Kristen Butler
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Rutgers |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 157–189 (.454) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Florida |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2006 | Florida |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007–2008 | Florida (asst.) |
| 2011–2012 | Mississippi Valley St. (asst.) |
| 2007–2018 | Charleston Southern (asst.) |
| 2015–2018 | Toledo |
| 2019–present | Rutgers |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 261–311 (.456) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| MAC West Division co-champions (2018) | |
| Awards | |
| As player:
As head coach:
| |
Kristen Butler (born May 13, 1984) is an American former professional softball catcher and current head coach for Rutgers. She played college softball for Florida in the Southeastern Conference from 2003 to 2006 and won the SEC Player of the Year award in 2006. She later went undrafted but played in the National Pro Fastpitch from 2006 to 2009, 12 for the Akron Racers and Chicago Bandits; currently Butler ranks top-10 in career RBIs and home runs for the league.