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16 Jess Butzen
Jess Butzen
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Neenah, Wis.
  • High School:
    Neenah
  • Position:
    P
  • app
    16
  • gs
    15
  • w
    3
  • l
    12
  • sv
    0
  • ip
    94.2
  • era
    5.84
  • whip
    1.81
  • k
    67
Bio

Career Statistics

2014:  Garnered honorable mention All-WIAC honors … posted the sixth-best earned run average (3.16) and opposing batting average (.280) during league play ... led the Pioneers with eight wins, 28 appearances and 15 complete games … tossed 139.1 innings and totaled 90 strikeouts, the fifth most in school history … struck out a career-high nine batters in a 11-4 victory at UW-Stevens Point (April 22) … earned her first collegiate victory in her second career start at Westminster (March 10), scattering four hits and only giving up one run … threw a complete game, 4-3 victory against Brockport (March 18) and only allowed five hits and one earned run … pitched a one-hit shutout against UW-Superior (April 5) and then threw four scoreless innings in the nightcap to lead the Pioneers to a sweep of the Yellowjackets.

High School:  Named first team Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association All-District … garnered first team Post Crescent Media All-Area honors … was a first team all-conference selection … set Neenah’s school career strikeout record, amassing 370 strikeouts … posted  1.38 earned run average in her prep career … named academic all-state.

