2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 4
Christian Butera
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- INF
- Height/Weight:
- 6-3 / 210
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- East Greenwich, R.I.
- High School:
- Bishop Hendricken
- Concentration:
- Biology
Summer 2025: Played for the Newark Pilots of the PGCBL…Posted a .427 on-base percentage…Finished with 14 runs scored, seven RBIs, six steals and 16 walks.
2025: Appeared in 36 games, making 33 starts…Served as the team’s third baseman…Finished second on the team and led all Ivy rookies with an overall .303 batting average and added a .391 on-base percentage…Led the team with a .504 slugging percentage…Tied for second on the team with 13 walks…Finished with 21 runs and 17 RBIs…Added five steals…Named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week after posting a .455/.538/1.636 slash line with four home runs, five RBIs and five runs scored in the Bears’ three-game series at Columbia, where he homered in each game and all five of his hits in the series went for extra bases…Picked up three hits and two RBIs in a win over Stonehill (3/25)… Went 5-for-5 with an RBI and run scored in a win over Bryant (4/1)…Had two hits and three runs scored in a win at Princeton (4/19).
Before Brown: Played baseball and basketball at Bishop Hendricken…Second Team R.I. Coaches Association All-State selection…R.I. Coaches Association First Team All-League and Second Team All-Division 1 honoree…Two-time coaches association all-star selection…Batted .431 and posted a 1.089 OPS as a senior in 2024…Batted .372 with a .927 OPS as a junior in 2023…Graduated fifth in his class…National Honor Society member…National Spanish and English Honor Society member.
Personal: Son of Mariola Nowak and James Butera…Has an older brother, Colin.
Why Brown?: “I chose Brown because it will provide me with a top level education while also having the opportunity to potentially play baseball at the highest level. This has always been a dream of mine, and Brown gives me the chance to follow that while also being close to home.”
2025: Appeared in 36 games, making 33 starts…Served as the team’s third baseman…Finished second on the team and led all Ivy rookies with an overall .303 batting average and added a .391 on-base percentage…Led the team with a .504 slugging percentage…Tied for second on the team with 13 walks…Finished with 21 runs and 17 RBIs…Added five steals…Named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week after posting a .455/.538/1.636 slash line with four home runs, five RBIs and five runs scored in the Bears’ three-game series at Columbia, where he homered in each game and all five of his hits in the series went for extra bases…Picked up three hits and two RBIs in a win over Stonehill (3/25)… Went 5-for-5 with an RBI and run scored in a win over Bryant (4/1)…Had two hits and three runs scored in a win at Princeton (4/19).
Before Brown: Played baseball and basketball at Bishop Hendricken…Second Team R.I. Coaches Association All-State selection…R.I. Coaches Association First Team All-League and Second Team All-Division 1 honoree…Two-time coaches association all-star selection…Batted .431 and posted a 1.089 OPS as a senior in 2024…Batted .372 with a .927 OPS as a junior in 2023…Graduated fifth in his class…National Honor Society member…National Spanish and English Honor Society member.
Personal: Son of Mariola Nowak and James Butera…Has an older brother, Colin.
Why Brown?: “I chose Brown because it will provide me with a top level education while also having the opportunity to potentially play baseball at the highest level. This has always been a dream of mine, and Brown gives me the chance to follow that while also being close to home.”
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