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Butler University Athletics

2017 Baseball Roster

Richard Breeden
Richard Breeden
Richard Breeden
Brent Smith
Brent Smith

6 Michael DiViesti

  • Position C
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Arlington Heights, Ill.
  • Highschool Buffalo Grove

Biography

2017 – Senior Season: Played in 37 games, making 32 starts primarily at catcher… Recorded 20 hits in 111 at-bats to post a .180 batting average… Ended the year with three doubles and two home runs… Scored eight runs… Tallied 13 RBI… Walked nine times… Only made two errors… Went 3-for-4 with a double in his season debut vs. La Salle (Feb. 17)… Moved to DH the following day to deliver two RBI vs. Ohio (Feb. 18)… First home run of the season followed vs. La Salle (Feb. 19)… Homered again in Butler’s 7-5 win at Indiana (April 19)… Ended the game 3-for-5 at IU with a season-high three RBI… Provided Butler with a two-RBI double vs. Eastern Michigan (April 1).

2016 - Junior Season: Backup catcher that played in 23 games... Broke into the starting lineup in 13 contests... Held a .208 batting average that included a double and a home run... Ended the year with 11 RBI and four runs scored... Solid behind the dish with 67 put-outs and eight assists... Didn't commit a single error defensively... Earned the start at catcher in his season debut at Samford (Feb. 20)... First hit of the season was a grand slam in the home opener vs. Marian (March 2)... Finished the game 1-for-3 with four RBI and two runs scored... Delivered a pinch-hit RBI vs. Illinois State (March 12)... Earned the start at Saint Louis to go 1-for-4 from the plate with an RBI double (March 19)... First multi-hit game came at home vs. Western Michigan (March 27)... Came up big vs. Ball State with a 2-for-2 game that included two RBI (May 17).
 
2015 - Sophomore Season: Played in nine games... Registered one hit during six at-bats to post a .167 batting average... Ended the year with one RBI... Made 13 putouts... Made four putouts in his season debut at Marian (March 17)... Picked up an RBI single vs Wabash (March 21)... Took two at-bats at Xavier (May 15).

2014 - Freshman Season: Played in five games... Saw his first playing time of the season vs. IPFW at catcher (March 8)... Recorded a hit and scored a run vs. Rockhurst (March 18)... Second hit of the season came vs. Xavier (April 19)... Ended the season with a .400 BA (2-for-5)... Recorded nine putouts without making an error.

Personal: Son of Tony and Kit DiViesti... Majoring in finance.

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2014Freshman

    C
    6'3" 195 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2015Sophomore

    C
    6'3" 195 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2016Junior

    C
    6'3" 215 lbs
    7
  • 6

    2017Senior

    C
    6'3" 215 lbs
    6
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