Biography
Career
A .344 hitter (157 for 456) with 105 runs, 33 doubles, five triples, 10 home runs, 92 RBIs and 20 stolen bases in 134 games with 125 starts.
Awards
2021 NCBWA All-Central Region (second team)
2019 All-GAC (honorable mention)
2021 GAC All-Defensive Team
2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2021 GAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete
2019 Academic All-GAC
2020 Academic All-GAC
2021 Academic All-GAC
Harding Rankings
Highest batting avg.: 9th (.344)
GAC Rankings
12th in GAC, 181st in NCAA II - 4, Sacrifice Flies, 2019
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2nd in GAC, 35th in NCAA II - 16.4 AB/K, Toughest to Strike Out, 2020
3rd in GAC, 33rd in NCAA II - 4, Sacrifice Bunts, 2020
3rd in GAC - 0.17, Sacrifice Bunts per Game, 2020
8th in GAC, 65th in NCAA II - 22, Runs Batted In, 2020
28th in GAC - 26, Hits, 2020
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2nd in GAC, 53rd in NCAA II - 0.39, Doubles per Game, 2021
3rd in GAC, 50th in NCAA II - .403, Batting Average, 2021
3rd in GAC, 39th in NCAA II - 16, Doubles, 2021
5th in GAC - .481, On Base Percentage, 2021
5th in GAC, 31st in NCAA II - 4, Triples, 2021
6th in GAC, 59th in NCAA II - 1.51, Hits per Game, 2021
6th in GAC, 76th in NCAA II - 0.10, Triples per Game, 2021
7th in GAC - 1.10, Runs per Game, 2021
8th in GAC, 74th in NCAA II - 62, Hits, 2021
9th in GAC - 45, Runs, 2021
11th in GAC, 91st in NCAA II - 104, Total Bases, 2021
12th in GAC - .675, Slugging Percentage, 2021
2021
Hit .403 (62 for 154) with 45 runs, 16 doubles, three triples, six home runs, 33 RBI and 10 stolen bases in 41 games, all starts ... started all 41 games at 3B ... became the first Harding player to hit over .400 since Jason Nappi hit .413 in 2010 ... had a .675 slugging percentage, ranked 10th in an HU single season and was the highest since Nappi slugged .676 in 2011 ... hit .414 vs. right-handed pitchers, .415 with runners on base and .392 with runners in scoring position ... second on the team with 19 multi-hit game and had seven multi-RBI games ... had a season-best 11-game hitting streak ... reached base in the final 29 games of the season ... had six games with multiple extra-base hits ... went 3-for-4 with three runs, a double, a home run and an RBI at Southeastern Okla. (2/26) ... went 3-for-5 with three runs, two RBIs, two doubles and a triple vs. Williams Baptist (3/16) ... went 4-for-4 with two runs and a triple at Okla. Baptist (3/20) ... went 2-for-3 with two runs, three RBIs, a double and a triple vs. Ozarks (4/27).
2020
Hit .317 (26 for 82) with 14 runs, three doubles, two home runs, 22 RBI and five stolen bases in 24 games, all starts ... started all 24 games at 3B ... hit .333 vs. left-handed pitching, .309 with runners on and .341 with runners in scoring position ... had a season-best six-game hitting streak ... went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBIs vs. Southwest Baptist (2/9) ... 2-for-4 with three runs vs. Christian Brothers (2/19) ... 2-for-5 with a run and two RBIs at East Central (2/28) ... 3-for-5 with a run, home run and an RBI vs. Southeastern Okla. (3/7).
2019
Hit .308 (52 for 169) with 32 runs, seven doubles, one triple, two home runs, 30 RBI and four stolen bases in 49 games with 45 starts ... started 30 games at 3B, 14 games at 2B and one game in LF ... hit .325 against right-handed pitchers and .302 with runners on base ... had 13 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games ... longest hitting streak was six games and longest on-base streak was 10 games ... went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI vs. Ark.-Monticello (2/17) ... went 3-for-5 with three runs vs. East Central (3/1) ... went 4-for-7 with two RBI at Union (3/19) ... went 4-for-5 with a run, five RBI and a triple at Ouachita Baptist (4/14) ... went 1-for-3 with two runs and four RBI vs. Henderson St. (4/20) ... went 2-for-6 with two runs, two RBI and a HR vs. Arkansas Tech (5/6).
