3 day, scoring twice in the 9-7, 11-inning victory at NC State ... delivered the walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the Eagles the 7-6 victory over UMass-Lowell (4/16) during a 3-for-6 day ... went 5-for-14 (.357) in the three-game series at Notre Dame, including a 2-for-4 day in the first game of the doubleheader (4/12) ... drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth with two outs against No. 30 North Carolina (4/5) in a 3-for-5, three-RBI day to give the Eagles the 10-9 victory ... tied for a team season high by drawing three walks against Connecticut (4/1) and brought in the game-winning run by reaching on an error in the bottom of the ninth in the 2-1 win ... launched a lead-off homer in a 2-for-5 performance at No. 3 Virginia (3/15) ... turned in a 3-for-4 performance at FAU (4/3).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013)
Led the Eagles with 50 games started, making his first 12 starts at shortstop before playing second for the remainder of the season ... tallied the most runs (25), hits (45), walks (30) at bats (188), total plate appearances (228) assists (143) and fielded doubled plays (28), tied for the most total bases (55) and the second-most multiple-hit games (10) ... third on the team with a .239 batting average and second in on-base percentage (.360) ... also registered eight doubles, a triple, nine RBIs and two stolen bases ... batted .436 when leadoff ... led the Eagles with two eight-game hit streaks (3/9-27 & 4/5-14) ... during the first streak, tallied nine hits, including three doubles and two RBIs and during the second, recorded 13 hits, including four doubles, eight runs and an RBI ... also reached base safely in 13 straight games, the second-longest stint of the year ... went 2-for-5 with two runs at Wake Forest (4/21) ... was 4-for-11 in the series against NC State (4/13-14) with two runs and two sacrifice hits in the first game ... turned in a 3-for-5 performance with two doubles and two runs at Massachusetts (4/10) ... went 3-for-6 with two doubles and an RBI at Dartmouth (4/9) ... was 2-for-5 with a double, RBI, walk and run in the win at USF (3/5) ... went 2-for-3 with a run and walk against Illinois (2/24).
AS A FRESHMAN (2012)
Started in 52 games, 46 at second base ... tallied a .267 batting average ... led the Eagles with 31 walks and tied for team lead with four sacrifice hits ... was third on the team with 32 runs and 29 RBIs and tied for third with 52 hits ... finished fourth with a .368 on-base percentage and 73 total bases ... tallied 13 multiple-hit games ... registered eight multiple-RBI games, tying for the most on the team ... record a team-long, 13-game hit streak (3/18-4/8), which included 21 hits and seven RBIs and reached base safely in 16 straight games (3/11-4/8) ... tallied a .277 ACC batting average with 31 hits and 17 RBIs ... eighth in the ACC with 21 walks in league games ... went 2-for-5 with two runs against Fordham (5/13) ... turned in a 3-for-4 performance with one run, two RBIs and two doubles against Wake Forest (4/29) ... went 2-for-4 with a run and a double at Virginia Tech (4/6) ... knocked in three runs and nailed a home run against Rhode Island (4/17) ... tallied three hits in five at bats, driving in two, versus Connecticut (4/3) ... drove in the game-winning run in the 12th inning to give BC the 5-4 victory against Maryland (3/30) ... hit the game-winning single with the bases loaded to give the Eagles the walk-off, 4-3 win against Georgia Tech (3/24) ... in the first game of the series versus the Yellow Jackets (3/23), went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run ... went 5-for-13 in the series and earned College Baseball 360 Primetime Performer accolades ... was 2-for-3 in the series finale at Clemson (3/18) ... smacked first career home run, a solo shot, during a 2-for-4 performance at FAU (3/7) ... tallied first career triple, driving in two, at Florida Gulf Coast (3/2) ... in the series opener against the Eagles (3/1), went 3-for-4 with first two career doubles ... recorded first RBI of collegiate career in a 2-for-3 performance at UCF (2/25) ... tallied first collegiate hit, a single, against the Knights in the series opener (2/24).
BEFORE BC
Four-year letterman for the Skippers ... served as team captain twice ... named all-state and first team all-metro and all-district as a senior after hitting .435 with eight home runs and 48 RBIs ... invited to play in the Louisiana All-Star game ... earned first team all-district honors as a junior after batting .390 with four homers and 35 RBIs ... named to the all-district second team as a sophomore.
