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2017 Softball Roster

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6 Lyndsay Butler

6 Lyndsay Butler

  • Position:
    P/RF
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Cambridge, Ont.
  • High School:
    Centennial C.V.I.
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

 Career Notes:  Became the only player in NCAA history (Divisions I, II and III combined) with over 300 career hits (338) and over 1,000 strikeouts (1,053) ... concluded collegiate career ninth in NCAA Division II history in hits (now 10th as of 2/16/2022), tied-for-sixth in intentional walks (9), tied-for-seventh in no-hitters (8), tied-for-ninth in saves (17), 11th in total bases (519 - now 16th as of 2/16/2022), tied-for-18th in shutouts (51), 23rd in at bats (801) and tied-for-25th in complete games (112) ... besides setting the above school records, finished first in WSU history in slugging percentage (.648), on-base percentage (.454), runs scored (190), triples (22), reached on an error (37), and games played and started (237), second in batting average (.422), home runs (27) and RBI (150), fourth in doubles (56), tied-for-ninth in stolen bases (20) and 13th in walks (46) ... in terms of pitching, first in wins (102), strikeouts (1,053), pitching appearances (159), starts (130), innings pitched (925.2 - second is at 665.1), fewest walks per game (0.98), games finished (29) and batters faced (3,585 - with only 10 wild pitches), second in strikeouts per game (7.96) and combined shutouts (8), third in opponent batting average (.174), fourth in ERA (0.92) ... finished 11th in career fielding percentage (.981 - min. 400 chances) and third in fielding assists (393) ... recorded 105 career extra-base hits (56 2B, 22 3B, 27 HR) as a batter, while allowing 108 extra-base hits (80 2B, 12 3B, 16 HR) in 925.2 innings pitched ... Link to career statistics.

CAREER NO-HITTERS
March 11, 2014, at Florida Tech
March 15, 2014, at Florida Southern
April 23, 2014, vs. Lake Erie
April 27, 2014, vs. Northwood
March 17, 2016, vs. Merrimack
March 26, 2016, at Malone (perfect game)
April 30, 2016, vs. Findlay (GLIAC Tournament)
May 12, 2017, at Missouri-St. Louis (NCAA Regional Tournament)

