Amanda Locke
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Birmingham–Southern |
| Conference | SAA |
| Record | 13-4 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Mesquite, Texas |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| 2009–2012 | Alabama |
| Position(s) | First baseman / pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2013–2014 | Northwestern State (assistant) |
| 2015–2018 | Texas Tech (assistant) |
| 2019–2021 | Northwestern State (associate head coach) |
| 2022–present | Birmingham–Southern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 28-4 |
Amanda Locke is an American, former collegiate All-American softball player and current coach at Birmingham–Southern College.[1]
Playing career[edit]
She attended North Mesquite High School, graduating in 2008. She later attended the University of Alabama, where she played first base and pitcher on the Alabama Crimson Tide softball team.[2][3][4][5] Following her freshman year, she was named SEC Freshman of the Year. During her senior season in 2012, Locke was named a second team All-American, as she led the Crimson Tide to the 2012 Women's College World Series final, where they defeated Oklahoma 2–1 in the champ series, to claim Alabama's and the Southeastern Conference's first NCAA softball title.[6][7]
Coaching career[edit]
After graduating from Alabama, Locke served as an assistant softball coach at Northwestern State from 2013 to 2014,[8] and an assistant softball coach at Texas Tech University from 2015 to 2018. On August 27, 2018, Locke returned to Northwestern State and was once again named an assistant softball coach for the Lady Demons.[9]
On July 28, 2021, Locke was named head softball coach at Birmingham–Southern College.[10]
Statistics[edit]
Alabama Crimson Tide[edit]
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 2009 | 59 | 131 | 26 | 38 | .290 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 71 | .542% | 15 | 42 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 57 | 139 | 33 | 39 | .280 | 43 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 99 | .712% | 16 | 36 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 51 | 114 | 22 | 35 | .307 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 69 | .605% | 16 | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 65 | 165 | 36 | 52 | .315 | 56 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 116 | .703% | 22 | 35 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 232 | 549 | 117 | 164 | .298 | 161 | 54 | 1 | 27 | 355 | .646% | 69 | 135 | 5 | 8 |
| YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 49.1 | 41 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 1.57 | 1.14 |
| 2010 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 38 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 39 | 2.94 | 1.18 |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58.1 | 59 | 35 | 28 | 24 | 56 | 3.37 | 1.43 |
| TOTALS | 18 | 3 | 51 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 146.0 | 138 | 74 | 55 | 46 | 137 | 2.63 | 1.26 |
Head coaching record[edit]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers (Southern Athletic Association) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Birmingham–Southern | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Birmingham–Southern: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–0 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[edit]
- ^ "2012 NFCA ALL-AMERICANS". NFCA.org. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ Deas, Tommy (May 12, 2012). "Bama softball beats up UF in SEC tourney final". The Gainesville Sun. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ Gould, Izzy (February 17, 2012). "Amanda Locke leads Alabama softball into SEC/ACC/BIG XII Challenge". The Birmingham News. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ Baldwin, Michael (June 2, 2012). "WCWS Q&A: Alabama's Amanda Locke talks about key home run". The Oklahoman. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ "Amanda Locke - Softball". University of Alabama. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ "Alabama's Crimson Tide wins NCAA women's softball title over Oklahoma, 5-4". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. June 7, 2012. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ Howard, Joshua (June 2, 2012). "Locke's home run sends Alabama to second straight WCWS semi-final". nfca.org. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ "Amanda Locke - Lady Demon Softball". Northwestern State University. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ Vines, Matt (August 27, 2018). "Softball welcomes back Locke on staff". Northwestern State University. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ Abeyta, Amy (July 28, 2021). "Amanda Locke Named Head Softball Coach at Birmingham-Southern". Birmingham–Southern College. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Alabama Softball 2020 Media Guide" (PDF). Rolltide.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "Archived Team-By-Team Final Statistics". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-18.