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Chelsea Butler
Chelsea Butler
Chelsea Butler joined the Temple coaching staff in October of 2013. 
 
Butler comes to TU after spending the last year at Utah State, working primarily with the USU pitchers. While with the Aggies, she was also responsible for scouting reports and served as the recruiting coordinator. Before Utah State, Butler was an assistant coach at her alma mater, Eastern Kentucky, during the 2012 season.
 
Before her coaching days, Butler pitched two years (2008-09) for the Colonels, highlighted by a standout senior season in which she posted a 2.32 ERA. Prior to arriving at EKU, Butler played two seasons at Golden West Junior College. As a sophomore there, she posted a 21-13 record with a 1.35 ERA and 170 strikeouts in 231.2 innings of work. She earned first team all-conference recognition and was an all-tournament selection.
 
Butler earned a degree in sociology from Eastern Kentucky in 2009. Prior to her return to the Colonels as a coach, she served as an assistant coach with the USA Athletics 18 gold team in southern California. She has also been a private pitching instructor since 2009.