Amanda Locke
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamBirmingham–Southern
ConferenceSAA
Record13-4
Biographical details
BornMesquite, Texas
Alma materUniversity of Alabama
Playing career
2009–2012Alabama
Position(s)First baseman / pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2013–2014Northwestern State (assistant)
2015–2018Texas Tech (assistant)
2019–2021Northwestern State (associate head coach)
2022–presentBirmingham–Southern
Head coaching record
Overall28-4

Amanda Locke is an American, former collegiate All-American softball player and current coach at Birmingham–Southern College.[1]

Playing career

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

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

Alabama Crimson Tide

[11] [12]

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

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Birmingham–Southern Panthers (Southern Athletic Association) (2022–present)
2022 Birmingham–Southern 0–00–0
Birmingham–Southern: 0–00–0
Total:0–0

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "2012 NFCA ALL-AMERICANS". NFCA.org. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Amanda Locke - Softball". University of Alabama. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Amanda Locke - Lady Demon Softball". Northwestern State University. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Alabama Softball 2020 Media Guide" (PDF). Rolltide.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  12. ↑ "Archived Team-By-Team Final Statistics". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
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