2021 Baseball Roster
Roster
Boettcher, Bryce

Jersey Number 40
Bryce Boettcher
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 193
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Eugene, Ore.
- High School:
- South Eugene HS
Bio
Honors and Awards
2024
ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team
Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Conference
Pac-12 Conference All-Defensive Team
Santa Barbara Regional All-Tournament Team
2022
Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021
Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020
Dean's List (Fall)
MLB DRAFT2024
ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team
Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Conference
Pac-12 Conference All-Defensive Team
Santa Barbara Regional All-Tournament Team
2022
Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021
Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020
Dean's List (Fall)
Selected by the Houston Astros in the 13th round (Pick 403) of the 2024 MLB Draft.
CAREER AT OREGON
Became a two-sport athlete in the fall of 2022 after joining the football team following sophomore baseball season … Became just the fifth Oregon player to be named to the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team … Tied for eighth all-time at Oregon with 27 stolen bases … Played in 188 games making 82 starts … Batted .242 (72-for-297) with 14 home runs, 48 RBI and 83 runs scored with nine doubles and a triple.
2024 SEASON
Named to the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team as an outfielder … Earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference honors as well as being named to the Pac-12 Conference All-Defensive Team … Earned a spot on the Santa Barbara Regional All-Tournament Team … Started 54 or Oregon’s 60 games in center field while missing four (Portland, California series) after having hand cleated in Arizona State series finale … Slashed .276/.372/.500 while going 53-for-192 at the plate with 12 home runs, 35 RBI and a team-high 46 runs scored with seven doubles … Stole 15 bases, tied for the ninth most in a season in program history … Defensively, did not commit an error in 142 chances while recording six outfield assists, one shy of tying the school record … Also made six diving catches and robbed a pair of home runs … Had 10 multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI games, while scoring multiple runs in 10 games … Ranked among the Pac-12 Conference leaders in stolen bases (5th) and hit-by-pitches (T10th) … In league games, slashed .239/.330/.500 while going 22-for-92 with seven home runs, 17 RBI and 18 runs scored with three doubles, six stolen bases, 10 walks and three HBP … Ranked seventh in the Pac-12 in stolen bases with seven during league play … Homered on three consecutive at-bats vs. Oregon State with one coming on April 28 and two coming on April 30 … at Shriners Children’s College Baseball Showdown (Feb. 16-18): Started season opener as well as game three of the tournament while entering game two as a pinch runner before playing center field … Batted .500 (3-for-6) with three runs scored, a base on balls and two stolen bases … vs. Oklahoma (Feb. 16): Went 1-for-2 with a run scored and a stolen base in an Oregon win over an eventual NCAA Regional host … vs. #18 Texas Tech (Feb. 18): Had first of three consecutive multi-hit games while reaching base three times (2-for-4, BB) with two runs scored and a stolen base … vs. Lafayette (Feb. 23-25): Extended season-opening hitting streak to six game with hits in all four games of the series sweep … Slashed .375/.444/.625 with a 1.069 OPS while going 6-for-16 at the plate with a home run, three RBI, and a team-high seven runs scored with a double and two walks … In the series opener, went 2-for-5 with a double and a season-high three runs scored … Reached base three times (2-for-4, BB) while scoring twice in game one of a Saturday doubleheader and game two of the series … Went 1-for-4 with another run scored in the nightcap of the twin bill … In the series finale, slugged a three-run home run while reaching base twice (1-for-3, BB) … vs. UC Santa Barbara (March 1-3): Slashed .273/.364/.429 with a .793 OPS while going 3-for-11 with a double, two RBI, a run scored, two walks and a HBP … After walking in game one, reached base twice (1-for-3, BB) with an RBI in game two … In a series-finale win, went 2-for-5 and also reached on a HBP … After doubling in the second, drove in a run on a fielder’s choice in the fifth and then reached on a sixth-inning HBP before coming around to score on a bases-loaded walk … at Arizona State (March 8-10): Went 2-for-7 with three walks and two stolen bases in a series win … Walked twice, stole a base and scored a run in a game-one loss … In game two, reached base twice (1-for-3, BB) while giving Oregon an early lead with a second-inning RBI single in a 6-4 Ducks’ win … In the series finale