2017:  Voted to the NFCA All-American First Team and was a top three finalist for National Player of the Year ... named to the D2 CCA All-America First Team as pitcher/utility ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team ... selected D2CCA Midwest Region Player of the Year as well as being voted to the Midwest Region First Team ... named to the NFCA All-Midwest Region First Team as pitcher/utility ... received a GLIAC Commissioner's Award for athletic and academic excellence ... selected GLIAC Player of the Year for the second consecutive season (first GLIAC Player in conference history to be a four-time of-the-Year award recipient) ... named to the All-GLIAC First Team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... started all 56 games (32 at P, 17 in RF, 7 at DP) ... batted leadoff in every game ... had a 29-game hitting streak (Feb. 11-April 5), which ranks tied-for-11th in Division II history (now tied-for-13th as of 2/16/2022) ... led Division II in ERA (0.68), which helped WSU lead the country in ERA (1.22) ... finished fourth nationally in shutouts (15), and was 12th in fewest hits allowed (4.46 per game), 16th in both walks per game (0.89) and strikeouts (211), 19th in wins (24) and 24th in saves (4) ... was 15th in hits (87), 28th in batting average (.442), 29th in total bases (128) and 30th in triples (5) ... five hit performance vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (2/25) tied for most hits in D2 in 2017 ... finished 42nd nationally in toughest to strikeout (1 every 28.1 at bats) ... faced just 21 batters in second round of NCAA Tournament inducing 18 ground ball outs in 3-0 win at UMSL (5/12) ... retired the final 17 batters against the Tritons (two batters reached on errors but both were erased on double plays) ... led the team in average (.442), slugging percentage (.650), on-base percentage (.484), runs (52), hits (87), RBI (39), triples (5), home runs (7), total bases (128), average with runners on base (.494 / 38-77), average with runners in scoring position (.472 / 25-53), average with two outs (.423 / 22-52), percentage reached leading off an inning (.511 / 45-88) and multiple-hit games (28) ... second on the team with six game-winning RBI (ninth inning double vs. Wisconsin-Parkside, 2/25; RBI single vs. Clarion, 3/5; RBI single vs. Kutztown, 3/16; RBI single at SVSU, 4/8; grand slam at Tiffin, 4/11; three-run triple at UMSL snapping a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the sixth, 5/13), 114 fielding assists (with just one error), stolen bases (8), multiple-RBI contests (9) and percentage advancing runners (.600 / 48-80) ... tied-for-second in the team in doubles (10) and was third in walks (14) ... stranded all seven inherited runners in eight relief appearances ... started four 1-6-3 double plays, plus a game-ending 1-2-3 double play at UMSL (5/13) ... notched a WSU season-best 13 strikeouts vs. Chowan 93/3)selected GLIAC Pitcher of the Week after a 3-1 weekend at the Dome Invitational ... earned both the GLIAC Player and Pitcher of the Week awards (for the third time in her career) after batting .588 (10-for-17) with three home runs and 12 RBI at the Shaw Invitational ... in the circle, she went 2-0 with a save, 25 strikeouts to zero walks in 15.2 innings along with a 0.00 ERA ... earned her 17th career GLIAC of the Week award by winning GLIAC Pitcher of the Week honors on May 1 ... selected Fastpitch News National Pitcher of the Week on May 2 ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team ... named to the Fastpitch News Preseason NCAA DII All-American Softball Team ...2016-17 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ... earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete recognition ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2016:  Voted the WSU Female Student-Athlete of the Year ... selected as the NFCA Division II National Player of the Year ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team as a pitcher ... named the DII Honda Athlete of the Year nominee for softball ... voted to the NFCA All-America First Team as the pitcher/utility after earning NFCA All-Midwest Region First Team as pitcher/utility ... selected to the D2CCA All-America First Team as the pitcher/utility after earning the D2CCA Midwest Region Player of the Year as well as First Team All-Midwest Region as pitcher/utility ... named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team ... selected GLIAC Player of the Year ... voted to the All-GLIAC First Team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... batted .533 at the Lewis Invitational with three multiple-hit games ... went 3-0 in the circle with a 0.33 earned-run average at the Dome Invitational striking out 25 and walking six, while limiting opponents to a .139 batting average to earn GLIAC Pitcher of the Week honors ...  