Personal: Daughter of Dave and Joy Butzen … plans to major in biology.
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Apr 28 Dubuque
Apr 28 Dubuque
Apr 29 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 4-2
Apr 29 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 8-0
Apr 30 at Wis.-River Falls L, 11-0
Apr 30 at Wis.-River Falls L, 10-5
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Appearances 16 8
Games started 15 7
Wins 3 1
Losses 12 6
Saves 0 0
Complete Games 14 6
Shutouts 1 -
Innings Pitched 94.2 44.2
Hits 148 63
Runs 99 39
Earned Runs 79 35
Walks 23 12
Strikeouts 67 31
Strikeouts per Game 4.98 4.91
Doubles Allowed 34 17
Triples Allowed 8 6
WHIP - -
Home Runs Allows 9 6
At Bats Against 438 195
Batting Average Against .338 .323
Earned Run Average 5.87 5.54
Wild pitches 4 2
Hit Batters 1 -
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 3 2
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 7 3
Game Log - Hitting
Date Opponent Score gp ab h rbi bb k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa 2b 3b hr xbh
Mar 12 at Webster   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 at Webster   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Elmhurst L, 9-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Mar 19 vs. Lawrence L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. Oswego St. L, 13-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Mar 20 vs. Benedictine (Ill.) L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Greenville L, 6-1 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Mar 21 vs. Buffalo St. L, 19-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Williams L, 14-5 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Mar 22 vs. St. Michael's L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 vs. Chicago L, 7-1 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Mar 23 vs. Hendrix L, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Loras W, 9-0 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Mar 30 at Loras L, 12-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Wartburg W, 7-6 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Apr 6 at Wartburg L, 17-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Wis.-Whitewater L, 4-0 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Apr 13 Wis.-Whitewater L, 9-6 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Apr 14 at Beloit L, 5-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Apr 14 at Beloit W, 14-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Wis.-Stout L, 6-0 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Apr 16 at Wis.-Stout L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Wis.-La Crosse L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Apr 22 at Wis.-La Crosse L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Wis.-Eau Claire W, 6-5 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Apr 23 Wis.-Eau Claire L, 10-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 8-7 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Apr 24 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 4-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Apr 29 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at Wis.-River Falls L, 11-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at Wis.-River Falls L, 10-5 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Game Log - Base Running
Date Opponent Score gp r tb sb cs
Mar 12 at Webster   - - - - -
Mar 12 at Webster   - - - - -
Mar 13 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - -
Mar 13 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Elmhurst L, 9-4 1 0 0 - -
Mar 19 vs. Lawrence L, 10-2 - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. Oswego St. L, 13-3 1 0 0 - -
Mar 20 vs. Benedictine (Ill.) L, 8-0 - - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Greenville L, 6-1 1 0 0 - -
Mar 21 vs. Buffalo St. L, 19-6 - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Williams L, 14-5 1 0 0 - -
Mar 22 vs. St. Michael's L, 7-6 - - - - -
Mar 23 vs. Chicago L, 7-1 1 0 0 - -
Mar 23 vs. Hendrix L, 9-1 - - - - -
Mar 30 at Loras W, 9-0 1 0 0 - -
Mar 30 at Loras L, 12-7 - - - - -
Apr 6 at Wartburg W, 7-6 1 0 0 - -
Apr 6 at Wartburg L, 17-1 - - - - -
Apr 13 Wis.-Whitewater L, 4-0 1 0 0 - -
Apr 13 Wis.-Whitewater L, 9-6 1 0 0 - -
Apr 14 at Beloit L, 5-3 1 0 0 - -
Apr 14 at Beloit W, 14-12 - - - - -
Apr 16 at Wis.-Stout L, 6-0 1 0 0 - -
Apr 16 at Wis.-Stout L, 2-0 - - - - -
Apr 22 at Wis.-La Crosse L, 2-0 1 0 0 - -
Apr 22 at Wis.-La Crosse L, 10-2 - - - - -
Apr 23 Wis.-Eau Claire W, 6-5 1 0 0 - -
Apr 23 Wis.-Eau Claire L, 10-0 - - - - -
Apr 24 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 8-7 1 0 0 - -
Apr 24 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 6-4 - - - - -
Apr 28 Dubuque   - - - - -
Apr 28 Dubuque   - - - - -
Apr 29 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 4-2 1 0 0 - -
Apr 29 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 8-0 - - - - -
Apr 30 at Wis.-River Falls L, 11-0 - - - - -
Apr 30 at Wis.-River Falls L, 10-5 1 0 0 - -
Game Log - Pitching
Date Opponent Score gp w l ip h r er era k k/7 hr whip
Mar 12 at Webster   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 at Webster   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Elmhurst L, 9-4 1 0 1 6.0 10 9 6 7.00 5 5.83 2 -
Mar 19 vs. Lawrence L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. Oswego St. L, 13-3 1 0 1 6.0 15 13 11 12.83 3 3.50 - -
Mar 20 vs. Benedictine (Ill.) L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Greenville L, 6-1 1 0 1 6.0 8 6 4 4.67 2 2.33 - -
Mar 21 vs. Buffalo St. L, 19-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Williams L, 14-5 1 0 1 7.0 14 14 8 8.00 7 7.00 - -
Mar 22 vs. St. Michael's L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 vs. Chicago L, 7-1 1 0 1 7.0 14 7 6 6.00 2 2.00 - -
Mar 23 vs. Hendrix L, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Loras W, 9-0 1 1 0 5.0 3 0 0 0.00 1 1.40 - -
Mar 30 at Loras L, 12-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Wartburg W, 7-6 1 1 0 7.0 10 6 6 6.00 8 8.00 - -
Apr 6 at Wartburg L, 17-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Wis.-Whitewater L, 4-0 1 0 1 7.0 8 4 4 4.00 9 9.00 2 -
Apr 13 Wis.-Whitewater L, 9-6 1 0 0 0.1 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 14 at Beloit L, 5-3 1 0 1 6.0 11 5 3 3.50 8 9.33 1 -
Apr 14 at Beloit W, 14-12 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Wis.-Stout L, 6-0 1 0 1 6.0 8 6 6 7.00 6 7.00 - -
Apr 16 at Wis.-Stout L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Wis.-La Crosse L, 2-0 1 0 1 6.0 7 2 2 2.33 3 3.50 - -
Apr 22 at Wis.-La Crosse L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Wis.-Eau Claire W, 6-5 1 1 0 7.0 11 5 4 4.00 4 4.00 - -
Apr 23 Wis.-Eau Claire L, 10-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 8-7 1 0 1 6.0 10 8 5 5.83 2 2.33 1 -
Apr 24 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 4-2 1 0 1 7.0 7 4 4 4.00 4 4.00 - -
Apr 29 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at Wis.-River Falls L, 11-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at Wis.-River Falls L, 10-5 1 0 1 5.1 12 10 10 13.73 3 4.12 3 -
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Mar 12 at Webster   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 at Webster   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Elmhurst L, 9-4 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 4 1 .200 -
Mar 19 vs. Lawrence L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. Oswego St. L, 13-3 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. Benedictine (Ill.) L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Greenville L, 6-1 1 2 0 2 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -
Mar 21 vs. Buffalo St. L, 19-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Williams L, 14-5 1 2 1 0 1 - .500 - 1 - - -
Mar 22 vs. St. Michael's L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 vs. Chicago L, 7-1 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 4 - - -
Mar 23 vs. Hendrix L, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Loras W, 9-0 1 4 3 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 30 at Loras L, 12-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Wartburg W, 7-6 1 2 1 1 0 - 1.000 - 7 - - -
Apr 6 at Wartburg L, 17-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Wis.-Whitewater L, 4-0 1 2 1 1 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -
Apr 13 Wis.-Whitewater L, 9-6 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Beloit L, 5-3 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - - 1 1.000 -
Apr 14 at Beloit W, 14-12 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Wis.-Stout L, 6-0 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 5 - - -
Apr 16 at Wis.-Stout L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Wis.-La Crosse L, 2-0 1 4 2 2 0 - 1.000 - - 1 1.000 -
Apr 22 at Wis.-La Crosse L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Wis.-Eau Claire W, 6-5 1 3 0 3 0 - 1.000 - 6 - - -
Apr 23 Wis.-Eau Claire L, 10-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 8-7 1 5 2 3 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 24 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 4-2 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -
Apr 29 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at Wis.-River Falls L, 11-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at Wis.-River Falls L, 10-5 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
  gp ab h rbi bb k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa 2b 3b hr xbh
2013-14 28 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
2014-15 18 1 0 0 - - .000 .000 .000 - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - 0
2015-16 16 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
2016-17 24 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Total 86 1 0 0 - - .000 .000 .000 - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - 0

