Set a JMU record for steals in a season with 40, adding to her career record of 97
Appeared in 55 games, starting 53 of them
Hit .359 two doubles, two triples, a home run, adding 49 runs, nine RBIs, 13 walks and six sacrifice hits
Finished her career ranked first in hits, multiple hit games and games played, second in games started, batting average and at-bats, third in runs scored, fourth in total bases and sacrifice hits and fifth in triples.
2012 as a junior:
Set JMU career record for steals with her 46th against George Washington in game two of the JMU Days Inn Invitational
Finished the season hitting .309 with a .356 on-base percentage and a .382 slugging percentage
Added 55 hits, three doubles, two triples, two home runs, 33 runs, 15 RBIs, 11 walks, 10 sacrifice hits and 21 steals.
Her 21 steals is the second-highest total in school history for a single season
Ranked 73rd in the country in steals, averaging 0.38 per game
Named CAA Player of the Week on Feb. 21
JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete
CAA Commissioner's Academic Award Recipient
2011 as a sophomore:
Second Team All-CAA
Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I Second Team All- Northeast Region
VaSID First Team All-State
Led the CAA with a .371 batting average
Hit safely in 16 consecutive games from March 12-April 3, the second-longest streak in school history
Recorded two hits, a run and a RBI in season-opening win over St. Joe’s
1-for-2 with a triple, a walk, and 2 runs scored against CCU.
3-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and a career-high three RBIs in 15-1 win over Georgetown
CAA Player of the Week for the Week ending March 6
Went 2-for-4 with two runs, a RBI and three stolen bases in 11-4 win over Maine
Collected her second career walk-off hit with a bases-loaded single to help JMU beat Binghamton 2-1
Named CAA Player of the Week on March 28 after hitting .636 with three runs, three RBIs, a double, a triple and two steals against UNCW
Tied the school record for hits in a game with four in game two against George Mason, going 4-for-4 with a run and two RBIs
Went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in game three against Towson
JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete
2010 as a freshman:
First team All-CAA
CAA All-Rookie team
VaSID Second Team-All State
Started as the designated player against Akron to make her JMU debut
Picked up her first career hit and RBI against Akron
Finished the Tar Heel Invitational 4-for-11 with a run, a double and a steal
Went 2-for-4 with two runs, a RBI and a walk-off home run against Seton Hall
Set a school record with four runs in game two against Longwood
Recorded six hits, three runs, an RBI and three steals in series with Delaware
CAA Rookie of the Week for the Week ending May 9
Collected three hits, including two doubles, and a run in three starts at the CAA Championship
High School:
2009 District MVP
F.A.C.A. Softball All-Star
Two-time All-Metro Conference selection
Offensive Player of the Year in 2007 and Rookie of the Year in 2006
Personal:
Daughter of Gwendolyn and Dave Butler
Plans to join the pre-law program at JMU
Member of the National Honor Society and the National Society of High School Scholars