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Jersey Number 38
Briggs Rutter
- Position:
- C
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbia, Tenn.
- High School:
- Zion Christian Academy
Bio
Awards
- Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024)
- Conference USA Academic Medal Recipient (2021-2022)
- Male True Blue President’s Award Recipient (2024)
- Started in every game (56) for the Blue Raiders either at catcher or designated hitter
- He led the team in Runs (56), Triples (3), Home Runs (15), RBI (47), SLG% (.596), and Walks (24)
- Hit the third ever Blue Raider cycle in history on April 12 vs NM State. It sequenced out with a single, triple, double, then the home run to top it off
- In the first series of the year vs. Bowling Green, he went 6-12 with 8 RBIs to start off the year hot
- Went 3-for-5 with 4 RBIs on a single, triple, and home run. He was just a double away from another cycle vs. Miami (OH) on February 24
- Scored four runs with two doubles during his 3-5 performance with two doubles on March 2 vs. UT Martin
- Scored at least one run in nine straight games from March 10-28
- Went 5-for-9 vs. St. Bonaventure with three walks and a double
- On March 12 vs Southern Indiana, he went 3-for-4 with two doubles, runs, and a walk
- Tallied five RBIs in his multi-home run day vs. FIU on March 12
- Hit four home runs and five RBIs in the series vs. Liberty from March 22-24
- Caught 20 runners stealing and only had five errors throughout the year
- Longest On Base streak -
- Longest Hit Streak -
- Played in 52 games and started in 50
- Was the everyday catcher
- Placed in the DH spot eight times
- One of four Blue Raiders to bat over .300 with a .306 AVG
- Was 3-for-3 with a walk Feb. 26 against St. Bonaventure
- Was 2-for-3 in home win over Evansville on March 10
- Went 3-for-5 with three RBI in series-opening win over WKU on March 17
- Had a three-run home run at Florida Atlantic on March 24
- Drew a walk-off walk in the ninth inning to cap off a 13-12 win and a series sweep over FIU on April 2
- Doubled for an RBI late in MTSU’s 2-0, series-clinching win at WKU on April 7
- Was 2-for-4 with a double in series-clinching win over Rice on April 23
- Had a 4-for-5 day with three RBI in win at No. 16 DBU on May 6, while hitting a home run in the game
- Went on .545 stretch between April 23 – May 13
- Hit home runs in C-USA Championships against LA Tech on May 25 and Charlotte on May 27
- Batted .440 with a 1.069 OPS in 18 conference games played with three doubles, 12 RBI and a home run
- Finished the season with a .311 batting average, 17 RBI and five doubles in 35 games played
- Nine-game hit streak from May 7 to May 20
- Six-game hit streak from April 10 to April 23 as part of an eight-game on-base streak from April 10 to April 29
- Plated three hits in five at-bats and two RBI at Louisiana Tech April 22
- Drove in a career-high four runs on three hits, including two doubles, at Rice May 15
• Started season with a four-game hit streak
• Collected a hit in six of the first eight games played
• Homered and drove in six runs, including a walk-off home run in his first game of the season, in the first two games of the UAB
series April 23- 24, 2021.
Zion Christian Academy
- Lettered in baseball and basketball all four years
- Is the all-time leading scorer in basketball at Zion Christian with 1,964 points and was named to the All-District team four times
- Was named to the baseball All-District team three times and helped the Eagles to their first regional appearance in 2017
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude
- Played for Head Coach Joshua Crossland
- Was born on August 6, 2002 in his hometown of Columbia, Tennessee
- Son of Andrew and Karen Rutter
- Father Andrew played baseball at Shippensburg University in 1982 and mother Karen played volleyball at Troy University 1984-1988
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
🎥 from the 52nd annual Groundhog Day Luncheon! Also, we play baseball this month 🤩
Sunday, February 02
MTSU Baseball 2025 52nd Annual Groundhog Day Luncheon
Friday, January 31
