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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
Season Statistics
Game Log - Hitting
Game Log - Extra Base Hits
Game Log - Base Running
Game Log - Extended Hitting
Game Log - Pitching
Game Log - Ext. Pitching
Game Log - Fielding
Game Log - Ext. Fielding

Career Stats: Hitting

Career Stats: Extra Base Hits

Career Stats: Base Running

Career Stats: Extended Hitting

Career Stats: Pitching

Career Stats: Ext. Pitching

Career Stats: Fielding

Career Stats: Ext. Fielding

Splits Stats: Hitting

Splits Stats: Extra Base Hits

Splits Stats: Base Running

Splits Stats: Extended Hitting

Splits Stats: Pitching

Splits Stats: Ext. Pitching

Splits Stats: Fielding

Splits Stats: Ext. 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.