PERSONAL
Graduated with a communication degree from the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences ... Blake is one of Rhonda and Barry Butera's four children ... brother, Barry, played baseball at Boston College from 2007-09 and was drafted in the 21st round by the Houston Astros ... father played baseball at Tulane and went on to play three seasons for the Pawtucket Red Sox ... recipient of the William J. Flynn '39 Memorial Scholarship for Baseball
Drafted in the 35th round – 1,048th overall – by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Players Draft … Voted a team captain as a senior in 2015 … finished career first in BC’s record books with 112 walks and 774 at bats, second with 207 games played, 205 games started and 346 times reached base, tied for sixth with 205 hits and third with 29 hit by pitches … recorded five sacrifice flies in 2015, tied for eight on BC’s single-season list … drew 31 walks in 2012, tied for ninth on the single-season list … recorded a 13-game hit streak in 2012, which tied for seventh, dating back to 2005 and his 12-game hit streak in 2014 tied for ninth … tallied four career walk-off hits.
AS A SENIOR (2015)
Named to the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) All-New England Third-Team … played in 49 games, making 48 starts, all at second base … recorded a .284 batting average with 23 runs, 52 hits, including nine doubles, one triple and two home runs … led the Eagles with five sacrifice flies and by being hit by a pitch six times … second on the team for hits, RBIs (29), multiple-hit games (16), multiple-RBI games (8) and 183 at bats … tied for second for doubles and stolen bases (10), third with 69 total bases and fourth for slugging percentage (.377), on-base percentage (.370), walks (22) … went 3-for-8 with the bases loaded and 11-for-16 with a runner on third and less than two outs, notching nine two-out RBIs … recorded a .255 batting average in Atlantic Coast Conference play, with 25 hits, four doubles and 10 RBIs … finished career on a seven-game hit streak with 10 hits, three runs and seven RBIs in that span and reaching base in the final 11 games … recorded a career-high four RBIs on a 2-for-4 day with two runs, a double and a home run in the victory against Maine (5/12) … went 3-for-9 with two RBIs, a double and a walk in each of the three games at Virginia Tech (5/1-3) … recorded a 2-for-4 day with two runs, two RBIs, a double and a stolen base at Rhode Island (4/28) …went 2-for-5 in each of the final two games against Clemson (4/11-12), with a double and walk in each game and two RBIs, including the game winner, in the 8-7 victory in the second game of the series … recorded two sacrifice flies, tying the season team high, at Wake Forest (4/5) … had a 2-for-4 day with two runs and a two-run home run in the win over Massachusetts (4/1) … tied a team-high seven at bats, tallying two hits, one run and a walk in the 15-inning loss to NC State (3/21) … went 4-for-12 with two runs, an RBI, two walks and a stolen base in the series at No. 2 LSU (2/20-21) … tied a career-high three hits in the second games of the series against the Tigers, going 3-for-5 … started the season with a five-game hit streak – totaling 10 hits – and at least one hit in 11 of the first 12 games, reaching base in all 12 games … named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
AS A JUNIOR (2014)
One of three Eagles to start all 55 games, playing all at second base ... led BC with a .399 on-base percentage, 35 runs, 29 walks, 16 hit by pitches, seven game-winning runs, 254 plate appearances, 208 at bats and 154 assists ... was second on the team with eight stolen bases, only getting caught once ... ranked third on the team with a .269 batting average, 56 hits, 69 total bases and 14 multiple-hit games ... also recorded 16 RBIs and 10 doubles, a home run and four multiple-RBI games ... turned 36 double plays ... recorded the second longest hit streak of the season at 12 games (4/9-4/25), notching 17 hits, eight runs, four RBIs and nine walks ... drew a walk in an 0-for-3 performance on April 27 and went on to tally hits in the next three games to reach base safely in 16 straight games ... ended the season on a four-game hit streak and tallied hits in 21 of the final 24 games ... batted .252 in ACC games with 30 hits, 21 runs, 10 RBIs and 11 walks ... was 3-for-6 with two runs and two RBIs in the season finale at No. 25 Clemson (5/17) ... also recorded a team season-high seven assists against the Tigers ... went 5-for-12 (.417) with five runs in the CU series ... tied for a team season high by drawing three walks on a 1-for-3 day, scoring twice in the 9-7, 11-inning victory at NC State ... delivered the walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the Eagles the 7-6 victory over UMass-Lowell (4/16) during a 3-for-6 day ... went 5-for-14 (.357) in the three-game series at Notre Dame, including a 2-for-4 day in the first game of the doubleheader (4/12) ... drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth with two outs against No. 30 North Carolina (4/5) in a 3-for-5, three-RBI day to give the Eagles the 10-9 victory ... tied for a team season high by drawing three walks against Connecticut (4/1) and brought in the game-winning run by reaching on an error in the bottom of the ninth in the 2-1 win ... launched a lead-off homer in a 2-for-5 performance at No. 3 Virginia (3/15) ... turned in a 3-for-4 performance at FAU (4/3).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013)
