Current position | |
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Title | Senior Associate Athletics Director |
Team | McNeese State |
Conference | Southland |
Biographical details | |
Born | Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S. | July 23, 1966
Playing career | |
1985–1986 | McNeese State |
1987–1988 | Oklahoma |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1991 | McNeese State (asst.) |
1992 | Blinn (asst.) |
1993–1994 | McNeese State (Asst.) |
1995–2000 | Alabama (H/OF) |
2001–2003 | McNeese State |
2004–2005 | Alabama (RC/H/INF) |
2006–2013 | Arkansas (asst.) |
2014–2019 | Wichita State |
2020 | Missouri (RC) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2021 | McNeese State (SAAD) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 259–263 |
Tournaments | NCAA: 0–2 |
Todd Butler is an American college baseball coach and former player. He played college baseball at McNeese State University from 1985 to 1986 before transferring to the University of Oklahoma in 1987 and 1988. He spent three years as the head coach at McNeese State from 2001 to 2003 and was the head coach of the Wichita State University from 2014 to 2019.[1][2][3][4][5] Butler spent 16 seasons as an assistant coach in the Southeastern Conference under legendary Alabama coach Jim Wells and Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn.
He is known around the country for his ability to attract the best talent and develop strong hitters. During Butler's 23-year career as an NCAA Division I assistant or head coach, he has helped his teams to five College World Series appearances, 17 NCAA regionals, four NCAA super regionals, six conference tournament championships and his teams have been ranked No. 1 five times in his career. In addition, Butler has coached 32 All-Americans and Freshman All-Americans, 150 players drafted in the MLB Draft and 27 Major League players.