Palm Beach Atlantic University Athletics

PERSONAL
Born July 26th, 1994... Majoring in Business Marketing with a minor in Communications... Aspires to one day work for the Worldwide Leader in Sports, ESPN... Chose PBA because of the connection she felt as soon as she stepped on campus, and she knew that this is the place that God put in her heart... Favorite verse is Jeremiah 29:11... Favorite teams are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Florida Gators... Favorite athlete is Kurt Warner... Daughter of Stephen and Denise Butler... Has three siblings: Aaron, Alycia and Rachel.

2016 (Senior)
Playing in all 49 games while making 48 starts on the year… Batted .257 on the year, picking up 35 hits, including a season-high three-hits on three different occasions… Drove in 25 runs on the year, including a season-high four RBIs against Georgia Southwestern on February 14… Picked up a triple at Saint Leo on April 15…Hit two homers on the year, against Georgia Southwestern on February 14 and in against Nova Southeastern on April 9…On the defensive side, Butler finished the year with 129 putouts and 76 assists, while only committing four errors for a .981 fielding percentage, second best on the team…

2015 (Junior)
Continued her role as the team's starting second-baseman while hitting in the middle of the order throughout the campaign... Started all 55 games on the season at second-base... Concluded the season with a .268 batting average (42-157) while producing 42 total hits including 14 doubles which tied for the team-lead... Also managed three homeruns which placed her tied for third on the team... Scored 21 runs while driving home 19 runs on the season... Walked 15 times to finish fourth on the team... Collected 10 multi-hit games including a season-best of three hits on two occasions including February 24th versus Florida Southern and again on March 8th versus Wingate University... Scored at least two runs in three games... Drove home multiple runs in four games.

2014 (Sophomore)
Took a big step forward as an all-around player while emerging as a reliable offensive weapon in multiple spots in the batting order throughout the season... Started all 46 games of the season almost all at second-base... Finished fifth on the team in hitting with a .293 batting average while producing 39 total hits including four doubles, three triples and four homeruns... Her four homeruns were third on the team... Drove in 28 runs to finish third on the team while scoring 24 times... Walked 17 times to finish second on the team while striking out only 16 times in 133 at-bats... Produced nine multi-hit games with a season-high of three hits twice, the first time on April 1st at Nova Southeastern University where she went 3-for-5 and then again at Eckerd College on April 12th with a 3-for-6 performance... Drove home at least two runs in a game a total of six times with a season-best of three runs driven in versus Goldey-Beacom College on February 23rd and again versus Northwood University on April 23rd... Scored at least two runs five times with a season-best three runs scored at Georgia Southwestern University on March 12th... Chosen to the Independent Collegiate Athletic Association (ICAA) All-ICAA team... Named to the Daktronics All-Region second-team. 

2013 (Freshman)
Earned the starting second-base position in the early portion of the season while producing as a middle-of-the-order bat as a true freshman... Appeared in 45 games while making 38 starts on the season... Finished fourth on the team with a .308 batting average while posting 36 hits including eight doubles and one homerun... Came away with 18 runs batted in while scoring 13 times... Walked 14 times while striking out only 11 times in 117 at-bats... Connected for eight multi-hit games including a season-high three hits in a game three different times... Went 3-for-4 with four runs driven in while smashing her first collegiate homerun at Northwood University on March 27th... Delivered her first collegiate base hit on February 9th versus Saint Leo University... Chosen to the Independent Collegiate Athletic Association (ICAA) All-ICAA second-team. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended George Jenkins High School where she played for coaches Jeff Lang, Mike Powell and Jerry May... Was selected to the All-County Second Team as well as nominated for Academic Player of the Year her senior season... Named Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore and Defensive Player of the Year as a Junior.