Oswego State Athletics

Brutsch was a four-year member of the Oswego State baseball team from 1968-71. He was a catcher for three seasons, earning First Team All-SUNYAC recognition in 1970 when he wrapped up the season batting over .300 and was named the squad's Most Valuable Player. He followed up that season by moving from behind the plate onto the mound where the senior captain posted an overall earned run average of 1.54, while recording a 0.75 ERA in SUNYAC play. Brutsch finished the season 5-0 to become one of only eight Laker pitchers to finish a campaign undefeated. When he was not toeing the rubber, Brutsch played first base en route to capturing First Team All-SUNYAC honors as a utility player.  
 
Brutsch has remained active in the SUNY Oswego and Oswego communities, serving as SUNY Oswego Alumni Association President, an alumni representative to the SUNY Oswego College Council, an Oswego United Way volunteer, member of the SUNY Oswego Intercollegiate Athletic Board, and a former member of the Oswego Health Board of Directors. He is also a qualifying and lifetime member of the Million Dollar Round Table, an international association of successful life insurance and financial services professionals, and a member of the Oswego City Softball Hall of Fame.