2015-16 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award  ... started all 60 games (33 at P, 26 at RF, 1 at DP) … batted leadoff in all 60 contests … had a team-best 31 multiple-hit games, while ranking second with 13 multiple-RBI contests … had a 18-game hitting streak (April 20-May 11 batting .548, 34-for-62 with 11 multiple-hit games, including five three-hit contests and four home runs) … began the year with a 10-game hitting streak (Feb. 26-March 6 batting .485, 16-for-33 with six multiple-hit affairs) … led the squad in batting average (.483), slugging percentage (.826), on-base percentage (.521), runs (60), hits (97), doubles (19), triples (7), home runs (12), total bases (166), two-out average (.615 / 32-for-52), average with runners on base (.521 / 37-for-71), average with runners in scoring position (.524 / 22-for-42), two-out RBI (27), times reached via an error (11) and fielding assists (121) … ranks second on the squad in RBI (42), and third in walks (16) … had five games with at least 10 strikeouts … led the Warrior pitching staff in innings (226.1), strikeouts (227), wins (29), opposing batting average (.164, min. 10 appearances), ERA (0.77) and saves (4) … had induced 349 ground ball outs … posted  an extra-base hit in 32 of the 60 games … tossed a three-hit shutout in the season opener against Illinois-Springfield with nine strikeouts … struck out seven and did not walk a batter in hurling a three-hit shutout against Lewis (2/27) … also set up the game-winning run vs. the Flyers with a sacrifice bunt … smacked first home run of the season in the win over Wisconsin-Parkside (2/28) … struck out 10 of 18 batters faced in relief vs. Concord (3/4) … suffered loss on international tie-breaker rule on only hit allowed … pitched a three-hitter in beating No. 8 Georgia College (3/4) 4-1 … had two hits and scored twice vs. the Bobcats … won seven consecutive decisions (March 4-14) … notched the game-winning RBI with a third inning triple against Fairmont State (3/5), then scored an insurance run … limited the Fighting Falcons to one hit in five innings … notched 11 strikeouts in a 2-1 victory vs. Millersville (3/6) … homered leading off the third against the Marauders to snap a 1-1 deadlock to garner the GW RBI … began the spring break trip with a six-game hitting streak (March 12-14) … went 3-for-3 against Pittsburgh-Johnstown (3/12), plus struck out 11 in four innings vs. the Mountain Cats … earned the win in relief vs. Mercy (3/13) by tossing four scoreless innings … started the winning rally against the Mavericks with a one-out triple in the bottom of the seventh, then scored the tying run … hurled a four-hit shutout versus Bemidji State (3/13) … pitched a four-hit shutout for the second straight day, this one against Caldwell (3/14) … went 4-for-5 with two runs scored vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (3/14) and notched the GW RBI … also earned a save by striking out the Dragons 1-2-3 in the seventh … collected two doubles and two RBI in the win over Southern Connecticut State (3/17) … recorded a WSU season-high five RBI in the victory over Merrimack (3/17) on a three-run home run and a two-run double … tossed a no-hitter against the Merrimack Warriors allowing one unearned run … smacked a two-run home run vs. Franklin Pierce (3/18) to snap a scoreless tie to earn her fourth GW RBI of the season … went 3-for-4 in game two against St. Michael’s (3/19) … totaled a WSU season-high eight total bases at Walsh (3/25) on a single, triple and home run, while also pitching a complete game victory … hurled a six-inning perfect game at Malone (3/26), while also contributing an RBI triple and scoring twice … went 5-for-8 with two home runs and five RBI in the sweep of No. 33 Grand Valley State (3/29) … tossed complete game victories in both contests, compiling 20 strikeouts to one walk and allowing one earned run … went 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored, along with a diving catch in right center, in the game two win over Lake Superior State (4/1) … batted .667 (4-for-6) with two doubles and four runs scored in the sweep at Northwood (4/14) … equaled the school record for career shutouts with a five-inning whitewash at Findlay (4/16) in game one … drove in three runs in the game two victory at UF with a sacrifice fly (fifth GW RBI) and a two-run home run … notched her sixth game-winning RBI with a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first in game one against Lake Erie (4/22) … pitched a shutout against the Storm to break a program record for career shutouts … compiled a 3-0 mark with one save during the GLIAC Tournament (22.1 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 0.31 ERA, 20 SO, 1 BB) with two shutouts including a no-hitter against Findlay in the winner’s bracket final (third no-hitter of the season and seventh of her career) … laced two home runs in a victory over No. 6 Missouri-St. Louis (5/6) …  led off with a homer to center field against Maryville (5/7) … batted .733 (11-of-15) on 2-0 pitches while taking 12 ball threes … batted .645 (20-for-31) during the fifth inning … did not allow an earned run after the fourth inning until the second game of the NCAA Regional Tournament … is a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee … earned Easton / NFCA Scholar-Athlete Award … offensively, she led the GLIAC (for league games only) in runs (29), hits (46), triples (4), batting average (.575 - next best at .459), on-base percentage (.607), slugging percentage (.950 - next at .741), total bases (76 - next at 63) and extra-base hits (16), tied-for-1st in home runs (5), 3rd in RBI (23), and tied-for-5th in doubles (7) ... in terms of pitching, 2nd in ERA (1.09 with at least 45 IP), tied-for-2nd in wins (11), 3rd in strikeouts (88), and tied-for-3rd in both saves (2) and complete games (11) … became just the second player in the last 30 years to be a three-time GLIAC of-the-Year award winner joining GVSU's Jennifer Mackson (2002-03-04) … was the two-time GLIAC Pitcher of the Year (2014 and 2015), and was selected as the 2016 GLIAC Player of the Year after leading the country in batting average during the regular-season at .509 … ranked fourth in the NCAA in batting average (.483), sixth in triples (7) and 14th in slugging percentage (.826) … in the circle, Butler ranked fourth in ERA (0.77), fifth in shutouts (11) … ninth in victories (29), 11th in hits allowed per seven innings (4.11), 17th in saves (4) and 19th in strikeouts (227) ... Game-By-Game Statistics.
 
