Butler University Athletics

2022 – Redshirt Senior Season: Limited to five starts due to injury… Went 0-1 on the mound with a 6.00 ERA… Struck out eight batters over 12 innings… Walked eight batters… Allowed 18 hits… Limited opponents to eight earned runs… Struck out a season-high five batters in four innings of action against Georgetown (4/16)… Threw a season-high 79 pitches against the Hoyas… Made his season debut at Southern Illinois (3/26)… Had his first conference start at Villanova (4/10)… Ended the year with 2.1 innings at St. John’s (4/24).

2021 – Redshirt Junior Season: Weekend starter that ended the year with a 2-2 record… Made 13 total appearances… Tossed one complete game… Picked up one save… Ranked third on the team by throwing 41.1 innings… Ranked 14th in the BIG EAST with a 3.48 ERA… Struck out 47 batters… Walked 14 batters… Gave up 36 hits, resulting in 18 runs (16 ER)… All four starts came vs. BIG EAST opponents… Tossed four innings out of the bullpen in his season debut vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (3/12)… Struck out seven (3 IP) in his first start at Xavier (4/17)… Struck out five over 3.2 innings at Seton Hall (4/9)… Didn’t allow a run vs. Villanova over four full innings which included six strikeouts (4/23)… Struck out six and didn’t allow a hit over 3.1 innings vs. Northern Kentucky (5/2)… Struck out five over four frames in a start vs. Creighton (5/8)… Went seven full innings vs. St. John’s, striking out three and limiting the Johnnies to just two hits (5/15)… Threw a season-high 113 pitches over 6.1 innings in his last outing at Georgetown (5/21).

2020 – Redshirt-Sophomore Season: Made six appearances out of the bullpen… Threw six full innings… Ended the year with a 9.00 ERA… Struck out eight batters… Allowed six earned runs off nine hits… Walked four batters… Struck out four batters over three innings in his season debut vs. George Mason (2/15)… Struck out three batters in one inning of work vs. Saint Francis (3/3)… Entered the game for single outs at UCF, vs. Baldwin Wallace and Saint Joseph’s.

2018 - Freshman Season at IU: Made five appearances... Pitched 5.1 innings... Struck out five... Allowed one run off six hits... Walked three... Tossed two frames vs. Oklahoma (2/16/18)... Struck out two batters vs. Western Illinois and Butler (3/14/18, 3/30/18).

High School: Played for Ed Freije at Cathedral High School… Went 11-0 his senior season with a 1.00 ERA and four complete games in 11 starts… Team was the 2017 4A IHSAA State Champions… Ranked the No. 3 LHP and No. 16 overall prospect out of the state of Indiana by PBR and the No. 66 LHP and No. 387 player overall nationally by PBR.

Personal: Son of Mark and Julie Eaton... Has a sibling named Jackson.

Why Eaton Chose Butler: To continue the family tradition of Bulldogs and further my baseball and academic careers.