Concordia Career:
2012: Played in and started 46 games, serving as the designated hitter and a relief pitcher ... ranked 13th in the conference and third on the team in batting average (.355) ... eighth in the conference (116th in NCAA) and second on the team in RBI (46) ... tied for second in the conference in RBI per game (1.0) ... second on the team in slugging percentage (.485) ... second on the team in hits (60) ... third on the team in doubles (14) ... led the team in average against left handed pitching (.405) and was thirs against right handed pitching (.341) ... had 19 multi-hit games including a career-high 5-hit performance, going 5-5 with a double and an RBI against Southern Vermont (3/8/12) ... had two hitting streaks lasting longer than seven games including a 9-game hitting streak (4/17-4/29) including a 2-4 effort with three RBI and a double against Northern State (4/29/12) ... had 11 mulit-RBI games including a season-high 4-RBI effort including a home run and a double, going 2-5 against Bemidji State (3/25/12) ... Bouts made seven apperances as a pitcher on the season ... picthed a scoreless inning in relief including two strikeouts, earning a save against U-Mary (3/31/12) ... pitched a season-high two and two-thirds innings allowing three hits, an earned run, two walks and a strikeout against Minnesota State (4/3/12) ... pitched a hitless one and a third innings with one walk and a strikeout against St. Cloud State (4/22/12) ... season totals: .355, 14 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 46 RBI, 14 BB, 26 strikeouts, 3 hbp, .485 slg%, .410 on-base%, .917 fielding% ... 8 innings pitched, 8 hits, 5 earned runs, 7 walks, 5 strikeouts, 5.62 ERA.
2011: Played and started in 30 games with 27 starts at designated hitter and three starts at first base ... primarily hit fifth in the lineup (18 times) while also hitting seventh (7), fourth (4) and fifth (1) ... had seven multi-hit games with a season-high 4-hit performance, going 4-4 with two doubles and a walk at St. Cloud State (5/7/11 game 2) in the second-to-last game of the season ... hit safely in 19 of final 25 games of the season to raise average from .130 to .287 including all seven multi-hit games ... had five 2-RBI games ... broke out of early season slump at Bemidji State (4/9/11), going 2-5 with two RBI in each game ... also was hot during the U-Mary series (4/17-18/11), going 6-12 with six RBI, five runs and a pair of walks against the Marauders in four games ... was third on the team with 16 walks on the season ... a .310 hitter with runners on base (18-58) and hit .343 with runners in scoring position (12-35) ... had six RBI in nine chances with a runner on third and less than two outs.
2010: Played in 41 games while starting 39 ... started 23 games as designated hitter, 12 games at first base, two in left field and two in right field ... used primarily as a clean-up hitter with 27 starts in lineup ... also hit sixth seven times, hit fifth three times and hit seventh twice ... team posted a 14-13 winning record with Bouts as clean-up hitter and 13-10 when he was designated hitter ... finished the season with a .302 average, 19 RBI and 18 runs scored ... had 11 multiple hit games including three games with three hits ... started the year on a three game hitting streak ... had a career-high 11 game hitting streak (4/11/10 to 4/25/10) and during his hitting streak he hit .500 (22-44) and raised his average from .243 to .339 ... had five games with multiple RBI ... went 2-5 with two RBI, two runs, a double and a home run against Augustana (5/21/10 game 1) ... went 3-4 with an RBI against St. Cloud State (4/11/10 game 1) ... went 3-5 with two RBI and a run scored against Minnesota State on (4/21/10 game 1) ... hit .367 (11-30) against left handed pitching ... had eight RBI in 12 opportunities (66.7%) with runners on third and less than two outs ... hit .341 in NSIC play in 25 games ... committed only one error in league play with a .953 fielding pct. ... appeared in two games as a pitcher throwing two innings allowing three hits and one run late in the season ... finished the year with a 4.50 ERA ... struck out two batters in one shutout inning in his mound debut against Minnesota State (4/28/10).
2009: Played and started 47 games as a freshman ... started 40 games in left field and seven at designated hitter ... slotted primarily into sixth spot in lineup where team was 22-12 in his 34 games in that spot ... also hit seventh seven times, fifth six times ... had 12 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games ... hit first career home run against Augustana (3/22/09) in the seventh inning when trailing 2-0 ... went 2-3 with a double in his first career game against Northern State (2/4/09) ... had a six game hitting streak from his third through eighth career games played, hitting 8-15 (.615) during the streak and holding a .556 average at the end of the streak (2/25/09 to 3/11/09) ... went 2-3 with a run, a walk and four RBI against Colorado Mines (3/11/09) ... hit second career home run against Winona State (5/3/09) in second to last game of the season, going 2-4 with a double and two runs ... went 6-7 with four runs and two RBI, a double and a walk in a doubleheader against Northern State (4/15/09) going 4-4 with three runs in the first game ... went 3-4 with two runs and three RBI and a double against Northern State (4/8/09) ... hit safely in 29 games and reached base safely (H, BB, HBP) in 35 games ... averaged remained at .323 or above all season.
Hopkins High School:
A three-time letterwinner on the diamond for the Royals ... helped team to back-to-back conference championships in 2006 and 2007 as a sophomore and junior ... sophomore season helped team to undefeated conference season (8-0) ... an All-Conference performer in 2007 ... named Star Tribune Athlete of the Week in 2007 ... named a captain for senior season ... also involved in intrumural basketball and concert choir.
Personal:
Born July 3, 1990 ... son of Richard and Judy Bouts ... has two older sisters, Jessica and Katie and an older brother, Matt that played baseball at Southwest Minnesota State University in 2002 and 2003 ... is majoring in kinesiology and marketing with a career goal of being a physical therapist.
