Biography
Butler career lists: Strikeouts (pitching)- T4th (473), Shutouts- T6th (7), Wins- 7th (33), Innings Pitched- 10th (410.0)
Butler single-season lists: Wins- T4th (14), Strikeouts (pitching)- 8th (153), Home Runs (batting)- T8th (8)
*2021 All-BIG EAST First Team
*BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week (5/9/22, 2/21/22, 4/5/21, 3/8/21)
*No-hitter (five innings) vs. Green Bay March 8, 2019
*Two home runs at IUPUI April 3, 2019
2022 SEASON (AS A SENIOR): Made 27 pitching appearances, with 18 starts...named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 21, after she pitched 13 scoreless innings at the Spring Games in Florida, allowing only six hits in two starts and striking out 16...earned pitcher of the week recognition a second time on May 9 as she earned a save and win in two games against Georgetown, allowing four hits and one run over 8.1 innings of work...led the BIG EAST in opponents batting average with a .180...second on the team and second in the BIG EAST with a 2.23 ERA...ranked third in the conference in saves and fourth with 14 wins...led the team and was fourth in the BIG EAST with 153 total strikeouts and with 37 batters struck out looking...recorded 10 strikeouts on Feb. 18 vs. Hofstra and again on Apr. 1 vs. UConn...finished with a 14-6 record, recording six complete games and one shutout...limited at bats (44) due to injury...on Feb. 12 vs. Western Illinois, broke a 2-2 tie with a grand slam home run in the sixth inning.
2021 SEASON (AS A JUNIOR): Saw significant time at both designated player and as a pitcher...Started in all 39 of the teams 39 games played...Started 15 of those games at pitcher and made 22 total pitching appearances on the season...As a pitcher: Earned All BIG EAST first-team honors along with teammate Lauren Fey for her performance in the regular season...named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week on March 8 after going 2-0, tossing a pair of shutouts for the Bulldogs and only allowing five hits in 14 innings of work that week. Also earned BIG EAST pitcher of the week honors on April 5 after going 2-0 in the circle with a 0.70 earned run average, against BIG EAST foe St. John's. Second on the team and fourth in the BIG EAST in ERA with a 2.80 average... Second in the conference in opponents batting average with a .221. Led the team and fifth in the BIG EAST in innings pitched with 107.2 innings thrown. Led the Bulldogs and tied fifth in the BIG EAST in wins with 9...Led the team and was third in the BIG EAST in strikeouts with 126...Also, struck out 35 batters looking, most on the team and second most in the BIG EAST...As batter: Recorded a .220 average on the season with 24 hits...Led the team and tied for fourth in the BIG EAST in home runs with eight...Led the team and was tied sixth in the BIG EAST for RBI with 27. Led the team in doubles with seven and second on the team in triples with two...Drew 19 walks, second most on the team.
2020 SEASON (AS A SOPHOMORE): Saw significant time at both designated player and as a pitcher...started 22 of the team's 23 games (the 2020 season was canceled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic)...at the plate, her seven home runs and 16 RBI led the team...tied for third in home runs and ninth in the BIG EAST in RBI...finished second on the team with a .529 slugging percentage...hit .200...also had two doubles...drew six walks...had three multi-hit games...went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a home run vs. Middle Tennessee Feb. 15...went 2-for-2 with three RBI and a home run vs. Youngstown State March 8...in the circle, she led the BIG EAST with a 2.05 ERA...made 11 appearances, including nine starts...posted a 4-3 record with one save...her six complete games featured two shutouts...pitched 61.1 innings...led the team and was third in the BIG EAST with 88 strikeouts (against only 21 walks)...opponents hit just .195 against her, which also led the BIG EAST...had five games with double-digit strikeouts, including 13 on two occasions...pitched 11 innings against Presbyterian Feb. 16, striking out 13 and taking the loss despite not allowing an earned run...pitched a one-hit shutout (11 strikeouts) vs. Toledo March 11...selected as the BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week for the opening weekend of play (announced Feb. 10) after she posted a 2-0 mark in the circle for the Bulldogs...hurled a shutout against Western Illinois Feb. 9, allowing only two hits in five innings in the 8-0 run-rule win, and struck out 11 in a 3-2 complete-game win against Evansville Feb. 7.
2019 SEASON (AS A FRESHMAN): Started 42 of the 43 games she played in...hit .246 on the season...her 30 hits included three home runs, seven doubles and one triple...her doubles tied for second on the team, while her home runs tied for third...had 20 RBI, one off the team lead...had a slugging percentage of .393...had eight multi-hit games, including a 4-for-5 performance with two solo home runs in the win over IUPUI April 3...also had a home run vs. UIC March 8...went 3-for-4 at the plate at South Florida March 15...in the circle, she started 17 games (making 25 total appearances) and pitched 109 innings...posted an ERA of 3.34, which was ninth in the BIG EAST...struck out 106 batters (tying for sixth in the BIG EAST) in those 109 innings of work...finished the year with a 6-14 record...named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week May 6 after pitching a one-hit shutout (six innings) in the season finale win over regular season champion St. John's May 5...also earned a spot on the five-member BIG EAST weekly honor roll after throwing a no-hitter (five innings) in a win over Green Bay March 8 (five strikeouts and one walk)...had 46 strikeouts in 35 innings pitched in BIG EAST play...had a season-high 13 strikeouts in the May 5 win over St. John's...also posted double-figure strikeouts April 27 at Providence with 12 Ks...opponents hit .269 off her, but only .230 in BIG EAST play.
PRIOR TO BUTLER: Four-year varsity starter.. helped lead team to a state championship.. hit 29 home runs and struck 558 batters over the four years of her career.. named to the All-State Team as a sophomore in 2016, and was named to the All-Conference and All-County teams... Miss Indiana softball candidate.
Daughter of Desta and Robbie... has two siblings, Kinsley and Kelsey.
