In the best-of-three District 1 Regional held in Boston, Maine swept Northeastern in two games to advance to the College World Series.
[2] Butterfield's players at Maine included Major Leaguers John Cumberland and Bert Roberge, college head coach Jack Leggett, baseball executive Bill Livesey, and New York Yankees manager Carl "Stump" Merrill.
Conference tournament champion In 1976, Butterfield left USF at the request of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner to become a scout for New York.
Brian has also spent time as a coach with the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox and in the Yankees and Diamondbacks minor league systems.
Past recipients include Major Leaguers Mike Bordick, Mark Sweeney, Bill Swift, and Larry Thomas.
[18] Also, the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) gives the Jack Butterfield Award to a coach who exhibits "integrity and dedication to the game."
Past recipients include Maine's John Winkin, Vermont's Bill Currier, and Northeastern's Neil McPhee.