Bushnell was a two-year letterwinner on the middle infield for the Hornets and has gone on to have a tremendous career as a high school baseball coach. He has been the head baseball coach at Seaman HS since 1999 and has won nine Kansas Class 5A State Championships with a 401-103 record in 21 seasons. He was the American Baseball Coaches Association High School Division III National Coach of the Year in 2018 and is a Ban Johnson League Hall of Famer.