Amanda Locke is an American, former collegiate All-American

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player and current coach at Birmingham–Southern College.

Playing career

She attended North Mesquite High School, graduating in 2008. She later attended the

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, where she played first base and

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on the

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team. 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

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's first

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softball title.

Coaching career

After graduating from Alabama, Locke served as an assistant softball coach at Northwestern State from 2013 to 2014, and an assistant softball coach at

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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. On July 28, 2021, Locke was named head softball coach at Birmingham–Southern College.

Statistics

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Head coaching record

References

External links

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Northwestern State Lady Demons bio

Texas Tech Red Raiders bio

Alabama Crimson Tide bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Locke, Amanda Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Softball players from Texas American softball coaches Northwestern State Demons and Lady Demons coaches Texas Tech Red Raiders softball coaches Alabama Crimson Tide softball players Birmingham–Southern Panthers softball coaches People from Mesquite, Texas