Butler University Athletics

2025 – Sophomore Season: Played in six games, making four starts… Limited action due to injury… Ended the year with two hits, one RBI and three runs scored… Held a .167 batting average… Walked once and was hit by a pitch twice… Made 19 putouts and assisted on three outs… Posted a .957 fielding percentage… Notched an RBI in his first start at Tarleton State (2/15)… First hit came in a start at Norfolk State (2/22)… Went 1-for-2 at Ohio (3/2)… Final appearance was a start at Lindenwood on March 9.

2024 – Freshman Season: Played in 33 games, making 18 starts… Recorded 12 hits in 61 at-bats to post a .197 batting average… Ended the year with one double and one home run to record four RBIs… Scored 12 runs… Tallied 16 total bases… Walked nine times and was hit by a pitch twice to improve his on-base percentage to .315… Slugged .262… Had three sacrifice hits… Made 121 putouts… Assisted on eight outs… Homered at Southern Illinois to record two RBIs (2/27)… Hit a double vs. Jackson State (3/9)… Scored a season-high four runs vs. Bradley (3/15)… Walked three times the following day vs. Bradley allowing him to score two runs (3/16)… Had a multi-hit game at Eastern Illinois (4/24)… Recorded an RBI vs. UConn in game one of the series.

High School: Two-year starter for head coach Jason Mihalakis at Hopkins High School… Helped his team win the Lake Conference Championship in 2022… Won the Section 6AAAA Championship in 2021 to make the State Tournament… Two-time All-Conference and All-Section honoree… 2023 CCX All-Area selection… 2023 Team MVP and Apollo Award winner (Hopkins Male Athlete of the Year)… 2023 Team Captain… Hit .345 in 2023 over 24 games… Eight of his 22 hits went for extra bases… Scored 22 runs… Walked 20 times… Stole 15 bases… Hit .310 in 2022… Hit a game-winning home run vs. Armstrong in 2023 to advance in a Section elimination game… Hit a base-clearing triple to post four RBI in a win over St. Michael-Albertville… Played club ball for NorthStar… Played Maccabi USA U18 Baseball.

Personal: Son of Allan and Allison Charney… Business major.

Why Charney Chose Butler
“I chose Butler for the athletics and academics. The staff treated me like family from the very start and the amount of belief they showed in me as a player was huge in my commitment.”