Kerry Butler

Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Barnegat HS
Hometown:
Barnegat, N.J.

2014-15 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

2016 (Sophomore): Appeared in 25 games, making 17 starts at first (10) and second base (7) ... Made just one error in 98 defensive chances for a .990 fielding percentage ... Scored two runs and drew two walks against UC Riverside (2/13) at the Kajikawa Classic ... Tallied a hit, run scored and RBI versus St. Francis (Pa.) (2/21) ... Notched two hits, including a double, at No. 25 UCF (5/8).

2015 (Freshman): Made 18 appearances that resulted in nine starts at second (1), third (6) and designated player (2) … Tallied a .179 batting average with four runs scores, five hits, a double and four RBI … Made her East Carolina debut against Seton Hall (Feb. 22) and tallied a RBI off of a bases-loaded walk … Notched a pair of hits versus Maine (Feb. 27) … Drove in two runs via sac flies against Illinois (March 1) … Collected her first career double versus Georgia State (March 1).

High School: Left-handed hitter known for her combination of quickness and power … Four-year starter under Barnegat head coach Laura Miller … Three-time Second Team All-Shore Conference honoree … First Team All Coaches Division selection in 2013 … Earned rookie-of-the-year honors as a freshman in 2011 … Named the team's best offensive player in 2012 and 2013 … Honorable mention Atlantic City Press All-Star in 2012, where she became the first junior in school history to record 100-career hits, while leading the Bengals in batting average, singles, triples, runs scored on-base percentage and slugging percentage … Amassed the most hits in school history.

Personal: Born Kerry Butler on Sept. 6, 1996 in Hackensack, N.J. … Daughter of Mark and Jacqueline Butler … Sister, Stephanie, is a shortstop for Villanova’s softball program … Majoring in criminal justice.