Led the Eagles with 50 games started, making his first 12 starts at shortstop before playing second for the remainder of the season ... tallied the most runs (25), hits (45), walks (30) at bats (188), total plate appearances (228) assists (143) and fielded doubled plays (28), tied for the most total bases (55) and the second-most multiple-hit games (10) ... third on the team with a .239 batting average and second in on-base percentage (.360) ... also registered eight doubles, a triple, nine RBIs and two stolen bases ... batted .436 when leadoff ... led the Eagles with two eight-game hit streaks (3/9-27 & 4/5-14) ... during the first streak, tallied nine hits, including three doubles and two RBIs and during the second, recorded 13 hits, including four doubles, eight runs and an RBI ... also reached base safely in 13 straight games, the second-longest stint of the year ... went 2-for-5 with two runs at Wake Forest (4/21) ... was 4-for-11 in the series against NC State (4/13-14) with two runs and two sacrifice hits in the first game ... turned in a 3-for-5 performance with two doubles and two runs at Massachusetts (4/10) ... went 3-for-6 with two doubles and an RBI at Dartmouth (4/9) ... was 2-for-5 with a double, RBI, walk and run in the win at USF (3/5) ... went 2-for-3 with a run and walk against Illinois (2/24).
AS A FRESHMAN (2012)
Started in 52 games, 46 at second base ... tallied a .267 batting average ... led the Eagles with 31 walks and tied for team lead with four sacrifice hits ... was third on the team with 32 runs and 29 RBIs and tied for third with 52 hits ... finished fourth with a .368 on-base percentage and 73 total bases ... tallied 13 multiple-hit games ... registered eight multiple-RBI games, tying for the most on the team ... record a team-long, 13-game hit streak (3/18-4/8), which included 21 hits and seven RBIs and reached base safely in 16 straight games (3/11-4/8) ... tallied a .277 ACC batting average with 31 hits and 17 RBIs ... eighth in the ACC with 21 walks in league games ... went 2-for-5 with two runs against Fordham (5/13) ... turned in a 3-for-4 performance with one run, two RBIs and two doubles against Wake Forest (4/29) ... went 2-for-4 with a run and a double at Virginia Tech (4/6) ... knocked in three runs and nailed a home run against Rhode Island (4/17) ... tallied three hits in five at bats, driving in two, versus Connecticut (4/3) ... drove in the game-winning run in the 12th inning to give BC the 5-4 victory against Maryland (3/30) ... hit the game-winning single with the bases loaded to give the Eagles the walk-off, 4-3 win against Georgia Tech (3/24) ... in the first game of the series versus the Yellow Jackets (3/23), went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run ... went 5-for-13 in the series and earned College Baseball 360 Primetime Performer accolades ... was 2-for-3 in the series finale at Clemson (3/18) ... smacked first career home run, a solo shot, during a 2-for-4 performance at FAU (3/7) ... tallied first career triple, driving in two, at Florida Gulf Coast (3/2) ... in the series opener against the Eagles (3/1), went 3-for-4 with first two career doubles ... recorded first RBI of collegiate career in a 2-for-3 performance at UCF (2/25) ... tallied first collegiate hit, a single, against the Knights in the series opener (2/24).
BEFORE BC
Four-year letterman for the Skippers ... served as team captain twice ... named all-state and first team all-metro and all-district as a senior after hitting .435 with eight home runs and 48 RBIs ... invited to play in the Louisiana All-Star game ... earned first team all-district honors as a junior after batting .390 with four homers and 35 RBIs ... named to the all-district second team as a sophomore.
PERSONAL
Graduated with a communication degree from the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences ... Blake is one of Rhonda and Barry Butera's four children ... brother, Barry, played baseball at Boston College from 2007-09 and was drafted in the 21st round by the Houston Astros ... father played baseball at Tulane and went on to play three seasons for the Pawtucket Red Sox ... recipient of the William J. Flynn '39 Memorial Scholarship for Baseball
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