Thomas Bush (2000)

Bush was an outstanding outfielder, all-around player, and a valuable team leader on the 1979 and 1980 baseball teams.  As a freshman, he was All-New England first-team, batting .410 on the 1979 team that was 14-6.  In 1980, he led the team to a 19-6 record that included a 13-game win streak.  Bush had a .429 batting average, and that earned him second-team All-New England honors.  Coach Fell said this about Bush, “Tom played the outfield to perfection and always threw to the right base.  His speed and anticipation always made him a threat to steal or to advance extra bases”.  Bush continued playing baseball in the RI Men’s Baseball Senior League.  In 1997, his regional All-Star team won the Men’s World Series championship in Pheonix, Arizona.  In 1998, he led another All-Star team finish runner-up at the Nike World Games in Oregon.  Bush has contributed to his community by coaching youth hockey and little league baseball.