2023 Baseball Roster
Drew Bulson
- Position:
- Catcher/Infielder
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- St. Cloud, Minn.
- High School:
- St. Cloud Tech
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
CAREER NOTES
2022 | RS-JUNIOR SEASON:
Season: Started all 50 games as a key righthanded power bat in the heart of the Huskies’ order, splitting time at catcher and serving as the designated hitter on his off days…slashed .302/.378/.471 for a .849 OPS with seven doubles, two triples and six home runs while driving in 36…scored 21 runs and stole two bases in four tries…took his strong approach to another level, posting an excellent 13.9% strikeout rate while drawing walks at a 10.9% clip…produced a .406 wOBA and a 115 OPS+…started 29 games behind the plate, handling the pitching staff to a 4.45 ERA over 228.2 innings…committed only three errors for a .989 fielding percentage, allowing just 18 wild pitches…threw out seven runners for a 17.5% caught stealing rate…started one game at third, converting his lone chance while logging 10.0 innings at the position over two games played…drew 20 starts as the designated hitter…blasted the second-most homers on the club while finishing fourth in slugging percentage...produced 13 multi-hit games with three three-hit contests…drove in multiple runs 11 times…reached base in 41 of 50 games played…
HSU Invitational (2/10-13): Had a hit in all four games, going 4-for-13 with a run scored, a double and two RBI…went 1-for-3 with a double and a sacrifice fly on Opening Day against Henderson State…drove in a run and reached twice by going 1-for-3 against Northwest Missouri State…threw out a runner against Ouachita Baptist… Colorado Trip (2/26-3/1): Drove in a run in three of four games…enjoyed a monster game against Mary, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run and four RBI while scoring twice… Florida Trip (3/7-3/13): Embarked on a season-long six game hitting streak with a knock in all six games played, going 10-for-22 with three doubles and five RBI…went 2-for-2 with a run scored against West Virginia Wesleyan…threw out a season-high two runners against Ashland…had a 2-for-4 day against Malone, scoring a run…plated three while doubling and going 2-for-4 against Bentley, drawing a walk to reach three times and throwing out one basestealer…crushed a pair of doubles to go 2-for-4 versus Saginaw Valley State…plated a pair and stole a base while going 1-for-4 against Sioux Falls… Augustana (3/19-20): Knocked in a run while going 1-for-4 in game two… Winona State (3/24): Went 2-for-3 in the opener… Wayne State (3/26-27): Had a hit in all three games, going 5-for-10 with a double, a triple and three RBI…belted an RBI triple in the opener as part of a 1-for-3 day…collected his first collegiate three-hit game in the finale, going 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI… Sioux Falls (4/3-4): Had a hit in two of three games, stealing a base in game two… Concordia-St. Paul (4/10-11): Provided a massive series, going 6-for-11 with five runs scored, four home runs and seven RBI…homered in all three games with at least two RBI in each game…blasted a two-run shot and went 1-for-4 while throwing out a runner in the opener…went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, a homer and two RBI in the second game…had his first multi-homer game in the finale, leaving the yard twice with a pair of solo shots as part of a 3-for-5 performance… Upper Iowa (4/12): Threw out a runner in the opener…went 1-for-3 with a double in the finale… Southwest Minnesota State (4/15-16): Had a hit in two of three games…thew out a runner in the opener…reached base three times in game two, going 1-for-1 with two walks… Northern State (4/21): Began a five-game hitting streak with a knock in both games…had a 3-for-4 second game, scoring a pair of runs… Bemidji State (4/23-24): Delivered two multi-hit contests with a hit in all three games…drove in three and went 2-for-4 with a run scored in the opener…reached base in all four trips in the second game, going 2-for-2 with two walks and a two-run home run…drew a pair of walks, scored a run and drove in three with a 1-for-4 finale… Minnesota Duluth (4/27): Scored two runs and worked three walks in the series… Minnesota Crookston (4/29): Had a hit in both games, going 2-for-7 with a run scored… Mary (5/4): Plated two and went 1-for-3 with two runs scored in the opener… Minot State (5/6-7): Had a hit in two of three games and drew a walk in all three… NSIC Tournament (5/13): Started all three games in NSIC Tournament play…went 2-for-5 with a double against Sioux Falls…drew two walks against Minot State…
2021 | RS-SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Resumed duties as the lead catcher in his redshirt sophomore season, providing a steady presence behind the plate to go with strong on-base skills late in the order... appeared in 30 games with 24 starts and slashed .243/.398/.378 for a .776 OPS with four doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI…scored 17 runs and stole one base…worked walks in 20.2% of his plate appearances while striking out just 17.0% of the time, producing a .364 wOBA…23 of his starts came at catcher, logging 166.0 innings behind the plate and committing just one error for a stellar .995 fielding percentage…allowed just 14 wild pitches and helped the staff post a team-low 3.96 ERA when he was behind the dish…picked off one runner and threw out another five for a 20.8% caught stealing rate…played a lone inning at third and did not see a chance…started one game as the designated hitter…held the second-best walk rate on the roster…produced one multi-hit game…reached base in 24 of 30 games played…
