Jason Butts

12 - Jason Butts

Height: 6-1
Year: So.
Hometown: Woodstock, Ga.
High School: Kell
Position: C

2009 (Sophomore): Redshirted.

2008 (Freshman): Appeared in 30 games behind the plate, starting 16 … Penciled in for first-career start against Clemson ... Notched first career hit against Savannah State, which resulted in his first-career RBI (2/27) … Achieved first-career multi-hit game in a 2-for-3 performance at the expense of ETSU (3/15) … Drove in first run of the season against The Citadel (4/2) … Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI against Savannah State … Went 2-for-3 with a run scored against Gardner-Webb. 

High School: Four-year letter winner at Kell High School … Voted team's Rookie of the Year freshman season ... Hit .303 in first season ... Led the team in hitting with a .320 batting average as a sophomore ... Led Kell to state finals in AAAAA ... Hit .381 during 10 -game playoff run ... Hit .325 as a senior to lead the Longhorns to a second place finish in their region ... Selected to the Georgia Dugout Club All-Star team ... Member of the All-Cobb County Team ... Ranked by Perfect Game as one of the top 200 players in the country ... Played in East Cobb baseball program for five summers ... Hit .411 with seven home runs for the East Cobb Yankees that advanced to the Connie Mack World Series. 

Personal: Son of Mark and Linda … Has one sister Kristin, 21, who is a member of the Georgia Southern University swim team … Majoring in education … Born January 20, 1989 in Marietta, Ga.

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