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Bushnell, a senior first baseman, hit .611 and slugged 1.333 over five games for Benedictine. He finished 11-for-18 at the plate and scored 14 runs, homered four times, and drove in 14. Bushnell also walked twice and was hit by a pitch on three occasions. He jump-started the offense against Illinois Tech, hitting three-run home runs in the first inning of both games of their doubleheader. The Benedictine and NACC all-time leader in home runs, Bushnell hit two round-trippers and scored five times in the opener at Illinois Tech, then scored five more runs and drove in five in the finale against Rockford. He finished with at least three hits in three of the five games and multiple RBIs in four of five.