Blake Butcher Season 2022

PRIOR TO COLLEGE: Graduated in 2021 from Corona del Mar High School, where he won four varsity letters under head coach Kevin McCaffrey … Helped the Sea Kings capture the Sunset Wave League championship and advance to the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division II playoffs during his senior season … Collected Sunset Wave League Most Valuable Player honors and was named his squad’s Offensive Player of the Year … Hit .386 with seven home runs that year … Ranked as the 10th-best prospect at third base in California for the class of 2021 by Perfect Game and 113th in the state at any position … Was also listed among the top 500 recruits nationally by the website and No. 65 at third base … Received preseason All-America honorable mention for the California region by Perfect Game prior to the 2021 campaign … Also merited preseason All-America honorable mention in the underclass category in 2019 before garnering second-team preseason all-region accolades by the website in 2020 … Earned a spot on the all-tournament team in consecutive years as a member of the PFA Matadors traveling squad at the Perfect Game MLK Underclass Championship in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2020 and 2021 … Additionally landed on all-tournament team for the same club program at the 2019 WWBA (2021 Grads) National Championship in Cartersville, Georgia … Chose the Aztecs over the likes of Oregon, UCLA, Washington State, Cal State Fullerton, Cal Poly, Loyola Marymount, Nevada, Santa Clara and UC Santa Barbara among others … Also played football as a freshman in high school.

PERSONAL: Born in Newport Beach, California … Parents are Brady and Mollie Butcher … His great-grandfather played baseball at USC as well … Enjoys going to the beach, hanging out with friends and spending time with family … Lists Tiger Woods as his favorite athlete … Undecided on a major at San Diego State.