In just two seasons Budke has made her mark in the OU record book. She is tied for fifth in single season on base percentage (.481), tied for seventh in single season batting average (.421), tied for fifth in single season at bats (159), fourth in single season hits (67), tied for eighth in single season walks (19), sixth in single season RBI (42), sixth in single season homeruns (6), tied for eighth in single season doubles (11), third in career slugging percentage (.604), third in career batting average (.409), ninth in career RBI (68), and seventh in career homeruns (9).
2014: Budke earned First Team All-KCAC honors at designated player in her sophomore season. She twice earned KCAC Player of the Week honors. Budke led the team in batting average, tallying 67 hits in 159 at bats for an average of .421. She scored 31 hits, hit 11 doubles, had six homeruns, drove in 42 runs, had a slugging percentage of .609, walked 19 times, was hit by a pitch once, had an on base percentage of .481, and she went 6-for-7 in stolen base attempts. She had a career high five hits (5-for-5) and had a career high five RBI against Mount Mercy College (3/7). Budke hit her first homerun of the season against Evangel University (2/15). She finished the season ranked 50th in the NAIA in hits per game (1.3).
2013: In her first collegiate season, Budke played and started in 24 games. Because of her play at the designed player position, Budke earned Second Team All-KCAC honors. She also earned KCAC Player of the Week honors once. Budke finished the season second on the team in batting average (.380) with 27 hits in 71 at bats. She scored 10 runs, hit five doubles, one triple, three homeruns, had a slugging percentage of .606, walked six times, and had an on base percentage of .423. Budke recorded her first collegiate hit against Baker University (2/9), drove in her first run versus Culver Stockton College (3/15), and hit her first homerun against Bethel College (4/3).
High School: Budke earned four letters in softball for St. James Academy. She helped lead the Thunder to a 2011 Kansas 4A State Runner-up and to a Kansas 4A Regional Championship. Budke earned Second Team All-Conference honors in 2011.
Personal: Daughter of Dennis Budke and Dana Budke ... born May 3, 1994 ... undecided in a major.
