Charley Butler

Charley Butler during the game against Virginia Tech at Ulmer Stadium on March 26.

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Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Charley Butler hits the ball during the game against Illinois at Ulmer Stadium on March 6.

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Charley Butler runs to third base during the game against Lipscomb.

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Photo by: Jeff Reinking | Louisville Athletics

Photo by: Jeff Reinking | Louisville Athletics

Class:
Junior
High School:
Randleman
Hometown:
Randleman, N.C.

As a senior (2022): Played in five games... Scored runs against Florida Atlantic and Indiana.

As a junior (2021): Played in 46 games with 37 starts in the outfield... Stood tied for third on the team with 20 runs scored... Posted a .226 batting average with two doubles, one triple and a career-high three home runs... Tallied six multi-hit games on the season... Registered two sacrifice hits in the 0-0, 11-inning tie with No. 7/7 Florida State (4/25)... Delivered a triple and scored a run in the 2-0 win against No. 21/21 Duke (4/16)... Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in the 6-5 win at Gerogia Tech (4/9) Drove in three runs and connected on a home run in the 7-4 win at Pitt (4/3)... Scored two runs against Bradley (3/5)... Scored a run in the 5-1 loss at No. 6/5 Florida (2/27)... Went 2-for-4 with two runs in the 4-2 win against Virginia (2/20).

As a sophomore (2020): Played in 20 games with 11 starts in the outfield... Scored two runs and was 4-for-4 in stolen bases in the shortened season... Had a stolen base and scored a run in the 8-0 win against Wichita State.

As a freshman (2019): Played in 46 games and started 43 in left field before being sidelined by injury following the Marshall game on April 23...Put together a team-best 11-game hitting streak (3/31-4/21)... Drove in three runs in the 9-2 win over Boston College (4/12)... Scored two runs in the 10-9 win over No. 3/3 Florida State... Hit a triple in the 4-1 loss to No. 3/3 Florida State (4/6)... Registered a career-high three stolen bases in the 5-3 win over Notre Dame (3/24)... Hit a three-run homer in the 21-1 win over Morehead State (3/12)... Connected on her first career double in the 5-3 loss to No. 7/8 Tennessee (2/25)... Registered her first career triple, scored two runs and drove in two in the 6-0 win over Bradley (2/25)... Her first career hit was a solo home run in the 7-5 win over Bradley in the Tennessee Classic (2/24) .. Scored her first career run in the 9-0 win a Cal State Fullerton (2/9)... Drew two walks in the 3-0 loss to Idaho State (2/8).

High School/Juniors: Four year starter at Randleman High School… Helped her team win back-to-back PAC-6 Conference Championships...Three-time all-conference selection as an infielder and earned her team’s Defensive Player of the Year award… Three-time all-county selection in basketball and lettered two years in volleyball… Also played for the Randolph Knockouts travel team which won the WFC Summer Nationals in 2014.

Personal: Full name is Charley Elizabeth Butler… Nicknames are Charley and Chaz… Birthdate is September 21, 2000… Daughter of Gil and Jaynetta Butler… Has two sisters, Casside and Chelsey… Majoring in sport administration… Chose UofL because she fell in love with everyone and everything as soon as she stepped on campus… Won travel softball national championship three years in a row… Father Gil and uncle Ronald Little both played for the Cincinnati Reds… Her sister Chelsey played softball at North Carolina.