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Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

2024 Baseball Roster

24 Dalton Busboom

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 225
  • Position C/1B
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Ludlow, Ill.
  • Highschool Paxton-Buckley-Loda
  • Major Chemical Engineering

Biography

Awards:

* 3-year varsity letter award winner
* Won the Samuel Hulbert Award for being the best leader of any graduating male senior
* 2-time CSC Academic All-District in 2023 and 2024
* 2-time Academic All-HCAC honoree in 2023 and 2024

Career Records:

Single Game
* Tied the record as just the 10th player in history to record 4 walks in a game against Alma on March 11
Single Season
* One of just 7 players in Rose-Hulman history to have a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 2024
* Ranked 4th in walks in a season with 33 in 2023
* Ranked 6th in putouts in a season with 354 in 2023
Career
* Ranked 2nd in a career fielding percentage at 0.989
* Ranked 5th in career hit by pitches with 26
* Ranks 13th in career putouts with 520

2024:

* Started 33 games during his senior season, starting ever game after missing the first 11 due to injury
* Recorded career-highs of 11 doubles, 5 home runs, and 32 RBIs
* Tallied 24 runs and 36 hits with 14 walks and 9 hit by pitches
* Finished with a slash line of a .293 batting average, a .401 on-base percentage, and a .504 slugging percentage
* Recorded 11 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games
* Went on a 9-game hitting streak and a 15 game on-base streak during the season

2023:

* Started all 44 games during his junior season
* Recorded 37 hits with 7 doubles, 1 triple, and 3 home runs
* Scored 26 runs while driving in 28 runs
* Led the team with 33 walks and added 11 hit by pitches
* Tallied 7 multi-hit games including a season-high 3 hits in a win over Ferrum on March 4
* Recorded a career-high 3 RBIs twice in wins over Ferrum and Hanover
* Hit first career home run as a walk-off in the 10th inning against Mount St. Joseph on April 2

* 2022:

* Member of the 2022 HCAC regular season and tournament runner-up team
* Played in 15 games as a sophomore batting .298 with a .492 OB%
* Recorded 14 hits, 4 doubles, 5 RBIs, and 8 runs scored
* Tallied 3 multi-hit games including a career-high 4 hits in a win over Wabash

2021:

* Appeared in 7 games with 8 at bats as a freshman
* Reached base for the first time in his career with a walk at Manchester

High School:

* Sangamon Valley Conference Male Athlete Award winner
* Sangamon Valley All-Academic Team
* 3-year varsity letter in baseball, basketball and football
* Illinois State Scholar
* National AP Scholar
* Outstanding Math Student Award
* IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2021Freshman

    C/3B
    6'1" 205 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2022Sophomore

    C/1B
    6'1" 215 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2023Junior

    C/1B
    6'1" 220 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2024Senior

    C/1B
    6'1" 225 lbs
    24