Butler University Athletics

2025 – Senior Season: Played in 28 games, making 14 starts at catcher… Posted a .189 batting average by recording 10 hits in 53 at-bats… Ended the year with two doubles and one home run to reach 10 RBIs… Recorded 15 total bases… Scored seven runs… Walked six times and was hit by a pitch twice to improve his on-base percentage to .290… Three extra base hits moved his slugging percentage up to .283… Made 81 putouts… Posted a .979 fielding percentage… Hit a two-run home run in a start at Ohio (2/28)… Went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs at Lindenwood (3/8)… Came up with two RBIs and a run scored at Evansville (4/8)… Final RBI was recorded at Georgetown (4/18)… Went 2-for-2 at Northwestern with a walk and a run scored (4/29)… Went 1-for-3 at Belmont with a double (3/14).

2024 – Junior Season: Played in 46 games, making 32 starts… Recorded 25 hits in 111 at-bats to post a .225 batting average… Ended the year with six doubles, two triples and three home runs to move his slugging percentage up to .396… Scored 22 runs… Recorded 44 total bases and 16 RBI’s… Walked 14 times and was hit by a pitch seven times to raise his on-base percentage to .346… Had two sacrifice hits… Responsible for 205 putouts and assisted on 37 outs… Posted a .968 fielding percentage… Went 2-for-6 at Eastern Michigan with a triple and a double to record three RBIs and score two runs (4/16)… Matched his season-high RBI total with three at Creighton going 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored (4/7)… Hit a two-run home run at Alabama A&M (2/24)… Homered at Morehead State (3/1)… First triple of the year came in the very next game vs. the Eagles (3/2)… Hit a two-run home run in the finale at Morehead State (3/3)… Went 2-for-4 with a double in the home game vs. Indiana (3/28)… Hit a double and scored two runs vs. Dayton (3/24)… Scored two runs at Memphis (3/8)… Had two hits in game two at Creighton (4/6).

Before Butler: Hit .250 at Paris Junior College… Came up with 23 hits and 19 RBI… Caught 16 base runners attempting to steal… First Team All-Academic selection.

High School: Three-year starter at Houston Christian… Hit .350 with five home runs and 12 doubles… Broke the team record for doubles… All-Conference selection… Team Captain… Defensive MVP on the team… Best game included a 4-for-5 day at the plate with a homer and two doubles… Threw out all three runners trying to steal in that contest.

Personal: Son of Don and Denise Munton… Has two siblings; Isaiah and Abby… Economics major.

Why Munton Chose Butler
“To play baseball and get a great education.”