Career Stats: Hitting

  gp r tb sb cs
2013-14 28 0 0 - -
2014-15 18 0 0 - -
2015-16 16 0 0 - -
2016-17 24 0 0 - -
Total 86 0 0 - -

Career Stats: Base Running

  era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/7 hr whip bf wp hbp
2013-14 3.47 8 13 28 22 1 139.1 159 95 69 41 90 4.52 13 1.44 627 5 6
2014-15 4.65 5 12 18 16 0 105.1 160 97 70 41 54 3.59 14 1.91 533 2 4
2015-16 5.84 3 12 16 15 0 94.2 148 99 79 23 67 4.95 9 1.81 472 4 1
2016-17 4.57 7 11 24 16 1 105.2 159 79 69 17 74 4.90 6 1.67 512 - 6
Total 4.51 23 48 86 69 2 445.0 626 370 287 122 285 4.48 42 1.68 2144 11 17

Career Stats: Pitching

  gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
2013-14 28 37 8 27 2 - .946 1 25 8 .242 -
2014-15 18 30 3 26 1 - .967 - 32 3 .086 -
2015-16 16 30 11 18 1 - .967 - 30 3 .091 -
2016-17 24 32 10 21 1 - .969 - 34 2 .056 -
Total 86 129 32 92 5 - .961 1 121 16 .117 -

Career Stats: Fielding

  gp ab h rbi bb k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa 2b 3b hr xbh
Event                                          
Total 16 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Conference 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Location                                          
Home 5 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Away 6 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Neutral 5 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Result                                          
Wins 3 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Losses 13 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Month                                          
March 6 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
April 10 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0

Splits Stats: Hitting

  gp r tb sb cs
Event          
Total 16 0 0 - -
Conference 8 0 0 - -
Exhibition - - 0 - -
Location          
Home 5 0 0 - -
Away 6 0 0 - -
Neutral 5 0 0 - -
Result          
Wins 3 0 0 - -
Losses 13 0 0 - -
Month          
March 6 0 0 - -
April 10 0 0 - -