Kansas Trip (3/7-10): Went 1-for-4 on Opening Day against William Jewell with a double, a run scored and an RBI…reached base twice against Minnesota Crookston, going 1-for-1 with a walk, an RBI and two runs scored…threw out a runner in game two against Minnesota Crookston… Augustana (3/20-21): Started one game and went 1-for-3… Wayne State (3/25): Had a hit in both games, going 2-for-4 with a double…doubled and went 1-for-3 with a run scored in the finale… Concordia-St. Paul (3/30): Enjoyed a 1-for-2 day at the plate, homering and driving in two while drawing a pair of walks and crossing home twice… Minnesota State-Mankato (4/2-3): Started the opener and went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and drew a walk… Winona State (4/6): Took one at-bat as a pinch hitter… Sioux Falls (4/10-11): Had a hit in both games played, going 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI… Minnesota Duluth (4/19): Drew a walk and was 1-for-3 with a run scored while throwing out a runner… Bemidji State (4/21): Scored a run in both games of the doubleheader…went 1-for-3 with a double in game one… Minnesota Crookston (4/24-25): Started all three games of the weekend, going 2-for-9 with a run scored, a double and two RBI…crushed a double and went 1-for-3 with a run scored in game two…drew two walks and was 1-for-3 with two RBI in game three…threw out a runner in the finale… Minot State (4/28): Reached base twice in the opener, going 2-for-3 with a walk…threw out a runner in game two… Northern State (5/1-2): Started two games and reached base four times…coaxed three walks and scored twice while going 0-for-1 in the opener…drove in a run and went 1-for-3 in his second start… Mary (5/5): Scored a run and stole his first collegiate base in the opener… NSIC Tournament (5/13-20): Went 2-for-12 with a run scored and four walks over four starts, driving in one run…walked twice and scored a run in game one against Mary…went 1-for-4 with an RBI in game two…had a 1-for-3 day at the plate with a walk drawn while throwing out one basestealer against Augustana…
2020 | RS-FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Stepped in as the Huskies’ top catcher in his redshirt freshman campaign, appearing in 14 games with 10 starts…drew nine starts behind the dish and slashed .179/.273/.359 for a .632 OPS, hitting a double and homering twice while driving in 11 runs…scored eight times…struck out in just 18.2% of his plate appearances while drawing walks at a healthy 11.4% clip, producing a strong .406 wOBA…handled the pitching staff to a team-best 4.15 ERA over 80.1 innings behind the plate, committing just two errors for a .981 fielding percentage…threw out three runners for a 27.3% caught stealing rate…also played four innings at third, converting his lone chance in the dirt…started one game at third…was second among Huskies bats in RBI, home runs and wOBA…produced two multi-hit games…drove in multiple runs four times…
Missouri Trip (2/14-17): Debuted in Missouri and started three games, scoring a pair of runs and driving in another…scored a run in his Huskies debut against Washburn…drove in a run and went 1-for-5 with his first collegiate hit against Missouri Western… Northern State (2/25): Had a monster first game of the doubleheader, plating three while going 2-for-4 with a double…threw out his first runner in the finale… Concordia-St. Paul (2/26): Had a hit in both games of the series, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a homer and five RBI…entered as a pinch hitter in game one and went 1-for-1 with a walk, a run scored and two RBI off the bench…crushed a three-run homer and threw out a basestealer as part of a 1-for-3 day in the finale… Florida Trip (3/5-11): Scored two runs against Wilmington…threw out a runner versus Gannon…closed out the trip with a 2-for-2 day at the dish against Northern State, homering and driving in two…
2019 | REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season: Redshirted in his first season at St. Cloud State…
Prep: A 2018 graduate of St. Cloud Tech High School…three-year letterwinner…three-time All-Central Lakes Conference and St. Cloud Times All-Area selection…named All-Section, St. Cloud Times All-Area and All-Central Lakes Conference as a senior after hitting .426 with 10 doubles, two triples and 17 RBI…hit .376 with 14 RBI as a junior to earn All-Area and All-Conference honors…drove in nine and hit .315 for Honorable Mention Times All-Area and All-Central Lakes Conference accolades as a sophomore…three-year letterwinner in hockey and played for Tech in their Hockey Day Minnesota game…
Personal: The son of Andy and Mishon Bulson…dad Andy played baseball at St. Cloud State and served as the official scorer for Huskies Men’s Hockey…Marketing major…played four seasons at SCSU with prep teammate Trevor Koenig…