clinching win, went 1-for-2 before being forced to leave game after being cleated requiring numerous stitches … vs. Arizona (March 22-24): Returned to the lineup starting all three games after missing four games with the hand injury … Slashed .333/.667./400 with a 1.067 OPS while going 3-for-9 with a home run, two runs scored, a base on balls and a stolen base … Went 1-for-3 in a 2-1 game-one victory … Drove in all three runs in a 3-2 game-two win … Slugged a second-inning two-run home run to give Oregon the early lead … Executed a walk-off squeeze bunt in the bottom of the ninth to clinch a series-win for Oregon … vs. Seattle (March 27-30): Went 4-for-15 (.267) with a walk, four hit-by-pitches and two stolen bases, while driving in one run and scoring four times in a four-game sweep … Started a season-high seven-game hitting streak with a hit in all four games … A part of both innings where Oregon scored in a 10-inning come-from-behind win … Reached on a HBP in the third when Oregon took a 1-0 lead … With Oregon trailing 4-1 entering the bottom of the 10th, led off the inning with a base knock before coming around to score in the Ducks four-run walk-off inning … Reached base four times (1-for-2, 3 HBP) and scored twice in a 10-2 game-two victory … In game three, singled and drove in a run in Oregon’s four-run eighth inning with a sacrifice fly in a 9-2 win … Singled, walked, scored a run and stole a base in a series sweep clinching win in the finale … at Portland (April 2): Went 2-for-6 with a RBI, run scored and stolen base in a 7-4 Oregon win … Delivered a RBI single to give Oregon a 3-0 lead in the second inning … Scored in the fourth to push the lead to 4-2 … at UCLA (April 5-7): Had two hits, a walk and two hit-by-pitches to finish with a .357 OBP with a homer, double and two runs scored … Reached base twice (1-for-4, HBP) while homering and scoring twice in game two … Slugged a leadoff home run in the top of the first inning to put Oregon on top … Reached on a HBP in the fifth before scoring on a Jacob Walsh sacrifice fly to cut the lead the UCLA lead to 3-2 … vs. Sacramento State (April 9-10): Went 3-for-9 with a RBI and three runs scored in the two-game series … Had a pair of hits, a RBI and two runs scored in a game-two win … Doubled to lead off the bottom of the first inning before scoring on a Bennett Thompson RBI single in Oregon’s four-run inning … Singled in the second inning and then scored on a Jacob Walsh three-run homer to give Oregon a 7-3 lead … Added a RBI in the eighth inning on a sacrifice fly … vs. USC (April 12-14): Batted .364 (4-for-11) with a walk, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in a series win … Finished with hits in all three games as a part of a six-game hitting streak … Scored a pair of runs while going 1-for-4 with a stolen base in a 4-1 game-one win … Reached on an infield single in the third and came around to score to give Oregon the lead for good … Also scored in the bottom of the eighth to give Oregon an insurance run … In a series clinching 5-3 win in game two of the series, went 1-for-4 with a RBI … Singled and drove in a run in the bottom of the fourth to put the Ducks’ up two … In the series finale, reached base three times (2-for-3, BB) while driving in a run … After singling to lead off the first, drew a bases-loaded walk to give Oregon a 2-0 lead in the second … Added a bunt single in the bottom of the eighth …. vs. Gonzaga (April 16): Went 1-for-3 with two walks, two RBI and a run scored in a 14-9 Oregon win … Belted a two-run home runs over the center-field wall in the bottom of the third inning to give the Ducks a 9-0 lead … Walked in the fourth and sixth innings … at Stanford (April 19-21): Had a hit, stole a base and scored a run in Oregon’s 17-5 game-two win … Hit a two-run home run giving Oregon a 3-1 lead in the series finale … at #13 Oregon State (April 26-28): Hit a solo home run in last at-bat of the series in a 9-5 win, beginning a streak of home runs on three consecutive at-bats … vs. #11 Oregon State (April 30): Reached base four times (3-for-3, HBP) while homering twice, scoring two runs and driving in a career-high five … Belted a three-run homer in the second to cut OSU’s lead to one run, before home-run streak to three consecutive at-bats with a two-run shot in the fourth give the Ducks the lead for good … Added a sixth-inning single and an eight-inning HBP … vs. Utah (May 4-5): Scored a team-high four runs while homering twice and driving in three runs while slashing .222/.364/.889 with a 1.253 OPS … Hit a two-run homer, his fourth in the last three games, in the fourth inning of a 7-5 Oregon game-one win to cut Utah’s lead to one … Scored a run in a game-two 5-1 series-clinching win … Went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored in the series finale … Reached on a HBP in the fifth before coming around to score … Followed up a Bennett Thompson three-run homer in the