Butler University Athletics

* 2018 Second Team All-BIG EAST
* 2017 First Team All-BIG EAST
*Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2015 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team selection
* 2015 Second Team All-BIG EAST selection

2018 – Senior Season: Second Team All-BIG EAST selection… BIG EAST Preseason Co-Player of the Year… Starter in all 54 games… Led the team and ranked fourth in the BIG EAST with 72 hits… Became the first Bulldog to reach 70+ hits in a single-season since 2003… Hit .312 on the year; the second-highest average on the team… Came up with 21 multi-hit games… Recorded seven multi-RBI games… Held a nine-game hitting streak… Reached base safely in 16-straight contests… Led the team and ranked third in the conference with 50 runs scored… Led the team and the BIG EAST with 18 doubles… Added three triples and four home runs to notch 32 RBI… Ranked second on the team with 108 total bases… Walked 25 times to raise his on-base percentage to .382… Ranked second on the team in slugging percentage (.468)… Perfect in the field with zero errors, one assist and 130 putouts… Stole eight bases… Started in all 18 BIG EAST games… Hit .253 with three doubles and two home runs… Recorded seven RBI in a road game at Western Michigan (March 18)… Four hits against the Broncos included three doubles and one home run… Became just the 10th player in Butler baseball history to record three doubles in a single game… Finished the contest just one RBI shy of the BU school record… Opened the 2018 season by hitting a double in each of the first two games of the season… Went 4-for-5 vs. Lehigh with a triple, three RBI and three runs scored (Feb. 17)… Hit two doubles in the same game vs. George Mason (Feb. 24)… Ended that game with three total hits, two runs scored and an RBI… Hit a triple at St. Peter’s (March 2)… Supplied Butler with three RBI in the series finale vs. Fort Wayne (March 11)… Helped the Bulldogs defeat Ball State by going 3-for-5 with three runs scored (March 14)… Hit two doubles vs. Saint Francis (March 22)… Came up with a triple in a two-hit game vs. Anderson (March 28)… Ended the series at Indiana with a three-hit game that included a double and a run scored (March 31)… Went 3-for-3 vs. Creighton with a home run (April 8)… Led BU to victory with a 3-for-5 game at Eastern Illinois (April 17)… Hit a home run to help post two RBI and two runs scored… Final home run of the season came against Seton Hall (April 22)… Hit 4-for-6 in a game vs. Illinois State (April 28)… Added three RBI and a run scored… Hit two doubles and scored a run at Illinois State (April 29)… Scored three runs in the second game vs. Xavier (May 5)… Scored three more runs for BU in the first game of the Georgetown series (May 11)… Ended the Eastern Michigan game with two RBI and two runs scored (May 15)… Ended his BU career by going 3-for-3 from the plate vs. Seton Hall with a walk and a run scored (May 26).

2017 – Junior Season: Started in all 51 games… Led the team with 12 home runs… Team leader in at-bats with 202… Scored a team-high 42 runs… Led Butler with 38 RBI… Team leader in total bases with 109… Collected 58 hits, including 12 doubles and a triple… Walked 28 times… Stole a team-high 18 bases… Perfect in the field with 132 put-outs, five assists and zero errors… Top slugging percentage on the team at .540… Held a .287 batting average… Ranked second among all BIG EAST players with 12 home runs… Ranked second in the BIG EAST with 18 stolen bases… Placed his name in the Butler baseball record book by going 5-for-5 at Ohio with three home runs, six RBI and three runs scored… Became the 14th player in school history to record five hits in a single game… Tied the school record for most home runs hit in a single game with three… Set the school record for most total bases recorded in a single-game with 14… First home run of the season came in just the second game of the season vs. Ohio (Feb. 18)… Scored three runs and collected three RBI vs. the Bobcats… First double of the season came against La Salle (Feb. 19)… Stole a season-high three bases at Alcorn State (Feb. 25)… Added two RBI in the contest as part of a 3-for-6 day from the plate… Recorded three hits vs. Bucknell to go along with an RBI and a run scored (March 4)… Helped BU defeat Furman with a 2-for-5 game that included a double, two RBI and two runs scored… Went 2-for-5 at Ohio with a home run and a double (March 24)… Ended the Ohio series with yet another home run (March 25)… Homered in game two at Seton Hall (April 8)… Walked three times at Fort Wayne (April 11)… Lone triple of the season came against St. John’s (April 15)… Homered in game one at Xavier (April 21)… Went 4-for-6 at Xavier in game two with a double, one RBI and one run scored (April 22)… Ended the series with a 2-for-4 game that included a home run, and a double for two RBI and a run scored (April 23)… Went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double at Georgetown to generate three RBI and a run scored (May 13)… Homered in the final game at Georgetown (May 14)… Ended the year on a high note by going 3-for-4 vs. Creighton with a homer, three RBI and two runs scored.

