Kristen Butler

Kristen Butler
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamRutgers
ConferenceBig Ten
Record104–131 (.443)
Biographical details
BornOrlando, Florida
Alma materFlorida
Playing career
2003–2006Florida
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2008Florida (asst.)
2011–2012Mississippi Valley St. (asst.)
2007–2018Charleston Southern (asst.)
2015–2018Toledo
2019–presentRutgers
Head coaching record
Overall208–253 (.451)
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 four-time professional All-Star 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]

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
2003 64 142 11 25 .176 15 3 1 5 41 .288% 11 31 0 0
2004 57 159 16 47 .295 27 4 2 8 71 .446% 9 19 2 4
2005 64 174 24 56 .322 40 9 1 12 97 .557% 20 31 2 2
2006 68 189 33 54 .285 52 17 1 9 116 .613% 30 37 3 5
TOTALS 253 664 84 182 .274 134 33 5 34 325 .489% 70 118 7 11

Head Coaching Record

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Toledo Rockets (Mid-American Conference) (2015–2018)
2015 Toledo 24–32 7–15 5th (West)
2016 Toledo 21–33 12–11 3rd (West)
2017 Toledo 24–34 11–13 5th (West)
2018 Toledo 35–23 16–7 T-1st (West) NISC Regional
Toledo: 104–122 (.460) 47–46 (.505)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Big Ten Conference) (2019–present)
2019 Rutgers 29–26 11–12 6th NISC Regional
2020 Rutgers 10-14 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Rutgers 8-36 8-36 12th
2022 Rutgers 25-30 3-17 13th
2023 Rutgers 32-25 9-14 11th
Rutgers: 104–131 (.443) 31–79 (.282)
Total: 208–253 (.451)

      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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