eighth with a solo home run to cut Utah’s lead to 8-7 … at Washington (May 10-12): Went 3-for-12 (.250) with a double, RBI, two runs scored and a base on balls in a series win … Reached base twice (1-for-4, BB) with a double and a run scored in game one … Doubled to center and came around to score to give UO a 3-0 lead in the third inning … Went 1-for-5 with a run scored in a 13-6 game-two win … Singled and scored in the top of the ninth to account for Oregon’s final run … In a series-clinching win in game three, went 1-for-3 with a RBI … Drove in run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the second for a 1-0 Oregon lead … Added a sixth-inning base hit … vs. Washington State (May 16-18): Slashed .273/.385/.545 with a .930 OPS in an Oregon series sweep … Walked, stole a base and scored a run in the second inning of a 9-2 game-one victory … Homered and drove in three runs while going 2-for-4 with a run scored in game two of the series … After singling in the seventh inning, hit a three-run home run in Oregon’s seven-run eighth inning of an 8-4 win … Reached base twice (1-for-3, BB) with a stolen base in a 10-4 series-finale win … at Santa Barbara Regional (May 31-June 2): One of three outfielders named to the all-tournament team … vs. San Diego (May 31): Slugged a leadoff home run in the top of the 11th inning to give Oregon a 5-4 win in the opening round of the regional … vs. UC Santa Barbara (June 1-2): In the championship game, reached on a HBP and stole a base in the third inning … Walked and scored in the fifth of a 3-0 Ducks’ win … at Bryan-College Station Super Regional (June 8-9): Batted .250 (2-for-8) with two runs scored, a hit-by-pitch and a stolen base vs. #4 Texas A&M … Reached base twice (1-for-3, HBP) in game one … Scored after being hit by a pitch in Oregon’s four-run second inning … Added a bunt single in the fourth before getting stranded at second … Went 1-for-5 with a stolen base and a run scored in the second game … Singled in the second and then stole home as part of a double steal go give the Ducks a 5-1 lead.
2023 SEASON
Played in 51 games, making 15 starts (8 CF, 6 RF, 1 LF) … Ducks went 10-5 in the 15 starts … Entered as a defensive replacement in the outfield in a bulk of games played … Batted .200 (10-for-50 with two home runs, six RBI, 12 runs scored and two doubles … Reached base at a .385 clip (10 H, 7 BB, 8 HBP) while slugging .360 … Tied for fourth on the team in stolen bases with seven (8 attempts) … Finished with two multiple-hit games and a pair of multiple-RBI games … vs. Xavier (Feb. 17-19): Played in the final three games of the four-game Oregon sweep … Entered both games of a Saturday doubleheader sweep as a late-inning defensive replacement in right field .. Made first start of season in center field in the series finale before finishing the game in right field … vs. UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 24-25): Played in both games of a Saturday doubleheader … Entered game one of the DH on defense before pinch running in the nightcap … Picked up first hit of the season in the ninth inning of the series finale … vs. San Diego (March 2-5): Started the first two games of the four-game series, while playing in all four games … Went 1-for-4 with a hit-by-pitch in the series sweep … Reached base twice (1-for-2, HBP) in a 3-2 win in the series opener while making the start in right field … Started game two of the series, a 4-3 Oregon win, in center field … vs. San Francisco (April 11-12): Started game two (first career start in LF) of the two-game midweek series sweep while playing in both games … Reached base six times (2-for-2, BB, 3 HBP) with a home run, RBI and three runs scored in the series finale … Became first Duck hit by a pitch three times in a game since June, 3, 2012 … After reaching on a HBP in the first, led off the third with a double before scoring on a Gavin Grant double to give Oregon a 7-4 lead … Walked and scored in the fourth on another Grant double … Hit first career home run, a solo shot, in the bottom of the eighth to cap a 16-6 win … vs. #7 Stanford (April 14-16): Started all three games of a series win in right field … Went 1-for-9 with a solo home run in the Oregon series win … Gave Oregon a 4-0 lead in the series finale with a second-inning home run … at Portland (April 18): Made fifth consecutive start … vs. Gonzaga (April 25-26): Started both games of a two-game midweek series in center field … Batted .500 (3-for-6), with two RBI, four runs scored, a double, three walks and four stolen bases in the two wins … Went 2-for-4 with two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in an 11-4 game-one win … After a fifth-inning single, singled again in the seventh while driving in two runs to give Oregon a 4-3 lead … Stole second later in the inning before scoring on a Drew Cowley two-RBI single in Oregon’s seven-run inning … Reached base three times (1-for-2, 2 BB) and stole three