Joshua Butler, Virginia Rush
Commitment: Verbal to Brown for the 2013 season.
Reason: “I chose Brown because I was extremely impressed with the team culture and with the academic quality of the school. I really enjoyed my visit and it solidified my interest in the school.”

Admittedly, Butler was a fish out of water when it came to the recruiting process. This past year was his first in the Development Academy and he surely made the most of it. Ranked No. 146 on the Top 150 list, he is a hard-working defender notable for his toughness and fitness.    

Butler brings a competitive mentality from playing other sports and isn’t afraid to mix things up – something we can expect him to do next season in the Ivy League.

In other boys’ commitments:

Ben Bakke (Minnesota Thunder Academy) has verbally committed to Creighton for the 2013 season.

A versatile player, Bakke is excited about joining the College Cup program from a season ago.
“Creighton has an amazing soccer tradition and their coaches are tops in the country,” he said. “I'm excited to be in their program and was equally impressed with Creighton's high academic standards and beautiful campus.”

Cadeem Harris (Rockville Centre Lightning) has verbally committed to Siena College for the 2013 season.

Noah Bergin (Pachuca FC) has verbally committed to Radford for the 2013 season.

Noah Franke (Tampa Bay United) has verbally committed to North Florida for the 2013 season.

Sam Irvin (Birmingham United) has verbally committed to Saint. Joseph’s(m) for the 2013 season.

Cory Sauerwine (Shattuck-St. Mary’s) has verbally committed to Northern Illinois for the 2013 season.

Cameron Stoker (Solar SC) has verbally committed to Louisiana Monroe(m) for the 2013 season.

Garland Smith (Roanoke Star Soccer Club) has verbally committed to Radford for the 2013 season.