Pathway Baseball - Triple Crown

Butler joined the Virginia Wesleyan University baseball coaching staff in the summer of 2021. The assistant coach comes to VWU by way of Virginia Commonwealth University where he obtained a masters degree in Sport Leadership while also volunteering at his alma mater Randolph-Macon College on the Yellow Jacket baseball coaching staff. 

Butler helped the Marlins post a 16-19-1 overall record in 2022 while going 6-13-1 in conference play, just missing a trip to the post season tournament. Following the regular season, four Marlin athletes earned ODAC All-Conference honors in catcher Matt Sinko, outfielders Jaelen Hines and Trent Hanchey, and pitcher Robert Cook. The Marlins did have one of the top-20 strengths of schedule according to D3Baseball.com.

A native of Chesapeake, Virginia, Butler brings a wealth of baseball knowledge to Virginia Wesleyan. The former Yellow Jacket, was a four-year starter in the infield, primarily second base, and helped the R-MC baseball squad to the 2018 NCAA Division III World Series where the team finished third. Butler tied the single-game record for hits in a World Series game with five in the YellowJackets second game against SUNY Oswego. He also made an appearance on SportsCenter Top 10 Plays in final game of WS. Butler was a three-time Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) All-Conference honoree, twice named VaSID All-State and D3Baseball.com All-Region. Prior to his senior season in 2019, Butler was named a Preseason All-American by the D3Baseball Podcast

Currently, Butler holds R-MC school records in At-Bats (662) and Hits (236) and is second in Runs (161) and Stolen Bases (54). He is also ninth in Batting Average (.356), fifth in Doubles (37), tied tenth in Home Runs (14), fourth in RBIs (122), third in Total Bases (317), and eleventh in Extra Base Hits (52). He was also seventh in nation in Toughest to Strikeout in 2019 (4 strikeouts in 136 at-bats).

Prior to attending R-MC, Butler played at Western Branch High School where he helped the Bruins win the 2014 Virginia 6A State Championship. In 2015 the Bruins were the Virginia 6A South Regional Champions and State Semi-Finalists. Butler was named to All-Conference and All-Tidewater teams in 2015.

While attending Randolph-Macon, Butler played in the Coastal Plains League with the Martinsville Mustangs and in the Valley Baseball League with the Strasburg Express in 2017, and again in the Valley Baseball League with the Waynesboro Generals in 2018.