AWARDS & ACCOLADES
All-SoCon Honor Roll (2021)
•SoCon Player of the Week (April 8, 2019)
•SoCon First Team All-Conference (Media, 2019)
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in 48 games and made 47 starts … Hit .259 with 45 hits, 32 runs scored, 30 RBIs, seven doubles, three triples, and two homers … Had a .322 on-base percentage and a .368 slugging percentage … Had 13 multi-hit games … Was second on the team in stolen bases with 16 … Was tied for the SoCon lead in sacrifice flies (six), tied for third in triples (three) and tied for seventh in stolen bases … Had three hits in games against Elon (March 6 and March 7) and Western Carolina (April 30) … Drove in four runs against VMI on March 27 … Had two doubles against ETSU on April 3 … Scored three runs against Wofford on April 17 … Had three straight games with at least two RBIs: Duke (March 23), VMI (March 26) and VMI (March 27) … Tripled in games against Elon (Feb. 19), Samford (March 21), and Western Carolina (April 30) …Hit home runs against High Point (Feb. 28) and Duke (March 23) … Stole two bases in a game against Elon on Feb. 21 … Had 17 walks including two each against VMI (March 27), Wofford (April 17), and High Point (April 27).
2020 (Sophomore)
.437 on base percentage ranked third on the Spartan roster ... his 12 stolen bases were a SoCon best and ranked fifth in Division I baseball ... drove in eight runs while his 12 walks ranked second on UNCG's roster ... went 2-for-2 at the plate with three walks and an RBI against Virginia Tech (2.15) ... was also perfect on the base paths against the Hokies, swiping a bag on all three of his stolen base attempts ... had another stolen base against San Diego State (2.16), crossing home plate for the second time on the year ... was 1-for-3 in the first game of the Spartans' doubleheader against Fairfield (2.22), swiping a pair of bases and drawing a single walk ... tallied his first extra base knock of the year with a double against Fairfield (2.23) ... hit a first-pitch home run, his first of the season against Charlotte (2.25) ... had a walk and a knock against App State (2.29) ... went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI in the Spartans' finale against the Mountaineers (3.1), drawing a pair of walks and registering his first triple of the year ... drove in a season-high three runs to open the series against Maryland Eastern Shore (3.6) ... swiped a single base and crossed home plate twice in that game ... stole another three bases in game three of that series against the Shore Hawks (3.7), going 2-for-2 at the plate with a pair of runs scored ... went 1-for-3 with a walk in the series finale (3.8) ... ended the season on a three-game hitting streak, with a pair of knocks at High Point (3.10).
2019 (Freshman)
Named First Team All-Freshman and First Team All-SoCon (shortstop) … ranked in the top five of seven major statistical categories including slugging percentage (1st-.549), batting average (2nd-.33), home runs (4th-4), sacrifice bunts (t-4th-4), on-base percentage (5th-.369), doubles (5th-8) and stolen bases (5th-7) … made his collegiate debut against Quinnipiac (Feb. 15), scoring one run and having one official at-bat along with a walk … became a regular in the UNCG lineup on April 3 (vs. High Point) where he made his first start of the season and finished 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs along with a double and two stolen bases … came through with a pair of doubles, finishing 2-for-3 from the plate in the process, against Furman (April 5) … capped off a 2-for-6 outing against Furman (April 6) with two RBI, two runs scored and a walk-off home run in the 13th … closed out the series against the Paladins by finishing 1-for-2 from the plate, helping him grab SoCon Player of the Week honors … ended his first five-game hit streak of the season by going 1-for-4 with a double from the plate at North Carolina (April 9) … closed out the season on a team-best 17-game hitting streak, which began as he went 1-for-4 from the plate against Elon (April 23) … has six multi-hit performances during hit 17-game hitting streak, including a three-game multi-hit stretch against The Citadel (April 27-28) where he went 2-3, HR, double, RBI, run (April 27), 3-for-4, RBI, two runs (April 27) and 3-for-4, RBI, 2 runs (April 28) … opened May with a 2-for-3 outing at ETSU (May 5), recording two stolen bases and a pair of RBI before finishing 2-for-3 with an RBI at VMI (May 10) and 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs at VMI (May 11) … had one extra-base hit in the final five regular season games, a triple versus Wofford (May 17) … closed out the SoCon Baseball Championship (May 22-24) with three hits, two home runs and three RBI … best performance of the SoCon Baseball Championships came against VMI (May 23) where he finished 1-for-4 from the plate with two RBI and two runs, cracking a home run and swiping a stolen base along the way … closed out the SoCon Baseball Championship with a 1-for-5 outing that included a home run and one RBI against Mercer (May 24).
Prior to UNCG
Budzik was named to the First Team All-Southern Carolina Conference … also earned the 2018 Greater Charlotte Hot Stove League High School Leadership Award and was named on the Perfect Game Preseason All-American Atlantic Region … batted .353 with five doubles, eight RBIs and six stolen bases and pitched four scoreless innings scattering two hits with three strikeouts in his senior season … batted .347 with one home run, five doubles, eight RBIs and 13 stolen bases in his junior season … was a member of Region 6 for the Powerade state games.
In summer ball, he batted .353 with five doubles and eight RBIs and 14 stolen bases in his senior season and for post 535 Legion last season … played for the Carolina Vipers 2018, batted .409 with a home run, four doubles, nine RBIs and 21 stolen bases and the Vipers were champions of the 2016 Perfect Game Elite Underclass Championship … in 2017, he was named on the WWBA World Championship All-Tournament team and on the WWBA 17U National Championship All-Tournament Team … in 2016, he was named on the WWBA 16U National Championship All-Tournament Team and garnered WWBA Underclass World Championship All-Tournament Team.
Personal
He is the son of Pam and Tom Budzik ... Younger brother, Jacob also plays baseball for UNCG ... and is majoring in finance.
