Butler took to the mound twice last week, including a 7.0-inning, 5-3 decision over No. 15 Southern Indiana on Sunday. Butler struck out five in the upset win to move to 2-0 on the season. Earlier in the week, Butler went 9.0 innings and gave up four hits while striking out nine batters in a 5-1 victory over Alderson-Broaddus. He registered 14 strikeouts and allowed 12 hits in 16.0 innings of work on the week, registering an ERA of 1.69.