Splits Stats: Base Running

  era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/7 hr whip bf wp hbp
Event                                    
Total 5.84 3 12 16 15 0 94.2 148 99 79 23 67 4.95 9 1.81 472 4 1
Conference 5.49 1 6 8 7 0 44.2 63 39 35 12 31 4.86 6 1.68 212 2 -
Exhibition 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - - - - -
Location                                    
Home 4.35 1 3 5 4 0 27.1 36 21 17 7 19 4.87 3 1.57 129 2 -
Away 5.35 2 4 6 6 0 35.1 51 29 27 10 29 5.75 4 1.73 168 - 1
Neutral 7.66 0 5 5 5 0 32.0 61 49 35 6 19 4.16 2 2.09 175 2 -
Result                                    
Wins 3.68 3 0 3 3 0 19.0 24 11 10 5 13 4.79 - 1.53 87 - -
Losses 6.38 0 12 13 12 0 75.2 124 88 69 18 54 5.00 9 1.88 385 4 1
Month                                    
March 6.62 1 5 6 6 0 37.0 64 49 35 7 20 3.78 2 1.92 193 2 -
April 5.34 2 7 10 9 0 57.2 84 50 44 16 47 5.71 7 1.73 279 2 1

Splits Stats: Pitching

  gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Event                        
Total 16 30 11 18 1 - .967 - 30 3 .091 -
Conference 8 16 5 11 0 - 1.000 - 13 1 .071 -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 5 11 3 8 0 - 1.000 - 8 - - -
Away 6 12 6 6 0 - 1.000 - 12 2 .143 -
Neutral 5 7 2 4 1 - .857 - 10 1 .091 -
Result                        
Wins 3 9 4 5 0 - 1.000 - 13 - - -
Losses 13 21 7 13 1 - .952 - 17 3 .150 -
Month                        
March 6 11 5 5 1 - .909 - 10 1 .091 -
April 10 19 6 13 0 - 1.000 - 20 2 .091 -

Splits Stats: Fielding

News mentions
Softball falls to early Falcon lead in final games of season
Softball falls to early Falcon lead in final games of season

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville softball team traveled to River Falls, Wisconsin to take on the UW-River Falls Falcons in doubleheader action on Saturday, where the Pioneers fell 11-0 and 10-5. The second game would be the last for the Pioneers in the 2016 season, where they finished 4-26 overall and 1-13 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

TITANS TAKE TWO FROM PIONEERS
TITANS TAKE TWO FROM PIONEERS

UW-Oshkosh won a tight 4-2 game over host UW-Platteville in the opener then took the second contest 8-0 in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader Friday afternoon.

Softballers earn first WIAC win in weekend play
Softballers earn first WIAC win in weekend play

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville softball team hosted the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds on Saturday and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers on Sunday in a weekend full of Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action, splitting 1-1 with the Blugolds and falling 0-2 against the Pointers.

Early Eagle leads doom Pioneers
Early Eagle leads doom Pioneers

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville softball team fell to host UW-La Crosse in two games on Friday, taking them to 3-19 on the season and 0-6 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Softball splits with Beloit, falls to UW-Stout
Softball splits with Beloit, falls to UW-Stout

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville softball team split a doubleheader with Beloit College on Thursday, losing 5-3 but taking the finale 14-12. On Saturday, the Pioneers fell to the University of Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils 6-0 and 2-0 to put them at 3-17 overall on the season.

Pioneers take opener, but fall in finale against Wartburg
Pioneers take opener, but fall in finale against Wartburg

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville softball team traveled to Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa on Wednesday to take on the Knights in a doubleheader. The Pioneers claimed the first game 7-6, but fell 17-1 in the second game, taking their overall record to 2-12 on the season.

Pioneer softballers shutout, but split against Duhawks
Pioneer softballers shutout, but split against Duhawks

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville softball team defeated the Loras College Duhawks 9-0 in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday, and fell 12-7 in the second game of the match-up to host Loras in Dubuque, Iowa.

Rote sisters, other key players return for 2016 season
Rote sisters, other key players return for 2016 season

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. —University of Wisconsin-Platteville head softball coach Lee Negrelli, who is in her fifth season of coaching the Pioneers, and the UW-Platteville softball team will return seven letter winners, including three starters, for the 2016 season.