College baseball gets started one week from today with the Butler Bulldogs opening the 2025 campaign at Tarleton State. Three of the four contests in Stephenville will stream on ESPN+. Before for the start of the new season, let’s take a look at the roster beginning with the outfielders.
Preseason All-BIG EAST selection Jack Moroknek highlights the outfield position group for the Bulldogs heading into the 2025 season. A redshirt-junior from Carmel, Moroknek will likely return to his role as the BU right fielder for the upcoming campaign. He was recently selected to D1Baseball.com’s Preseason Top 100 Outfielders list, coming in at No. 89!
The left-handed bat started in 54 of Butler’s 55 games a year ago and held a .327 batting average. Moroknek led the team with 13 home runs and would also register 14 doubles and one triple. He ended the 2024 season with 38 runs, 44 RBI’s and 124 total bases.
Head Coach Blake Beemer will have decisions to make for the other two spots in the outfield. Ryan Drumm is a returner that could see an expanded role in 2025 after appearing in 42 games as a true freshman. Drumm hit .227 a year ago, collecting 15 hits. Half of those hits went for extra bases with Drumm posting five doubles and three home runs to record nine RBI.
Newcomer Will Burgess will also make a push for playing time in the outfield. A transfer from Montgomery College, Burgess could be another left-handed bat in the Bulldog lineup. He hit .455 at Montgomery to rank eighth in the country in batting average for a JUCO World Series Team. After the conclusion of the 2024 campaign, Burgess received the Steve Bazarnic Award which goes to the hitter of the year.
Two other Bulldogs that could also see some time in the outfield this year include Tommy Townsend and Keegan Connors. Townsend came on strong near the end of his freshman season to hit .250 with a triple and two home runs. Connors is a speedy option that appeared in 34 games for BU as a sophomore. He hit .231 with three doubles and two homers.
Freshman options in the outfield include Roman Sienza and Caiden Brezinski. Sienza was an All-Conference selection at Mukwonago High School out of Wisconsin that hit .298 as a senior and Brezinski is a Cherry Creek, Colorado native that was part of a State Championship team while in the Centennial State.
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