Butler University Athletics

2025 – Senior Season: Made 11 appearances… Pitched 9.2 innings… Struck out six batters… Went 1-0 on the mound with a 19.55 ERA… Walked 16 batters… Allowed 21 earned runs off 20 hits… Threw 3.1 innings in his season debut at Ohio (2/28)… Limited the Bobcats to just one earned run off four hits… Struck out a season-high two batters over two innings at home vs. NIU (3/28)… Threw a season-high 52 pitches against the Huskies… First strikeout came at Miami Ohio (3/26)... Credited with the win at Miami.

2024 – Junior Season: Made 16 appearances out of the BU bullpen… Ended the year 0-2 on the mound with an 11.21 ERA… Struck out 13 batters over 17.2 innings… Walked 16 batters… Allowed 23 runs off 22 hits… Struck out a season-high three batters in his final outing vs. UConn (5/16)… Tossed a season-high 60 pitches vs. the Huskies over two innings… Struck out two batters at home vs. Miami (4/17)… Threw three full innings vs. Dayton (3/23)… Limited St. John’s to just one run over two innings in Queens (4/19).

Before Butler: Runner-Up State Championship Finalists at Saddleback College in 2023… Won the Orange Empire Conference and went on to win a Regional Championship… Made six appearances in 2023… Struck out eight batters over seven full innings… Pitched in eight games for Seton Hall in 2022 before attending Saddleback… Held a 7.88 ERA… Struck out six batters over eight innings.

High School: Two-year letterwinner at San Juan Hills High School while playing for head coach Brett LeVier… Threw a complete game no-hitter as a freshman, striking out 12 batters… Played club ball for MVP Hustle.

Personal: Son of Thomas and Lisa Finnigan… Has a twin brother named Jack that plays baseball at Navy… Economics major… Graduated Cum Laude.

Why Finnigan Chose Butler
“I chose Butler for its high academic standards and the athletic program. I fell in love with the school and feel like Butler takes care of their student-athletes.”