Kristen Butler

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Kristen Butler
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Rutgers
Conference Big Ten
Record157–189 (.454)
Biographical details
Born Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater Florida
Playing career
2003–2006 Florida
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2008 Florida (asst.)
2011–2012 Mississippi Valley St. (asst.)
2007–2018 Charleston Southern (asst.)
2015–2018 Toledo
2019–present Rutgers
Head coaching record
Overall261–311 (.456)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MAC West Division co-champions (2018)
Awards
As player:

As head coach:

  • MAC Coach of the Year (2018)

Kristen Butler (born May 13, 1984) is an American former professional softball catcher and current head coach for Rutgers. [1] She played college softball for Florida in the Southeastern Conference from 2003 to 2006 and won the SEC Player of the Year award in 2006. She later went undrafted but played in the National Pro Fastpitch from 2006 to 2009, 12 for the Akron Racers and Chicago Bandits; currently Butler ranks top-10 in career RBIs and home runs for the league. [2] [3]

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Coaching career

Toledo

On July 8, 2014, Kristen Butler was announced as the new head coach of the Toledo softball program. [4] [5]

Rutgers

On June 8, 2018, Kristen Butler was announced as the new head coach of the Rutgers softball program. [6] [7] [8]

Statistics

Florida Gators

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2003641421125.1761531541.288%113100
2004571591647.2952742871.446%91924
2005641742456.32240911297.557%203122
2006681893354.285521719116.613%303735
TOTALS25366484182.27413433534325.489%70118711

Head Coaching Record

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Toledo Rockets (Mid-American Conference)(2015–2018)
2015 Toledo 24–327–155th (West)
2016 Toledo 21–3312–113rd (West)
2017 Toledo 24–3411–135th (West)
2018 Toledo 35–2316–7T-1st (West)NISC Regional
Toledo:104–122 (.460)47–46 (.505)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Big Ten Conference)(2019–present)
2019 Rutgers 29–2611–126th NISC Regional
2020 Rutgers 10–14Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Rutgers 8–368–3612th
2022 Rutgers 25–303–1713th
2023 Rutgers 32–259–1411th
2024 Rutgers 33–2214–93rd
2025 Rutgers 20–363–19T-16th
Rutgers:157–189 (.454)48–107 (.310)
Total:261–311 (.456)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "Kristen Butler". ScarletKnights.com. Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Kristen Butler". Floridagators.com. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Individual Career Records" (PDF). Floridagators.com. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Kristen Butler Named Head Coach of Toledo Softball Program". UTRockets.com. UT ROCKETS. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Two former Florida softball players hired as coaches". 247Sports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 7, 2019.[ dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Kristen Butler Hired as Rutgers Softball Head Coach". ScarletKnights.com. Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Rutgers Softball Hires MAC Coach of the Year Kristen Butler". OnTheBanks.com. Vox Media Inc. June 8, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Former Toledo Softball Coach Kristen Butler Hired as Head Coach for Rutgers". BCSNNation.com. Buckeye Cablevision, Inc. June 13, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2019.


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