2007 ? Third team all-conference player who started 56 games at second base for the Bulls ... Earned BIG EAST Player of the Week and College Baseball Foundation National Honor Roll Player of the Week awards on March 26 ... Was 50th-toughest player in the nation to strike out (April 30) ... Led the team with 10 multiple-RBI games and was second in multiple hit games with 21 ... One of two players to produce a four-hit game ... Tied for eighth in the conference in hits (36) and RBI (22) in league games ... Was fifth in the conference in assists (80) and fielding double plays (22) ... In 58 games, batted .324 with 69 hits ? both of which were career-bests and second-best on the team ... His 44 RBI more than doubled his total of 19 the previous season ... Longest hit streak was 10 games from March 10-30 ... Started all 27 conference games at second base for the Bulls ... Led the team with a .336 average in BIG EAST play ... Recorded team-highs in hits (36), doubles (7) and RBI (22) in conference action ... Hit .300 vs. left-handers and .336 vs. right-handers ... Was .500 with the bases loaded and drove in 20 RBI (second-best on the squad) with two outs ... Only struck out looking six times the entire season ... Drew a walk in three consecutive Bull wins from May 19-23 ... Tallied three RBI in his three-hit outing against No. 23 St. John’s on May 17 ... Also had three put outs and five assists from second base in the game ... Twentieth multiple-hit outing was in USF’s 10-4 victory over Louisville on April 27 ... Was 3-of-5 with four RBI and was hit by one pitch ... Second-longest hit streak was his seven-game run from April 13-22 ... Was 10-of 28 during that streak, with five RBI and four runs scored ... Tenth double of the year was April 14 at Villanova ... Had two doubles in three games against the Wildcats ... Was 3-of-4 in USF’s first game with Villanova ... Recorded a pair of hits in three consecutive games, April 3-6, scoring a run in each game ... Recorded his first three-hit game of the season in USF’s 16-1 win at Connecticut ... Also drew two walks in the game ... On March 28 drew three walks from the FAMU pitching staff ... Notched three RBI in three consecutive games March 25 at Notre Dame and in two outings against FAMU March 27-28 ... Went on a five-game RBI streak, driving in 12 teammates from March 24-March 30 ... Had an explosive outing with a home run and a double in the Bulls’ second game with Pittsburgh ... Longest hit streak of the season was a 10-game run from March 10-28 ... Best game during that time was a 4-of-5 night at Notre Dame, when he had a pair of RBI and scored two runs while recording a double in USF’s March 24 win over the Fighting Irish ... Earned an RBI against Michigan State (3/10) off a sac fly to center field ... Went 2-for-5 against Michigan State on March 8, notching an RBI and scoring a run .. Was 2-for-4 in USF’s victory over Stetson on March 6, earning an RBI and scoring one run ... Was 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored against Florida (2/27) ... Had a busy series with Manhattan (2/23-25), batting 8-for 13 with two doubles and an RBI ... Also scored five runs in the three-game set ... Notched six RBI in 6-for-12 series with Jacksonville Feb. 16-18 ... Registered two doubles, three drawn walks and two stolen bases in the series ... Recorded first RBI of the season in third game with High Point (2/11) ... Opened the 2007 season with 1-for-2 outing against High Point (2/9), scoring two runs and being hit by a pitch.
2006, Summer ? Appeared in 40 games for the North Adams SteppleCats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) ... Started in 38 games ... Hit .246 (35-of-142) with 12 RBI and 24 runs scored ... His 24 runs scored were the second-most on the team, helping the SteepleCats earn a berth in the NECBL playoffs ... Started in both playoff games for North Adams, hitting a team-high .500 (3-of-6) with one RBI.