bases in a 10-5 win in the series finale … Drew a two-out walk in the second inning before swiping second and scoring on a Grant single … Walked to lead off the fifth, moved to second on a balk and stole third before scoring on a Rikuu Nishida squeeze bunt to tie the game … Doubled in the eighth before stealing third and scoring in Oregon’s four-run inning … vs. #12 Arizona State (April 29): Entered the game as a defensive replacement in the top of the ninth inning after playing in Oregon’s Spring Football Game earlier in the day … Finished with three tackles and two pass breakups in the football scrimmage … at #19 Oregon State (May 2): Got the start in right field … Reached base twice (1-for-2, BB) with two RBI and a pair of stolen bases (sixth stolen base in last three starts) … Walked and stole a base in the top of the second … Singled in the third, driving in two runs to give Oregon a lead before swiping second bag of the game … at Pac-12 Tournament (May 23-27): Played in all four of Oregon’s wins en route to the tournament title … Pinch ran in the first two before entering on defense in the last two … vs. California (May 23): Entered the game with Oregon down one run in the eighth inning as a pinch runner and scored the tying run in the Ducks’ two-run inning … at Nashville Regional (June 2-4): Played in all three Oregon wins while starting the championship game … vs. Xavier (June 4): Reached base four times (3 BB, HBP) while scoring twice in Oregon’s 11-2 win in the title game … Walked and scored in Oregon’s three-run fifth inning … Scored on Cowley’s three-run home run in the sixth inning after reaching on a HBP … Eugene Super Regional (June 9-11): Started all three games in the series in center field … Went 1-for-10 with a run scored, a walk and a stolen base … In game one, scored the tying run in the bottom of the seventh after Oregon fell behind 8-0 earlier in the game … Reached before scoring on an error while laying down a sacrifice bunt in Oregon’s eventual 9-8 walk-off win.
2022 SEASON
Played in 43 games, making five starts … Started two games in center field, two at second base and one in right field … Batted .182 (4-for-22) with a triple, three RBI, 11 runs scored and a stolen base … Most of action came as a defensive outfield replacement late in games or as a pinch runner … Had one multiple-hit and one multi-RBI game … Scored multiple runs in three games, including a career-high three runs twice … at San Diego (Feb. 18-21): Made a pair of starts while playing in all four games in the series … Drew a walk as a pinch hitter in the season opener … Started games two and three of the series reaching base on a walk in game two … vs. St. John’s (Feb. 25-28): Played in three of the four games in an Oregon sweep … Scored a pair of runs while going 1-for-1 in a 23-5 series-opening win … vs. Portland (March 8): Set a career high with three runs scored while also driving in a run … vs. San Francisco (March 29-30): Started both games at second base … First career starts in the infield … Reached base twice (1-for-4, HBP) while driving in a pair of runs and scoring once in a 15-5 win … Drove in two with a bases-loaded RBI single before coming around to score in Oregon’s 10-run first inning … Helped Oregon rally from an early deficit in a 4-3, 11-inning, win in game two … Down two, walked to lead off the third before scoring on a Brennan Milone single … vs. UC San Diego (May 11): Made first career start in right field and responded going 2-for-4 with a triple, walk and three runs scored … Walked and scored on a Sam Novitske home run in the second … Reached on a bunt single in the third before stealing third and scoring on a Bennett Thompson single … Tripled to lead off the eighth before scoring.
2021 SEASON
Played in 38 games, making eight starts in center field … Batted .152 (5-for-33) with four RBI, 14 runs scored, five walks, three hit-by-pitches and four stolen bases … Reached base at a .310 clip … Only true freshman on the team in the starting lineup on opening day … Oregon went 6-2 in the eight games started … Reached base multiple times in four of eight starts … Finished with two multiple-hit games and one multi-RBI game … Scored multiple runs in a game twice … Stole three bases in one game … vs. Seattle (Feb. 25-28): Played in all four games, making two starts … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in 6-0 game-two win … at #15 UC Santa Barbara (March 5-7): Played in all four games of the Oregon series sweep, starting one … Reached base three times (2-for-5, BB) while scoring two runs and stealing three bases in a 17-2 Oregon win in game three of the series … at #17 Oregon State (March 12-14): Reached base twice (2 HBP), scored twice and stole a base in a 7-0 series-opening win … Entered games two and three as a defensive replacement in Oregon’s series win … at Portland (April 14): Walked twice, drove in a run and scored once in an 18-1 Oregon win.
