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Butler University Athletics

2016 Softball Roster

17 Kristin Gutierrez

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Highlands Ranch, Col.
  • Highschool Highlands Ranch

Biography

*2016 Second Team All-BIG EAST
*2013-14 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
*2013 Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie Team
*2013 NFCA Scholar-Athlete
*2013 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2016:  Second-team All-BIG EAST honoree...named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team...BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week for March 14...named to the BIG EAST's five-player Weekly Honor Roll four times...pitched in 32 games, starting 27...her 2.32 ERA led the BIG EAST...posted an 11-13 record...had four saves...struck out 148 batters in 156.2 innings...pitched a no-hitter March 9 against Northern Kentucky...picked up the win in the BIG EAST Championship Game against St. John's, earning Butler its first NCAA Tournament appearance...had 15 complete games and two shutouts...was part of another two shutouts...opponents batted only .223 against her, which was second in the BIG EAST.

2015:  Appeared in 30 games, including 26 as a starter...led the Bulldogs with a 13-13 record and a 3.19 earned run average...had a team-high two saves...had 82 strikeouts in 156 innings of work...turned in 16 complete games and three shutouts...named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week (April 20) pitching Butler to wins over Ball State, Georgetown and Georgetown again in a seven-day period...chosen to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll twice (March 2 & March 16)...named to the All-Tournament Team at the UCF Spring Fling...pitched shutouts against Samford, UIC and Georgetown...allowed just five hits and one uneaarned run in a complete game performance against Creighton...surrendered just four hits and one run in a complete-game victory over Georgetown...went the distance and picked up the win in Butler's final regular season game against reigning BIG EAST Champ DePaul.

2014:  Appeared in 33 games, including 29 as a starting pitcher...compiled a 14-13 record with two saves and a team-best 2.69 earned run average...had 20 complete games...recorded five shutouts and one combined shutout...led the team with 155 strikeouts...named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week on March 31, after pitching a five-inning no-hitter against Northern Kentucky...named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on March 17, April 7 and April 28...tossed a one-hitter with ten strikeouts to beat Boston University...had a three-hit shutout with nine strikeouts against Eastern Illinois...allowed just two hits in a run-shortened shutout of Iona. 

2013: Gutierrez finished an oustanding first season with the Bulldogs by being named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team. She finished the season with a 5.13 earned run average and struck out 88 batters. She threw 105.1 innings, the most of any Butler pitcher. Among those were eight complete games. She was also named a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete for maintaining a 3.5 GPA throughout the school year.

High School:  All-State pitcher at Highlands Ranch High School...three-time first team All-Conference performer...earned 2011 ASA All-State recognition and 2011 Triple Crown All-America recognition...led high school squad as a hitter with a .542 batting average and as a pitcher with 127 strikeouts in 110 innings as a senior...batted .612 in 2010...compiled a 39-22 record over final three prep seasons...Scholar-Athlete and National Honor Society student...High School Coach:  Jeff Markle.

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2013Freshman

    P/OF
    17
  • 17

    2014Sophomore

    P/OF
    17
  • 17

    2015Junior

    P
    17
  • 17

    2016Senior

    P
    5'5"
    17
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