Newcomers 16 Pat Gelwicks
11 Jack Krause
6-3 • 175 • Fr. • 1B/OF • L/L Downers Grove, Ill./Benet Academy
6-0 • 180 • Fr. • IF • R/R
High School: Two-time all-conference first baseman...named all-area and first team all-city...batted .406 with three home runs and 28 RBIs as a senior, leading Benet to 20 wins...hit .426 with runners in scoring position...added 13 stolen bases...three-year letterwinner...served as team captain...high school coach: Jeff Bonebrake. Personal: Born Sept. 4, 1990...Robert and Nancy Gelwicks...exploratory business major.
31 Kyle Kramp 6-3 • 195 • Fr. • RHP • R/R Westfield, Ind./Westfield
High School: 2009 Indiana Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year...named Indianapolis Star All-North Player of the Year...earned all-state and all-conference honors...led Westfield to Class 4A final...went 10-2 with a 1.79 ERA and 101 strikeouts as a senior...tied Westfield’s single-season record with 10 wins...tied school record by throwing two no-hitters...team went 16-14 and won the sectional during his junior year...played one season of varsity basketball...high school coach: Ryan Bunnell. Personal: Born Dec. 23, 1990...son of Dave and Lisa Kramp...selected in the 45th round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants...exploratory business major.
Homewood, Ill./Marian Catholic (Triton J.C.) Pre-Butler: Played two seasons at Triton College in Illinois, leading the team to a regional championship in 2009...batted .374 at Triton in 2008 and hit .357 as a sophomore the next season... attended Marian Catholic High School, where he named team MVP after hitting .400 with five home runs as a senior...voted allconference and all-area...also an all-conference quarterback at Marian Catholic...high school coach: Joe O’Brien. Personal: Born Feb. 24, 2010...son of Mike and Judy Krause...communication major.
14 Billy Laing 6-5 • 165 • Fr. • RHP • R/R Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest
High School: Two-year letterwinner at Lake Forest...captured all-conference honors and was named second team all-area... posted a 1.98 ERA and 64 strikeouts as a senior...registered a 2.50 ERA during junior season...high school coach: Tom Myers. Personal: Born Dec. 28, 1990...son of Bill and Candy Laing...an honor roll student in high school...exploratory business major.
2010 Butler Baseball • 21