æɾ ˌɑːksɪdˈɛntəl, bˈɑːtʃən wʌzɐ tˈiːmeɪt tə dʒˈæk kˈɛmp ænd dʒˈɪm mˈɔːɹə; ænd wʌzɐ kəlˈiːdʒiət ˈɔːlkˈɑːnfɹəns bˈeɪsbɔːl plˈeɪɚ ænd ɐn ˈɔːlkˈɑːnfɹəns ænd lˈɪɾəl ˈɔːlɐmˈɛɹɪkən lˈaɪnbækɚ.
At Occidental, Botchan was a teammate to Jack Kemp and Jim Mora; and was a collegiate All-Conference baseball player and an All-Conference and Little All-American linebacker.