SUMMER BALL
Played for the Bend Elks in the West Coast League in 2021.
FOOTBALL
2023 SEASON
Appeared in all 14 games while making two starts for the Ducks after transitioning form defensive back to inside linebacker … Finished fifth on the team with 37 total tackles (15 solo) while adding 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … Made at least one tackle in 11 of 14 games, and multiple tackles in each of the first six games … Played 405 total snaps, including 218 on defense and 187 on special teams … Credited by Pro Football Focus with six total pressures … vs. Portland State (Sept. 2): Made first career start, finishing with four tackles and recovering a fumble on special teams for Oregon’s first takeaway of the season … at Texas Tech (Sept. 9): Shined in UO’s comeback win on the road with three tackles, first career sack and first career forced fumble … Credited by PFF with a season-high three pressures … vs. Hawaii (Sept. 16): Racked up a career-high six total tackles (3 solo) while notching a TFL for the second game in a row … at Stanford (Sept. 30): Assisted on a TFL while making five total tackles … vs. California (Nov. 4): Matched career high with six total tackles … at Arizona State (Nov. 18): Finished with five total tackles (3 solo), his fourth game of the season with at least five tackles.
2022 SEASON
One of 16 football/baseball dual-sport athletes in the FBS in 2022, and one of two in the Pac-12 … Appeared in 12 of 13 games for the Ducks on special teams … Played 91 total special-team snaps while making two tackles.
HIGH SCHOOL
The top-ranked shortstop and No. 10 overall player in Oregon according to Prep Baseball Report … A three-sport letterman (baseball, basketball, football) at South Eugene High School in Eugene … Lettered four times in baseball and football, while earning three letters in basketball … Senior season of baseball canceled because of COVID-19 … As a junior, named first-team All-Southwest Conference and honorable mention all-state after leading team to the 2019 Oregon 6A State Tournament … Finished season hitting .315 (38-for-89) with a home run, seven doubles and a triple … As a sophomore, claimed first-team All-Southwest Conference honors and second team all-state recognition while being named the team MVP … Led South Eugene to the 2018 Oregon 6A State Tournament while batting .409 (36-for-88) with a home run, eight doubles and two triples … Only struck out twice in 113 at-bats … As a freshman, named second-team All-Southwest Conference after hitting .304 (24-for-79) with six doubles and a triple … Tossed a no-hitter against South Medford … High school coach was Danny Sales. Football: A three-star prospect according to 247Sports … Rated as a top-100 dual-threat quarterback (No. 65) in the country and a top-25 player from Oregon (No. 24) … Named first-team All-Midwestern League as a defensive back and honorable-mention all-league as a quarterback as a senior in 2019 … Earned second-team all-league recognition as a QB as a junior in 2018. Basketball: Played in 76 career games over three seasons averaging 6.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game … As a senior, named second-team All-Southwestern League after averaging 9.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.0 steals and 0.3 blocks per game … Finished season with a career-high 22 points in a playoff win over Sunset, and 17 rebounds in a regular-season win over Desert Oasis … Scored in double-digits in 14 games, including one 20-point game … Grabbed double-digit rebounds eight times … Finished season with five double doubles … Had 22 points and 13 rebounds in the 82-61 playoff win over Sunset … Scored 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in a 58-44 win over Willamette … Finished with 15 points and 17 boards in a 66-53 win over Desert Oasis … Scored 11 points and had 10 rebounds in an 81-73 win over Willamette … Had 11 points and 10 boards in a 66-48 win over South Medford … As a junior, averaged 6.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.2 blocks per game … Had season highs of 18 points (vs. Grants Pass) and 10 rebounds (vs. Tualatin) … Scored in double-figures five times and grabbed double-digit rebounds once … As a sophomore, averaged 1.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
PERSONAL
Sister (Emily) played soccer at Concordia (Portland).
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