Rutgers has named Kristen Butler as the Scarlett Knights’ new head coach.
Butler spent the last four seasons as the head coach at Toledo, engineering a program rebuild that culminated with the Rockets sharing the MAC West regular-season division title and reaching the 30-win plateau for the first time in more than two decades. Butler was named the Mid-American Conference’s Coach of the Year in 2018.
A winner of 104 games during her tenure with the Rockets, the first head coaching position of her career, Butler’s coaching resume includes previous assistant coaching stints at Charleston Southern, Mississippi Valley State, and Florida, her alma mater.
The 2006 SEC Player of the Year, Butler was the starting catcher for the Gators from 2003-06. After her collegiate career, she enjoyed a lengthy professional career in the NPF league, with the Akron Racers and Chicago Bandits. When she retired as a player in 2015, Butler held the NPF’s career home run and RBI records.
