CLEVELAND, Ohio - Toledo softball head coach Kristen Butler has been named Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year by her peers, the league office announced on Tuesday.
Butler has led the Rockets to a 32-19 overall record and a 16-7 mark in conference play. Toledo was picked to finish fifth in the MAC West Division, but exceeded all expectations by clinching a share of the MAC West title.
Butler reached the 100-career win mark with the Rockets two weekends ago at Central Michigan. She has also become the first coach at Toledo to win 30 games in a season since 1995 and the first to win 20-plus games in four-straight seasons during the last 21 years.