2006 ? Played in 57 games (starting 56) for USF, hitting .261 (54-of-207) with two home runs and 19 RBI ... Produced 27 runs scored (fifth-best on the team) ... Hit .161 (10-of-62) versus left-handers and .303 (44-fo-145) versus right-handers ... Made all 56 starts at third base ... Closed out the 2006 season with a six-game hit streak (5/18-24), tying his season-best streak (six games 3/14-24) ... Registered 13 multiple-hit contests, including a career-tying four hits vs. Penn (3/7) ... Appeared and started in 26 BIG EAST games ... Hit .239 (21-of-88) in conference action with six RBI and 10 runs scored ... Recorded seventh double of the season, going 1-for-4 with a run scored vs. St. John’s (5/24) in the team’s second game of the 2006 BIG EAST Championship ... Batted 1-for-2, including a sacrifice fly, scoring one run and driving in another at West Virginia (5/20) ... Knocked in sixth double of the season, going 1-for-3 at West Virginia (5/19) ... Drove in a run, batting 1-for-4 vs. Stetson (5/16) ... Recorded second home run of the season, during a 1-for-4 outing at Stetson (5/9) ... Scored two run, batting 1-for-4 during USF’s 14-3 win over Georgetown (4/28) ... Crushed first-career grand slam, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a run scored vs. Stetson (4/25) ... Registered two hits in USF’s 11-9 loss at Pittsburgh (4/23) ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored vs. Louisville (4/13) ... Hit 3-for-5 at No. 15 Florida (3/29) ... Scored two runs while hitting 2-for-4 vs. Seton Hall (3/26) ... Registered fifth double of the season, going 1-for-3 vs. Seton Hall (3/24) ... Drove in the game-tying run with a single vs. Vermont (3/21), batting 1-for-2 as a pinch hitter ... Scored game-tying run, batting 1-for-2 in USF’s 4-3 win over UConn (3/19) ... Set the game to extra innings with an RBI-single in the bottom of the seventh in USF’s 7-6 loss to UConn (3/18) ... Drove in two runs, going 3-for-4 with a run scored vs. Army (3/14) ... Went 1-for-4, including a double and a run scored vs. UMass (3/11) ... Registered a career-high four hits with two doubles, two runs scored and three RBI vs. Penn (3/7) ... Scored a run, going 1-for-4 vs. Illinois (3/5) ... Hit 1-for-4 with a run scored at Stetson (2/26) ... Went 2-for-6 with a run scored vs. Western Carolina (2/24) ... Recorded third multiple-hit contest of the season, going 2-for-3 vs. Jacksonville (2/14) ... Hit 3-for-4 with an RBI on vs. Northwestern (2/12) ... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored while hitting his first double of the season in USF’s 5-2 win over Northwestern (2/10).
2005, Summer ? Helped the North Adams SteepleCats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League to a 20-22 record and a playoff berth, batting .239 (39-of-163) with 15 RBI and 20 runs scored ... Appeared in 41 games for the SteepleCats, starting in 39 ... Hit .238 during the playoffs, guiding North Adams to a second-round matchup with the Newport Gulls.
2005 ? Made an immediate impact, making 46 starts at shortstop during his freshman year ... Appeared in 63 games (starting in 61) ... Batted .246 (55-of-224) with 27 RBI and 29 runs scored ... Hit .327 (16-of-49) versus left-handers and .223 (39-of-175) versus right-handers ... His 27 RBI ranked fifth on the team ... Appeared in all 29 Conference USA game for the Bulls, hitting .299 (32-of-107) with 13 RBI and 14 runs scored ... Registered 13 multiple-hit games, including a career-high three hits at Houston (4/22) and eight multiple-RBI contests ... Started in all three C-USA Tournament games (5/25-27), hitting .300 (5-of-13) with an RBI and two runs scored ... Went 2-for-4 with and RBI and a run scored in USF’s 11-1 win over Louisville (5/26) during the C-USA Tournament ... Hit .500 (6-of-12) with three RBI and three runs scored in a three-game sweep on Cincinnati (5/19-21), registering two doubles and a triple ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored for the second-straight game versus the Golden Eagles at Southern Miss (5/15) ... Recorded second home run of the season in a 2-for-4 performance at Southern Miss (5/14), scoring one run and driving in two ... Registered a career-high three hits in a 3-for-4 outing at Houston (4/22), driving in two runs ... Scored twice while going 3-for-4 from the plate in USF’s 11-2 win over UAB (4./17) ... Went 1-for?2 with two RBI and two runs scored versus Quinnipiac (3/13) ... Registered a career-high two stolen bases versus Quinnipiac (3/12) ... Notched first-career double, going 1-for-4 with a run scored versus Louisiana-Lafayette (3/2) ... Tallied first multiple-hit game with a 2-for-3 performance versus Jacksonville (2/25) ... Blasted first-career home run versus Eastern Michigan (2/18) ... Went 1-for-4, including first-career triple, with one run scored and one RBI versus Bethune-Cookman (2/6).
High School ? Four-year all-county baseball player at Key West High, where he was team captain as a junior and senior ... Also a solid football player and the team captain as a senior ... Hit .475 as a senior with 28 RBI, 22 runs, three home runs and 13 stolen bases ... Hit .468 in his junior season with 25 RBI, 18 runs, two home runs and 10 stolen bases ... Sophomore season ended with a .368 batting average, 22 RBI, 15 runs and one home run ... As a freshman, he hit .380 with 18 RBI ... Finished third in all-time hits at Key West behind Khalil Greene and Ben Harrison ... A Bright Future Scholar.
Personal ? Full name is Dexter Lang Butler ... Born Feb. 12, 1986 in Key West, Fla. ... Son of Bill & Anita Butler ... Has an older brother, Devin (26) ... Father played basketball for Vincennes Junior College and the University of Louisville (1972-74) ... Is majoring in Communication Sciences ... Enjoys watching movies, listening to music and playing video games ... One of 24 USF baseball players named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll in 2005.
