Kristen Butler (born May 13, 1984) is an American, former four-time professional All-Star
softball
Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...
catcher
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and current
head coach
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for
Rutgers. She played
college softball
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for
Florida
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in the
Southeastern Conference
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from 2003 to 2006 and won the
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award in 2006. She later went undrafted but played in the
National Pro Fastpitch
National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), formerly the Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL), was a professional women's softball league in the United States. The teams battled for the Cowles Cup.
The WPSL was founded in 1997 and folded in 2001; the NPF revive ...
from 2006 to 2009, 12 for the
Akron Racers
The Akron Racers were a women's softball team based in Akron, Ohio. They have moved to Cleveland and been renamed the Cleveland Comets in 2018. The team was started by Joey Arietta in 1999 to participate in the Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL). ...
and
Chicago Bandits
The Chicago Bandits were a women's professional softball team based in Rosemont, Illinois. Since the 2005 season, they have played as a member of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). The Bandits won the 2008 NPF championship, defeating the Washington Gl ...
; currently Butler ranks top-10 in career
RBIs and
home runs
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for the league.
Coaching career
Toledo
On July 8, 2014, Kristen Butler was announced as the new head coach of the Toledo softball program.
Rutgers
On June 8, 2018, Kristen Butler was announced as the new head coach of the Rutgers softball program.
Statistics
Florida Gators
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Head Coaching Record
College
References
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Living people
Softball players from Florida
Female sports coaches
American softball coaches
Florida Gators softball players
Florida Gators softball coaches
Mississippi Valley State Devilettes softball coaches
Charleston Southern Buccaneers softball coaches
Toledo Rockets softball coaches
Rutgers Scarlet Knights softball coaches
1984 births
Akron Racers players
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