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Butler University Athletics

2019 Baseball Roster

2 Sam Russo

  • Position C
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Canton, Ohio
  • Highschool Canton Hoover

Biography

2019 – Senior Season: Played in 12 games, making seven starts… Held a .280 batting average, collecting seven hits in 25 at-bats… Scored six runs… Recorded five RBI… Walked seven times to raise his on-base percentage to .455… Hit three triples to boost his slugging percentage to .400… Solid behind the plate with a .984 fielding percentage… Got his first start at Valparaiso and collected his first hit of the season (March 24)… Ended the game with a two-RBI double and two runs scored… Went 2-for-2 with two doubles, one RBI, and one run scored vs. Villanova (May 5)… Went 2-for-3 at Eastern Illinois with an RBI (May 14).

2018 – Junior Season: Played in five games… Recorded one hit in three at-bats to post a .333 batting average… Made his debut vs. Lehigh (Feb. 16)… First at-bat came against Lehigh the following day (Feb. 17)… Came up with a pinch-hit at Western Michigan (March 18)… Final appearance was a pinch hit vs. Anderson (March 28).

2017 – Sophomore Season: Played in 13 games, making eight starts at catcher… Recorded four hits in 25 at-bats to log a .160 batting average… Scored three runs… Tallied four RBI… Walked three times… Made his season debut behind the plate vs. Ohio (Feb. 18)… Jumped into the starting lineup for the first time vs. La Salle (Feb. 19)… First hit of the season came at Alcorn State (Feb. 26)… Scored his first run of the season at Presbyterian (March 7)… Delivered an RBI single against Fort Wayne (March 12)… Hit a three-run home run at Fort Wayne (April 11).

2016 - Freshman Season: Saw action in six games, making two starts... Collected three hits in 10 at-bats to post a .300 batting average... Scored one run... First hit of the year came at Samford (Feb. 19)... Saw two at-bats in the home opener vs. Marian (March 2)... Started as the designated hitter vs. Bradley going 1-for-4 with an RBI double (March 27).

High School: Catcher of the North Canton JLWS World Series Team that won both the regional and state championships... Named 2013 Diamond League MVP... Invited to the PBR Top Prospect game as well as being a Walsh Jesuit SFC Invitee... Perfect Game 2015 Central Region honorable mention... Perfect Game National Top 1000 2015... Prep Baseball Report 2015 ranked 54th overall, listed in Top 10 for Ohio Catchers 2015... Selected to be the catcher for the East Squad in the 2015 Hank Miller All Star Team.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2016Freshman

    C
    5'11" 185 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2017Sophomore

    C
    5'11" 185 lbs
    16
  • 2

    2018Junior

    C
    5'11" 185 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2019Senior

    C
    5'11" 185 lbs
    2
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