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Will Butcher Named DI Baseball Player of the Week
2/19/2024 6:06:00 PM | Baseball
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TROY, Ala. – Troy first baseman Will Butcher has been named the DI Baseball Player of the Week following his monster weekend for the Trojans that saw him record a nation-leading 15 RBIs and belt an NCAA-best six doubles.
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Butcher drove in nine runs in Troy's game two victory over SIU-Edwardsville, the most by a Trojan hitter since Edgar Ramirez drove in nine in 2006 against Texas A&M Corpus Christi and the second most in program history.
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An offseason transfer from Charlotte, Butcher was 9-of-16 from the plate for the Trojans over the weekend as he finished with a 1.744 OPS, thanks to his six doubles plus a grand slam in Sunday's finale.Â
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After going 1-for-6 in the opener, Butcher hit safely in eight of his next 10 at-bats, with five doubles and the grand slam.Â
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His nine hits during the weekend rank as the seventh most in the country, while his 18 total bases are the 10thmost (tied with teammate Kole Myers).
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Troy travels to Florida A&M on Tuesday night before returning home to host Harvard over the weekend.Â
TROY, Ala. – Troy first baseman Will Butcher has been named the DI Baseball Player of the Week following his monster weekend for the Trojans that saw him record a nation-leading 15 RBIs and belt an NCAA-best six doubles.
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Butcher drove in nine runs in Troy's game two victory over SIU-Edwardsville, the most by a Trojan hitter since Edgar Ramirez drove in nine in 2006 against Texas A&M Corpus Christi and the second most in program history.
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An offseason transfer from Charlotte, Butcher was 9-of-16 from the plate for the Trojans over the weekend as he finished with a 1.744 OPS, thanks to his six doubles plus a grand slam in Sunday's finale.Â
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After going 1-for-6 in the opener, Butcher hit safely in eight of his next 10 at-bats, with five doubles and the grand slam.Â
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His nine hits during the weekend rank as the seventh most in the country, while his 18 total bases are the 10thmost (tied with teammate Kole Myers).
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Troy travels to Florida A&M on Tuesday night before returning home to host Harvard over the weekend.Â
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