Biography
*Butler career lists: 2nd- batting average (.380), 5th- hits (178), 5th- stolen bases (51), 10th- walks (62)
*Butler single-season lists: Batting Average- 1st (.433 in 2021), 3rd (.421 in 2020), T10th (.380 in 2022); Triples- 10th (4); Walks- T10th (23).
*2022 & 2021 All-BIG EAST First Team, 2019 Second Team
*2021 NFCAÂ All-Midwest Second Team, All-Region First Team
*2021 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
*BIG EAST Player of the Week (2/22/21)
*Tied Butler single-game record with five hits vs. La Salle March 17, 2019
2022 SEASON (AS A SENIOR): An All-BIG EAST First Team selection...started all 47 games in which she appeared...led the BIG EAST and was 44th nationally in "Toughest to Strike Out," averaging 17.8 at bats per strikeout...batted .380, which was second on the team and fourth in the BIG EAST...led the team with 54 hits and a .454 on-base percentage...compiled four doubles, seven RBI, and 23 runs scored...her 18 stolen bases were second on the team and seventh in the conference...had multiple hits in 15 games...had seven hits and four RBI in the three-game series with DePaul, Mar. 19-20, receiving BIG EAST honor roll recognition...went 3-for-4, scoring two runs on Apr. 8 vs. St. John's...went 4-for-5 with a double on May 8 vs. Georgetown.
2021 SEASON (AS A JUNIOR): Led the BIG EAST and Butler with a .433 batting average... Started all 39 of Butler's games, recording a team high in hits with 52, stolen bases with 13, in walks with 23 and runs scored with 24...Second on the team in RBI with 17...Batted .500 with a double, two RBI, and scored two runs in three games at the BIG EAST Tournament, Earning a spot on the 2021 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team...Also earned NFCA All-Region honors after a strong 2021 campaign and was selected to the second team in the Mideast Region...Led the team and BIG EAST in triples with four...Led the team and tied fourth in the BIG EAST in stolen bases with 13...Led the team and was second in the BIG EAST in on base percentage with a .524...Received All-BIG EAST First Team honors along with teammate Karli Ricketts for her regular season performance... Selected as the BIG EAST Player of the Week on 2/22 after leading the Bulldogs to a 3-2 record at the Jaguar Classic in Mobile, Ala...Also earned a spot on the Jaguar Classic All-Tournament Team by hitting .545 in Butler's five games that weekend...Had three hits on multiple occasions: vs. South Alabama 2/20, vs. Providence 4/25, vs. DePaul 5/1, and vs. UConn 5/14...Had one home run on the season vs. Providence on 4/24...
2020 SEASON (AS A SOPHOMORE): Led the Bulldogs and was third in the BIG EAST with a .421 batting average...started all 23 of Butler's games (the 2020 season was canceled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic)...led the team in both hits (32) and runs (18)...hit her first career home run vs. Western Carolina March 6...also had two doubles on the season...drove in seven runs...drew a team-high 10 walks for a team-best .488 on-base percentage...on-base percentage also led the BIG EAST...stole 13 bases (leading the BIG EAST) in 17 attempts...finished second in the BIG EAST in hits and fifth in runs scored...had three hits on three occasions: vs. Green Bay Feb. 7 in the season opener, vs. Middle Tennessee Feb. 15, and vs. Western Carolina March 6...had seven multi-hit games on the season...had hits in 22 of the team's 23 games.
2019 SEASON (AS A FRESHMAN): Selected to the 2019 All-BIG EAST Second Team in a vote of the conference's head coaches...finished second on the team with a .308 batting average...started 42 of the 47 games she played in...her 40 hits (in 130 at-bats) included three doubles and one triple...tied for second on the team in stolen bases with seven (in eight attempts)...third on the team with 16 runs scored...knocked in 10 RBI...named to the five-member BIG EAST weekly honor roll March 25...committed only two errors on the season, seeing time in the outfield and at second base...hit .333 in BIG EAST play, starting all 16 games...had 11 multi-hit games, including tying a Butler single-game record with five hits against La Salle March 17...also had three hits vs. DePaul March 24.
PRIOR TO BUTLER: Four-year varsity letterwinner.. Helped lead team to an overall record of 26-3 and 8-0 conference record, including two league championships.. named team offensive MVP and all-state honorable mention as a sophomore... team defensive MVP and third team all-state as a junior.. two time all-conference selection (junior and senior).. first team all-state selection as a senior.. Indiana All Star game participant.. member of the National Honor Society.
Daughter of Steve and Marni.. has three brothers, Bradley, Christopher, and Andrew.