2015:   Named to the NFCA All-America Second Team as the pitcher/utility ... earned Daktronics/Division II CCA Third Team All-America accolades ... selected to the NFCA All-Midwest Region First Team as the pitcher/utility ... voted to the Daktronics All-Midwest Region First Team as the pitcher/utility ... named GLIAC Pitcher of the Year for the second consecutive season ... also earned First Team All-GLIAC honors for the second straight year ... selected NFCA National Player of the Week on April 22 ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team ... earned GLIAC All-Academic Team honors ... started all 61 games played (32 P, 18 DP, 11 RF) ... batted first or third, but primarily as leadoff (48 times) ... garnered a team-leading 26 multiple-hit games ... recorded seven multiple-RBI games ... posted a team-best 17-game hitting streak, going 26-for-63 for a .412 average (4/3-4/24) ... finished with the second-highest batting average on the team at .394 (85-216) ... hit .394 (39-99) in conference play ... notched a .476 (39-82) on-base percentage when leading off an inning ... had a .778 (14-18) success rate with runner on third and less than two outs ... led the team in hits (85), runs (43), triples (5), home runs (5), total bases (126), slugging percentage (.583), at bats (216) ... hit a team-best .412 (42-102) with runners on base, along with a team-high .397 (27-68) with runners in scoring position ... recorded a 23-10 pitching record with a 1.03 ERA ... struck out 285 batters in 224.2 innings for an 8.6:1 strikeout to walk ratio ... posted a 0.62 ERA in league play with 139 strikeouts and 12 walks for a 11.5:1 strikeout to walk ratio ... tallied 12 hits with six runs scored and two RBI in eight postseason games ... led the team in 12 pitching categories, including strikeouts per seven innings (8.88), hits allowed per seven innings (4.61) ... named to the North Georgia Captain D's Surf & Turf Classic All-Tournament Team ... went 3-for-3 with two triples and two RBI against Kentucky Wesleyan (2/8) ... posted three runs scored with a double and a home run versus Concordia-St. Paul (3/14) ... tallied a season-high four hits and four RBI against Minnesota Duluth (3/15) ... posted a one-hit 2-0 shutout against GLIAC opponent Malone (4/12) ... hit fifth triple of the season against Lake Superior State to move into the WSU record book (tied third) with 10 career triples (4/18) ... selected NFCA National Player of the Week on April 22 for batting .478 (11-for-23) with three doubles, a triple, two home runs, nine RBI and seven runs scored and recorded a 3-0 record with a 0.82 ERA, two shutouts, 27 strikeouts and zero walks in 19 innings, while holding her opposition to a .172 batting average ... recorded a season-high 14 strikeouts in two games (Ferris State on 4/15, Saginaw Valley on 4/26) ... collected nine hits (batting .500 / 9-18) and two RBI in five games at the GLIAC Tournamen with a team-high 11 total bases ... had a 0.21 ERA in the fifth inning allowing just two runs (one earned) in 32.2 with 38 strikeouts to five walks ... had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage (2 PO, 73 A, 0 ER) in the circle ... batted at least .333 in all eight innings including a personal-best .440 (11-for-25) in the fourth inning ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2014:  Voted to both the Daktronics and NFCA All-Midwest Region Second Team as a Utility/Pitcher ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... started all 54 games played (P-30, RF-23, DP-1) … batted third in all 54 starts … voted GLIAC Pitcher of the Year as well as First Team All-GLIAC after compiling a 9-1 record