2022 – Junior Season: Played in 46 games, making 33 starts… Hit .215 on the season with 23 hits coming on 107 at-bats… Scored 19 runs… Ended the year with 12 RBIs and 31 total bases… Three doubles, one triple and one home run raised his slugging percentage to .290… Walked 11 times to raise his on-base percentage to .317… Perfect on steal attempts going 7-for-7… Solid outfielder with a .968 fielding percentage… Went 1-for-3 with a walk in his season debut at Murray State (2/18)… First RBI came in the finale at Murray State (2/20)… Delivered an extra base hit with a double at Northern Kentucky (3/1)… First multi-hit game of the season came at #1 Tennessee (3/22)… Went 2-for-2 vs. Georgetown with a double, two RBI and a run scored (4/14)… Stayed hot vs. the Hoyas with a 2-for-3 game (4/16)… Scored a season-high three runs in a 2-for-3 game vs. Northern Kentucky (4/19)… Went 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored vs. Dayton (4/20)… Ended the St. John’s series with a double (4/24)… Went 2-for-4 vs. UConn with a triple and a run scored (4/29).
Before Butler: Played at Kellogg CC in the MCCAA… Helpled Kellogg post a 37-13 record that included a 19-7 conference record… Hit .340 at Kellogg with 10 home runs and six triples… Earned the Dick Shilts Award (Student-Athlete of the Year in the MCCAA)… Named All-Region… Made a World Series appearance at Kellogg… Ended the year third in the nation… Won a conference championship, state championship and a regional championship… Hit in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning for Kellogg in the regional finals… Played club baseball for the Kalamazoo Maroons… Went 30-6 overall in club ball… First Team Academic All-American at Kellogg… Named Academic All-State out of high school… Also played basketball and football.
Personal: Son of Tim and Jeannine Van Liere… Has a sibling named Ryan… Finance major.
