Rutgers University-New Brunswick Softball

Kristen Butler , a former SEC Player of the Year and record-setting professional softball player in both the United States and Japan, enters her eighth seaso...

Daryn Miller. a veteran coach and former professional player who has instructed at all levels including a trio of consecutive trips to the NJCAA National Tournament, begins his second season as an assistant coach at Rutgers. Miller arrives at Rutgers after serving as an interim head coach and assistant coach with Memphis softball. Prior to his role at Memphis, Miller spent six years with Hardin County High School in Savannah, Tennessee with multiple state tournament appearances and a third-place finish in 2022. He also worked on staff with Heartland Community College helping the squad to three national tournament appearances including taking third in 2008 and hoisting the trophy for the national title in 2009. Before joining the coaching ranks, Miller played baseball at Memphis and Lake Land Community College where he earned first-team all-region honors. Miller also played 15 years in Men's Major Fastpitch and was named an ASA All-American and a three-time member of the USA National Team. Miller graduated from Memphis with a bachelor's degree in professional studies and obtained a master's degree from UT-Martin in teaching.

Glenn Yonan joined the Rutgers softball staff as Director of Player Development for the 2026 season. Yonan spent 34 seasons at Lassen College serving in nume...

Karson Martin joined the Rutgers softball staff as Director of Player Personnel for the 2026 season. Martin is a member of USA Softball's men's national team...

Natalie Yonan begins her sixth season "On The Banks" as an assistant with the Rutgers softball program working closely with the Scarlet Knight infield. Yonan...

Nick French begins his first season as a member of Kristen Butler's staff in July of 2025. French arrives “On The Banks” with over 18 years of experience across the SEC, CAA, Patriot, Conference USA, America East and Pac-12 conferences along with five seasons as a Division I head coach and NCAA Tournament appearances with Arizona and Memphis. Most recently, he was on staff as an assistant at Towson, where he worked with the Tiger pitching staff during the 2025 season. He was also a member of the Towson staff as an assistant in 2017. French’s other stops include spending the 2024 season as Director of Player Development at Georgia, leading Bryant University as the head coach from 2019-23, as well as stints with Arizona, Memphis, Holy Cross, Simmons (Mass.) College, and Piedmont (Pa.) College. While with the national runner-up Diamondbacks in 2010, French served as the volunteer assistant coach and oversaw the daily operations of the team. French also worked with the pitching staff for four seasons at Holy Cross, which included Gennifer Durham throwing the first-perfect game in school history and only the second in Patriot League history in 2013. As an assistant coach at Memphis, French was in the dugout for the program’s first NCAA Regional berth in program history. The Tigers also achieved a school record 10-game win streak in 2011. A 2005 graduate of Emerson College with a degree in journalism, French also worked with the softball program as an undergraduate.