with two saves and a 0.74 ERA in GLIAC play … batted .407 with a team-leading 13 RBI in league games … led the squad with 20 multiple-hit games … had two six-game hitting streaks (Feb. 23-March 10 going 10-for-18 with four RBI, two triples and a home run; and April 9-19 going 9-for-20) … recorded a nine-game on-base streak (April 1-19) … second on the team with a .352 average (38-108) with runners on base … reached on an error a WSU-best 11 times … led the squad in slugging pct. (.527), triples (5), home runs (3) and pct. advancing runners (.622) … tied for the team lead multiple-RBI games (9), while leading the squad with 31 RBI … five triples was one shy of single-season WSU record of six set by Pam Ellison (1978) … had 16 games with at least 10 strikeouts including seven in a row from March 9 through April 1 … struck out a career-high 15 on March 11 vs. Florida Tech … had a 0.74 WHIP in the circle … won 11 straight decisions from April 18-May 11 … tossed four no-hitters: March 11 at Florida Tech (W, 3-0); March 15 vs. Florida Southern but lost 1-0 despite retiring final 18 batters (leadoff hitter in bottom of first reached on an error going all the way to second, move to third on a ground out and was ruled safe on a wild pitch); April 23 vs. Lake Erie (W, 8-0, 6 inn.); and April 27 vs. Northwood (W, 8-0, 6 inn.) … 2-0 with five saves in seven relief appearances with a 0.00 ERA allowing just one unearned run on eight hits in 17.1 innings with 29 strikeouts to one walk along with a .125 opponent batting average (three combined shutouts) … finished the year with an 11.5 strikeout to walk ratio with 310 strikeouts and 27 walks (two intentional) in 219.1 innings … second on the team with 76 fielding assists … strong hitter in later innings going 36-for-78 (.462) in fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh innings combined … second on the squad with seven GW RBI (Glenville State on March 13; game two vs. Malone on April 18; game two vs. Lake Erie on April 23; game two vs. Northwood on April 27; vs. Ashland on May 2 in GLIAC Tournament game one [walk off]; vs. Walsh on May 2 in GLIAC Tournament game two; vs. Ashland on May 9 in opening game of NCAA Regional Tournament) … invited to Softball Canada’s National Team tryout June 11-14 in Brampton, Ontario … went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored vs. Valdosta State … struck out eight Blazers while walking one in nine innings ... had two hits including a double, plus struck out 10 in season finale vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State ... selected NFCA National Pitcher of the Week after the Charger Chillout (Feb. 7-9) ... posted a 3-0 record with two complete games, one shutout, a 0.31 ERA, a save and 31 strikeouts over 22 innings ... scattered six hits and struck out 13 in shutting out then-No. 7 Indianapolis (3-0) and allowed just four hits over seven frames during a 2-1 triumph over then-No. 15 North Georgia ... entered a match-up against North Alabama with a 3-2 lead, but forced to deal with a one-out, bases loaded situation and proceeded to retire all eight UNA batters she faced with five strikeouts ... also led WSU in batting during the event by hitting at a .421 clip (8-for-19) ... named NFCA National Pitcher of the Week for the final week of the regular season as the Warriors went 8-0 ... registered a perfect 4-0 record with a 0.00 ERA, a save, two no-hitters and 43 strikeouts over just 27.2 innings of work while hitting .462 (12-for-26) with seven runs scored, five doubles, a HR and nine RBIs ... missed Tiffin and Ohio Dominican games due to illness ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

