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2015 Baseball Roster

9 Mitchell Busch

  • Class Senior
  • Position Catcher
  • Bats/Throws: R/R
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 185
  • Hometown Appleton, Wis.
  • Highschool Kimberly

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Tied for fourth in school history for single season triples (4 in 2015)...Ranks 10th in school history for single season at-bats (161 in 2014)...Tied for 10th in school history for single season hits (59 in 2014)...Tied for ninth in school history for single game RBI (6)

2015: Member of Midwest Conference Championship and NCAA playoff participant...Appeared in 32 of Ripon's 40 games, starting 30...Tied for the team lead in triples (4)...Tied for third on the team in home runs (2)...Ranked fourth on the team in RBI (24)...Batted .293 with four doubles...Scored 10 runs...Stole two bases on two attempts...Committed three errors for a fielding percentage of .981

2014: ABCA All-Region Second Team...D3baseball.com All-Region Third Team...MWC North All-Conference...Started all 39 games...Ranked second on the team in batting avg. (.366) and hits (59)...Ranked third on the team in doubles (13), RBI (41) and total bases (78), while added two home runs, three stolen bases and scoring 31 runs

2013: Member of MWC Champions and NCAA playoff participant...Played in 25 of Ripon's 40 games, starting 20...Batted .234 with five doubles, one triple and eight RBI...Scored 11 runs and stole two bases on two attempts...Did not commit an error in 105 chances for a team-best fielding pct. of 1.000

2012: Appeared in 28 games, starting 23...Finished fourth on the team with a .322 batting average...Recorded seven doubles, eight RBI, 17 runs scored and two stolen bases on two attempts...Did not commit an error in 114 chances...Threw out eight baserunners on 19 attempts

PERSONAL: Born March 19, 1993...Son of Mike and Traci Winius...Has one sibling, Kellen...Most memorable baseball moment is winning state in summer Legion baseball during the summer after my sophomore year of high school...Most memorable baseball moment is winning State for Legion...Chose Ripon College because of the small campus size and the great baseball tradition...Favorite team to play is St. Norbert College...Hobbies include Hunting, fishing, and baseball...Favorite athlete is Jonathan Lucroy...Season goal is to help the team win Regionals and earn All-Region honors...Career goal is to work for the DNR

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2012Freshman

    Catcher
    6'1" 165 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2013Sophomore

    Catcher
    6'1" 170 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2014Junior

    Catcher
    6'1" 180 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2015Senior

    Catcher
    6'1" 185 lbs
    9