Butler University Athletics

2021 – Graduate: Made 10 appearances out of the bullpen… Led the team with two saves… Tossed 7.2 innings of action… Went 0-2 on the mound with a 17.61 ERA… Struck out 10 batters… Walked 11 batters… Allowed nine hits, resulting in 15 runs… First appearance resulted in a save vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (3/13)… Second save of 2021 came at Evansville (3/20)… Threw one full inning in seven of his 10 outings… Struck out a season-high three batters in his final outing at Georgetown (5/22)… Struck out two batters vs. Valpo (3/27)… Kept Seton Hall off the scoreboard with an inning vs. the Pirates (4/10).

2020 – Senior Season: Recorded a team-best four saves in seven outings… Ended the year 0-1 on the hill with a 3.86 ERA… Struck out 13 batters in seven innings of action… Walked six batters… Allowed three runs on five hits… Didn’t allow an extra base hit… Earned the save in each of his first three appearances… Tossed two innings vs. North Carolina A&T, striking out a season-high five batters (2/14)… Earned a four-out save the following day… Credited with the save in the win over Western Illinois after striking out two (2/22)… Struck out three vs. Baldwin Wallace (3/10)… Ended the season with his fourth save vs. Saint Joseph’s (3/11).

2019 – Junior Season: Made 17 appearances out of the bullpen… Ended the year with a 1-1 overall record that included a 6.46 ERA… Recorded two saves… Struck out 19 batters over 15.1 innings… Walked 22 batters… 11 earned runs came off 12 hits… Season debut came vs. Rider (Feb. 16)… Struck out a season-high three batters vs. Western Michigan (March 17)… First save came at Valparaiso (March 23)… Picked up the save in a win over Southern Illinois (March 29)… Earned the win vs. IU Kokomo (April 24)… Struck out at least one batter in each of his last five appearances.

2018 – Sophomore Season: Made 20 appearances… Led the team and ranked third in the BIG EAST with 10 saves… Held a 2.75 ERA… Struck out 28 batters in 19.2 innings… Only allowed five hits… Ranked third in the BIG EAST and 40th in the NCAA in saves… Made six appearances vs. BIG EAST opponents… Came up with four saves… Struck out two of the three batters he faced in his debut at UNCW (Feb. 17)… First save of the season was a full inning vs. Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 18)… Closed out game two of a doubleheader vs. George Mason to earn his second save (Feb. 24)… Picked up a save in the home opener vs. Fort Wayne (March 9)… Helped Butler defeat Villanova with his fourth save of the season (April 15)… Credited with the save at Eastern Illinois (April 17)… Struck out the side at IU-Kokomo to notch his sixth save of the season (April 24)… Gave Butler six outs for his seventh save of the season vs. Xavier (May 6)… Closed out the final inning vs. Georgetown (May 12)… Ninth save came at St. John’s (May 18)… Struck out two batters to earn his 10th save in the BIG EAST Tournament game vs. Seton Hall (May 24).

2017 – Freshman Season: Made 10 appearances on the year with one start… Struck out five batters in eight innings… Made his season debut vs. La Salle (Feb. 19)… Struck out a season-high two batters in his start at Furman (March 8)… Recorded an out in Butler’s no-hitter at Purdue (May 10).

High School: Earned three varsity letters at Zionsville High School under head coach Jered Moore... 2016 Conference Champion... 2016 State Runner-up... Team set a school record for wins in 2016 (30-5)... Team ranked #1 in Indiana in 2016 and 17th in the nation... All-HCC Conference Selection... Compiled an overall record of 10-2 on the mound with 137 career strikeouts... Academic Honor roll '14, '15, '16... Scholar Athlete '15, '16

Personal: Son of Todd and Amy Pilcher... Has a sister named Ava and a brother named Eli... Majoring in Finance.