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Dana Butterfield

Year:
Sophomore
Pos.:
P
Hometown:
Hillsboro, Ore.
Prev School:
Glencoe HS

2023: Redshirt season

2022 (freshman season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Went 10-13 with a 4.68 ERA over 146.2 innings
Recorded the third-most wins by a freshman in program history
Appeared in 36 of team’s 47 games, made 20 starts
Threw 11 complete games, had one shutout
11 complete games rank fourth in program history, second most by a freshman
Had more strikeouts (71) than walks (59)
Opened collegiate career with 2-1, eight-inning loss with six hits allowed
Threw a three-hit, 1-0 shutout against North Dakota in Hawaii on 89 pitches

Career Highs (entering the 2024 season)
Innings: 8.0 (Saint Mary’s, 2.11.22)
Strikeouts: 6 (Portland State, 3.26.22)
Pitches: 119 (Northern Colorado, 4.29.22)

Games with five or more strikeouts: 3
Games with 10 or more strikeouts: n/a
Complete games: 11
Shutouts: 1
No-hitters: n/a

Prep: A 2021 graduate of Glencoe High ... Had a prep record of 24-4 with 306 strikeouts over 183 1/3 innings pitched ... Went 20-3 as a sophomore in 2019 with 254 strikeouts in 151 2/3 innings to earn Pacific Conference Pitcher of the Year and first-team All-Pacific Conference honors ... Had a prep batting average of .369 with nine home runs ... An Oregon Prep Athlete of the Year nominee.

Personal: The daughter of Chris and Dawna Butterfield ... Has an older sister, Taylor … An integrative physiology major.