Kristen Butler
{{short description|American softball coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Kristen Butler
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| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Rutgers
| current_conference = Big Ten
| current_record = {{winpct|157|189|record=y}}
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| birth_date =
| birth_place = Orlando, Florida, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = Florida
| player_years1 = 2003–2006
| player_team1 = Florida
| player_positions = Catcher
| coach_years1 = 2007–2008
| coach_team1 = Florida (asst.)
| coach_years2 = 2011–2012
| coach_team2 = Mississippi Valley St. (asst.)
| coach_years3 = 2007–2018
| coach_team3 = Charleston Southern (asst.)
| coach_years4 = 2015–2018
| coach_team4 = Toledo
| coach_years5 = 2019–present
| coach_team5 = Rutgers
| overall_record = {{winpct|261|311|record=y}}
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships =
MAC West Division co-champions (2018)
| awards =
As player:
As head coach:
- MAC Coach of the Year (2018)
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}}
Kristen Butler (born May 13, 1984) is an American former professional softball catcher and current head coach for Rutgers.{{cite web |title=Kristen Butler |url=https://scarletknights.com/coaches.aspx?rc=2674&path= |website=ScarletKnights.com |publisher=Rutgers University Athletics |accessdate=7 March 2019}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://floridagators.com/sports/softball/roster/kristen-butler/3020 |title=Kristen Butler |location=Floridagators.com |date= |accessdate=2020-09-01}}{{cite web |url=https://floridagators.com/documents/2018/7/9//_6_8_18_Individual_Career_Records.pdf?id=24409 |title=Individual Career Records |location=Floridagators.com |date= |accessdate=2020-09-01}}
Coaching career
=Toledo=
On July 8, 2014, Kristen Butler was announced as the new head coach of the Toledo softball program.{{cite web |title=Kristen Butler Named Head Coach of Toledo Softball Program |url=https://utrockets.com/news/2014/7/8/Kristen_Butler_Named_Head_Coach_of_Toledo_Softball_Program.aspx |website=UTRockets.com |publisher=UT ROCKETS |accessdate=7 March 2019}}{{cite web |title=Two former Florida softball players hired as coaches |url=https://247sports.com/Bolt/Two-former-Florida-softball-players-hired-as-coaches-29539034/ |website=247Sports.com |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=7 March 2019}}{{dead link|date=April 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
=Rutgers=
On June 8, 2018, Kristen Butler was announced as the new head coach of the Rutgers softball program.{{cite web |title=Kristen Butler Hired as Rutgers Softball Head Coach |url=https://scarletknights.com/news/2018/6/8/kristen-butler-hired-as-rutgers-softball-head-coach.aspx |website=ScarletKnights.com |publisher=Rutgers University Athletics |accessdate=7 March 2019}}{{cite web |title=Rutgers Softball Hires MAC Coach of the Year Kristen Butler |url=https://www.onthebanks.com/2018/6/8/17442036/rutgers-softball-hires-mac-coach-of-the-year-kristen-butler-pat-hobbs-big-ten-florida-toledo |website=OnTheBanks.com |date=8 June 2018 |publisher=Vox Media Inc. |accessdate=7 March 2019}}{{cite web |title=Former Toledo Softball Coach Kristen Butler Hired as Head Coach for Rutgers |url=https://bcsnnation.com/former-toledo-softball-coach-kristen-butler-hired-as-head-coach-for-rutgers/ |website=BCSNNation.com |date=13 June 2018 |publisher=Buckeye Cablevision, Inc. |accessdate=7 March 2019}}
Statistics
=[[Florida Gators]]=
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| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
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| 2003 | 64 | 142 | 11 | 25 | .176 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 41 | .288% | 11 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2004 | 57 | 159 | 16 | 47 | .295 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 71 | .446% | 9 | 19 | 2 | 4 |
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| 2005 | 64 | 174 | 24 | 56 | .322 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 97 | .557% | 20 | 31 | 2 | 2 |
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| 2006 | 68 | 189 | 33 | 54 | .285 | 52 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 116 | .613% | 30 | 37 | 3 | 5 |
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| TOTALS | 253 | 664 | 84 | 182 | .274 | 134 | 33 | 5 | 34 | 325 | .489% | 70 | 118 | 7 | 11 |
Head Coaching Record
=College=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Toledo Rockets
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| startyear = 2015
| endyear = 2018
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2015
| name = Toledo
| overall = 24–32
| conference = 7–15
| confstanding = 5th (West)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2016
| name = Toledo
| overall = 21–33
| conference = 12–11
| confstanding = 3rd (West)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2017
| name = Toledo
| overall = 24–34
| conference = 11–13
| confstanding = 5th (West)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| season = 2018
| name = Toledo
| overall = 35–23
| conference = 16–7
| confstanding = T-1st (West)
| postseason = NISC Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Toledo
| overall = {{winpct|104|122|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|47|46|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Rutgers Scarlet Knights
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| startyear = 2019
| endyear =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 29–26
| conference = 11–12
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason = NISC Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2020
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 10–14
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason = Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2021
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 8–36
| conference = 8–36
| confstanding = 12th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2022
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 25–30
| conference = 3–17
| confstanding = 13th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 32–25
| conference = 9–14
| confstanding = 11th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2024
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 33–22
| conference = 14–9
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2025
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 20–36
| conference = 3–19
| confstanding = T-16th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Rutgers
| overall = {{winpct|157|189|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|48|107|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record end
| overall = {{winpct|261|311|record=y}}
}}
References
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External links
- {{twitter|CoachButler12}}
- {{YouTube|JXPc08PBKKk|Know Your Knights: Kristen Butler}}
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