Oregon Baseball's Bryce Boettcher Named to ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team

For the second consecutive year, an Oregon baseball player has won a Gold Glove. Two-sport athlete Bryce Boettcher becomes the fifth Duck to take the honor.

Kaleb Henry | Jun 30, 2024

May 31, 2024; Santa Barbara, CA, USA; Oregon outfielder Bryce Boettcher (28, R) celebrates with second baseman Drew Smith (17) after defeating San Diego 5-4 in extra innings of an NCAA Baseball Santa Barbara Regional game at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. / Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports

Gold Gloves are becoming the norm in Eugene.

Oregon baseball's Bryce Boettcher has been named to the 2024 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team. Rawlings made the announcement Tuesday.

The senior outfielder from Eugene had a 1.000 fielding percentage this past season, committing no errors in 142 chances. The two-sport athlete was one shy of the school record for assists, finishing with six in 2024.

Oregon outfielder Bryce Boettcher catches a fly ball off of Texas A&M outfielder Jace LaViolette for an out.

Jun 8, 2024; College Station, TX, USA; Oregon outfielder Bryce Boettcher (28) catches a fly ball off of Texas A&M outfielder Jace LaViolette (not pictured) for an out during the first inning at Olsen Field, Blue Bell Park / Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports

Boettcher was named to the Pac-12 Conference All-Defensive Team in May. He helped the Ducks to a No. 3 seed in the Santa Barbara Regional, where they went undefeated to reach a second consecutive Super Regional.

"We take pride in playing great defense," Boettcher told Oregon SI's Bri Amaranthus earlier this month.

After a stellar career, Boettcher ends up fourth all-time in outfield assists at UO with nine. This comes as he only played a single season as a full-time starter.

This marks the second straight season with a Gold Glove being won by an Oregon Duck. Last season, third baseman Sabin Ceballos took the honor. Three other Ducks have won the award: Gabe Matthews, 2019; Austin Grebeck, 2016; Mitchell Tolman, 2015. Two others have been Gold Glove finalists: Colby Shade, 2023; Robert Ahlstrom, 2021.

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Published Jun 19, 2024|Modified Jun 30, 2024

KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans.He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team.