2016 - Sophomore Season: Started in 46 games... Posted the second-highest batting average on the team at .308... Recorded 56 hits in 182 at-bats... Ended the year with eight doubles, three triples and one home run... Led the team with 28 RBIs and was second on the club with 28 runs scored... Led Butler with a .376 on-base percentage and was second on the team with 10 steals... Posted a .401 slugging percentage... Started the year by recording a hit in five-straight games... Came up with a double in back-to-back games at Samford... First RBI of the season was recorded at Charleston Southern as part of a 2-for-5 day that included two runs scored (Feb. 28)... Led Butler to a win in the home opener by going 4-for-5 vs. Marian with a double, two RBI and a run scored (March 2)... Notched an RBI in six-straight games early in the year highlighted by a three RBI performance vs. Boston College (March 7)... Stepped up vs. Villanova to go 3-for-5 from the dish with a double, two RBI and two runs scored (April 8)... Matched his season-high RBI total with three during a home game vs. Cleary (April 19)... Went down in the box score with a triple and a home run vs. the Cougars... Helped BU defeat Georgetown by going 3-for-4 with two doubles and RBI and two runs scored vs. the Hoyas (April 24)... Impacted the St. John's game with a two-RBI single in the getaway game (May 8)... Recorded one hit and at least one run scored in all three games vs. Mercer... Matched his season-high hit total with a 4-for-5 day vs. Ball State that included an RBI and a run scored (May 17)... Came up with a triple against Seton Hall (May 19)... Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored against the Pirates in game two (May 20).

2015 - Freshman Season: Led the team with a .324 batting average... Played in 51 games, making 48 starts... Recorded 58 hits in 179 at-bats... Led the team and the BIG EAST Conference with 52 runs scored... Collected 14 extra base hits with nine doubles, two triples and three home runs... Ended the season with 26 RBIs and 80 total bases... Posted a .447 slugging percentage to go with a .405 on-base percentage... Walked 26 times... Only struck out 15 times... Second on the team with 11 stolen bases... Ended the year with 108 putouts, primarily in centerfield... Ended the season with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage... Impacted the conference season by starting in all 18 BIG EAST contests... Batted .388 against league foes with a .463 slugging percentage and a .447 on-base percentage... Led all Bulldogs with 26 hits in conference play... Led the team with 18 runs scored... Led the BIG EAST conference and ranked 97th nationally with 52 runs scored... Finished the season ranked 39th nationally in runs scored per game (1.02)... Ranked 74th in the nation in the toughest to strikeout category... Went 2-for-3 vs. Wabash with a season-high three RBIs and one run scored (March 21)... Went 4-for-4 with one double, one triple, one RBI and two runs scored vs. St. John's in the BIG EAST opener (April 2)... Went 3-for-6 at Purdue with three runs scored, two doubles and two stolen bases (March 28)... Scored a season-high four runs vs. Bowling Green as part of a 2-for-5 effort that also included two RBIs and a double (March 10)... Hit is first home run of the season at ETSU (Feb 28)... Posted a six-game hitting streak from March 28 - April 4... Reached base safely in 17-straight games, the second longest streak of any Bulldog... Recorded four multiple RBI games... Led the team with 20 multi-hit games. 

High School: Earned three varsity letters in baseball at Brownsburg... Second Team All-State... First Team All-County... First Team All-Conference... District Player of the Year... Indiana North/South All-Star selection... Named MVP of the North/South All-Star Game... First Team All-USA Indiana Baseball... Posted the fifth lowest ERA in school history at 1.14 in 2013... Fifth all-time with 21 career doubles... 3rd all-time with a career batting average of .454.

Personal: Son of Jamie and Mary Houston... Has a sister named Mikyla... Majoring in business finance.