2018
Hit .333 (17 for 51) with 14 runs, seven doubles, seven RBIs, and one stolen base in 20 games with 15 starts ... started 13 games at 2B and two at DH ... led the team in on-base percentage (.478) ... hit .353 vs. right-handed pitchers and .435 with the bases empty ... had four multi-hit games ... longest hitting streak and on-base streak was seven games ... went 2-for-3 with two runs, an RBI and a double at Ouachita Baptist (3/11) ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a double at Southern Nazarene (3/23).
Career 3+ Hit games
4 at Union (TN), Mar 19, 2019 (7-0-4-2)
4 at Ouachita Baptist, Apr 14, 2019 (5-1-4-5, 3B)
4 at Okla. Baptist, Mar 20, 2021 (4-2-4-0, 3B)
3 vs Ark.-Monticello, Feb 17, 2019 (4-2-3-1)
3 vs East Central, Mar 01, 2019 (5-3-3-0)
3 vs Southwestern Okla., Apr 06, 2019 (4-1-3-0)
3 vs Southeastern Okla., Mar 07, 2020 (5-1-3-1, HR)
3 vs Williams Baptist, Feb 24, 2021 (4-2-3-1, 2 2B)
3 at Southeastern Okla., Feb 26, 2021 (4-3-3-1, 2B, HR)
3 vs Henderson St., Mar 12, 2021 (5-0-3-2, 2B)
3 vs Williams Baptist, Mar 16, 2021 (5-3-3-2, 2 2B, 3B)
Career 3+ RBI games
5 at Ouachita Baptist, Apr 14, 2019 (5-1-4-5, 3B)
4 vs Henderson St., Apr 20, 2019 (3-2-1-4)
3 vs Southwest Baptist, Feb 09, 2020 (2-1-1-3, HR)
3 at Ouachita Baptist, Mar 06, 2021 (3-1-2-3, HR)
3 vs Ozarks (AR), Apr 27, 2021 (3-2-2-3, 2B, 3B)
Career Home Runs
at Southeastern Okla., Mar 09, 2019
vs Arkansas Tech, May 06, 2019
Southwest Baptist, Feb 09, 2020
Southeastern Okla., Mar 07, 2020
at Southeastern Okla., Feb 26, 2021
at Ouachita Baptist, Mar 06, 2021
at Southern Ark., Apr 11, 2021
at Northwestern Okla., Apr 17, 2021
at Henderson St., Apr 20, 2021
Southwestern Okla., Apr 26, 2021
Previous School
A 2017 graduate of Smyrna High School in Smyrna, Tennessee.
Personal
Born: June 7, 1998
Major: Middle-Level Math/Science
Parents: Keith and Gina Butterfield
Career Highs
Hits: 4, at Ouachita Baptist, Apr 14, 2019 ; at Union (TN), Mar 19, 2019 ; at Okla. Baptist, Mar 20, 2021
Doubles: 2, 4 times
Triples: 1 Â [t-5th], 5 times
Home runs: 1, 10 times
Total bases: 7, at Southeastern Okla., Feb 26, 2021 ; Williams Baptist, Mar 16, 2021
RBI: 5, at Ouachita Baptist, Apr 14, 2019
Runs scored: 3, 6 times
Walks: 3, vs Ark.-Monticello, May 07, 2019
Hit by pitch: 2 Â [t-4th], at Okla. Baptist, Mar 15, 2019 ; at Oklahoma Baptist, Mar 15, 2019
Struck out: 3, at Henderson State, Apr 20, 2021 ; vs Arkansas Tech, May 06, 2019
Sac flies: 1, 9 times
Sac bunts: 2 Â [t-1st], at Ark.-Monticello, Feb 16, 2020
At bats: 7 Â [t-5th], at Union (TN), Mar 19, 2019 ; at Union, Mar 19, 2019
Stolen bases: 2, at Mississippi College, Feb 02, 2020
Caught stealing: 1 Â [t-2nd], 6 times
Field chances: 12, Southwest Baptist, Feb 08, 2020
Putouts: 6, at Southeastern Okla., Mar 09, 2019
Assists: 10 Â [t-2nd], Southwest Baptist, Feb 08, 2020
