Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame
Keith Butler
- Induction:
- 2024
- Class:
- 2002
Baseball: 2000-02
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Keith Butler left little doubt that his three-year playing career at Liberty would land him in the Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame when he was named conference Freshman and Player of the Year as a rookie.
The native of Marietta, Ga. exploded onto the collegiate baseball scene in 2000 with a .406 batting average, 56 runs scored, 16 doubles, six home runs, 49 RBIs and 35 stolen bases. Butler was duly honored when he was named the 2000 Big South Freshman and Player of the Year. He was also named to a pair of Freshman All-America teams on the national level (Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and Baseball America), capping his standout rookie season.
Butler’s immediate success helped Liberty capture the 2000 Big South Baseball Championship title and the program’s first-ever win at an NCAA Regional. He was named to the Big South All-Tournament team all three years of his career at Liberty, and he was the Big South inaugural winner of the Howard Bagwell Award in 2000 (Male Athlete of the Year). At the time of his Hall of Fame induction, he was among the program’s career top 10 in runs (169), doubles (48) and stolen bases (52).
His stellar three-year career landed Butler in the major leagues after his junior year when he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 10th round of the 2002 MLB Draft. He would go on to play three seasons at the minor league level.
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Keith Butler left little doubt that his three-year playing career at Liberty would land him in the Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame when he was named conference Freshman and Player of the Year as a rookie.
The native of Marietta, Ga. exploded onto the collegiate baseball scene in 2000 with a .406 batting average, 56 runs scored, 16 doubles, six home runs, 49 RBIs and 35 stolen bases. Butler was duly honored when he was named the 2000 Big South Freshman and Player of the Year. He was also named to a pair of Freshman All-America teams on the national level (Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and Baseball America), capping his standout rookie season.
Butler’s immediate success helped Liberty capture the 2000 Big South Baseball Championship title and the program’s first-ever win at an NCAA Regional. He was named to the Big South All-Tournament team all three years of his career at Liberty, and he was the Big South inaugural winner of the Howard Bagwell Award in 2000 (Male Athlete of the Year). At the time of his Hall of Fame induction, he was among the program’s career top 10 in runs (169), doubles (48) and stolen bases (52).
His stellar three-year career landed Butler in the major leagues after his junior year when he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 10th round of the 2002 MLB Draft. He would go on to play three seasons at the minor league level.
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