Butler's WSU Single-Season Marks:  set the WSU record for fewest walks per game (0.86), tied-for-first in saves (5/Briana Lee, 5 in 2013), second in strikeouts per game (9.89), shutouts (15) and total strikeouts (310), sixth in complete games (26), tied for sixth in wins (25), and seventh in lowest opponent batting average (.171).

Butler’s 2014 National Rankings:  ENTERING COLLEGE WORLD SERIES -- Tied-for-first in shutouts (15), fourth in ERA (0.86), sixth in both fewest hits/7 (3.91) and strikeouts (292), eighth in strikeouts/7 (10.0), 11th in both saves (5) and wins (25), and 15th in fewest walks/7 (0.89).

2013:  Started the first six games (3-P, 1-LF, 1-1B, 1-DP) before suffering a season-ending injury ... received a medical redshirt ... batted cleanup in all six games ... had at least one hit in five of the six contests ... first collegiate hit was against Truman State (2/15) ... first career RBI came vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (2/16) ... lone extra-base hit, a double, was against Franklin Pierce (2/17) ... also had a season-high two RBI vs. FPU ... scored a run in three consecutive games (2/16-2/17) ... batted .615 (8-13) in her final four games ... WSU scored a total of two runs in her two losses (1-0, 11-2) ... struck out a season-best 12 batters vs. FPU (2/17) in recording her first career shutout and first career win ... recorded three multiple-hit games, all in a row (2/16-2/17) ... batted .400 (4-10) with runners on base ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

High School:  A 2012 graduate of Centennial College Vocational Institute (CVI) ... won two Canadian National Titles (2008 and 2010) as a member of the Guelph Gators ... batted .514 in 2011 for coach Dave Vallance as the Gators summer team placed third at the Canadian Nationals.

Personal:  Full Name--Lyndsay N. Butler ... born June 13, 1994, in Cambridge, Ont. ... daughter of Rick and Cathy Butler ... has one older brother, Scott ... earned a bachelor's degree in psychology in December 2016 ... currently working on a master's degree in sports administration ... aspires to teach children with special needs ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2013, Winter 2015, Fall 2015, Winter 2016, Fall 2016 and Winter 2017 (4.00) ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2012, Winter 2013 and Fall 2014 ... is a member of the WSU Student-Athlete Leadership Council.

 
Lyndsay Butler's Career Pitching Statistics
 Year ERA W-L-S APP GS CG SHO/CBO IP H R/ER BB/SO Opp AB Opp Avg. WP/HBP
2013 2.67 1-2-0 3 3 2 1/0 18.1 16 9/7 1/20 70 .229 0/1
2014 1.09 25-7-5 37 30 26 15/3 219.1 136 43/34 27/310 796 .171 2/4
Career 1.21 26-7-5 40 33 28 16/3 237.2 152 52/41 28/330 866 .176 2/5
 
Lyndsay Butler's Career Hitting Statistics
 Year GP/GS AVG. AB R H 2B-3B-HR RBI TB SLG% BB/HBP/SO OB% SF/SH SB/A PO-A-E FLD%
2013 6/6 .500 18 3 9 1-0-0 3 10 .556 0/0/2 .500 0/0 0/1 10-8-1 .947
2014 54/54 .355 169 32 60 10-5-3 31 89 .527 8/2/15 .385 3/3 7/7 8-76-1 .988
 Career 60/60 .369 187 35 69 11-5-3 34 99 .529 8/2/17 .395 3/3 7/8 18-84-2 .981
 
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  • 6

    2013Freshman

    P/UT
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2014Redshirt Freshman

    P/RF
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2015Redshirt Sophomore

    P/RF
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2016Redshirt Junior

    P/RF
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2017Graduate Student

    P/RF
    5'8"
    6