{{Short description|American softball player and coach}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Amanda Locke | image = | image_size = | caption = | current_title = Head coach | current_team = Birmingham–Southern | current_conference = SAA | current_record = 13-4 | birth_date = | birth_place = Mesquite, Texas, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = University of Alabama | player_years1 = 2009–2012 | player_team1 = Alabama | player_positions = First baseman / pitcher | coach_years1 = 2013–2014 | coach_team1 = Northwestern State (assistant) | coach_years2 = 2015–2018 | coach_team2 = Texas Tech (assistant) | coach_years3 = 2019–2021 | coach_team3 = Northwestern State (associate head coach) | coach_years4 = 2022–present | coach_team4 = Birmingham–Southern | championships = | overall_record = 28-4 }}
'''Amanda Locke''' is an American, former collegiate All-American softball player and current coach at Birmingham–Southern College.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nfca.org/awards/nfca-all-americans/2012-d1-all-americans-5059 |title=2012 NFCA ALL-AMERICANS |website=NFCA.org |access-date=2020-08-18}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gainesville.com/sports/20120512/bama-softball-beats-up-uf-in-sec-tourney-final|title=Bama softball beats up UF in SEC tourney final|date=May 12, 2012|agency=The Gainesville Sun|author=Deas, Tommy|access-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221050924/https://www.gainesville.com/sports/20120512/bama-softball-beats-up-uf-in-sec-tourney-final|archive-date=December 21, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/02/amanda_locke_leads_alabama_sof.html|title=Amanda Locke leads Alabama softball into SEC/ACC/BIG XII Challenge|date=February 17, 2012|agency=The Birmingham News|author=Gould, Izzy|access-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221044948/https://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/02/amanda_locke_leads_alabama_sof.html|archive-date=December 21, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsok.com/article/3680985/wcws-qa-alabamas-amanda-locke-talks-about-key-home-run|title=WCWS Q&A: Alabama's Amanda Locke talks about key home run|date=June 2, 2012|agency=The Oklahoman|author=Baldwin, Michael|access-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221045656/https://newsok.com/article/3680985/wcws-qa-alabamas-amanda-locke-talks-about-key-home-run|archive-date=December 21, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://rolltide.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1377|title=Amanda Locke - Softball|agency=University of Alabama|access-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221052047/https://rolltide.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1377|archive-date=December 21, 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-06-07/alabamas-crimson-tide-wins-ncaa-womens-softball-title-over-oklahoma-5-4|title=Alabama's Crimson Tide wins NCAA women's softball title over Oklahoma, 5-4|date=June 7, 2012|agency=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|access-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221050637/https://www.lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-06-07/alabamas-crimson-tide-wins-ncaa-womens-softball-title-over-oklahoma-5-4|archive-date=December 21, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://nfca.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4755:lockes-home-run-sends-alabama-to-second-straight-wcws-semi-final-5117&catid=284&Itemid=149|title=Locke's home run sends Alabama to second straight WCWS semi-final|date=June 2, 2012|agency=nfca.org|author=Howard, Joshua|access-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204001113/https://nfca.org/index.php?option=com_content|archive-date=February 4, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
==Coaching career== After graduating from Alabama, Locke served as an assistant softball coach at Northwestern State from 2013 to 2014,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nsudemons.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1660&path=softball|title=Amanda Locke - Lady Demon Softball|agency=Northwestern State University|access-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221052434/https://nsudemons.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1660&path=softball|archive-date=December 21, 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nsudemons.com/news/2018/8/27/lady-demon-softball-softball-welcomes-back-locke-on-staff.aspx?path=softball|title=Softball welcomes back Locke on staff|date=August 27, 2018|agency=Northwestern State University|author=Vines, Matt|access-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221052744/https://nsudemons.com/news/2018/8/27/lady-demon-softball-softball-welcomes-back-locke-on-staff.aspx?path=softball|archive-date=December 21, 2018}}</ref>
On July 28, 2021, Locke was named head softball coach at Birmingham–Southern College.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://bscsports.net/news/2021/7/28/general-amanda-locke-named-head-softball-coach-at-birmingham-southern.aspx|title=Amanda Locke Named Head Softball Coach at Birmingham-Southern|date=July 28, 2021|agency=Birmingham–Southern College|author=Abeyta, Amy|access-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729054719/https://bscsports.net/news/2021/7/28/general-amanda-locke-named-head-softball-coach-at-birmingham-southern.aspx|archive-date=July 29, 2021}}</ref>
==Statistics== ===Alabama Crimson Tide=== <ref>{{cite web |url=https://rolltide.com/documents/2020/1/30/wsb_media_guide.pdf |title=Alabama Softball 2020 Media Guide |website=Rolltide.com |access-date=2020-08-18}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=https://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careerplayer |title=Archived Team-By-Team Final Statistics |website=Ncaa.org |access-date=2018-06-18}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- align=center | '''YEAR''' | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |- align=center | '''2009''' | 59 | 131 | 26 | 38 | .290 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 71 | .542% | 15 | 42 | 2 | 2 |- align=center | '''2010''' | 57 | 139 | 33 | 39 | .280 | 43 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 99 | .712% | 16 | 36 | 1 | 2 |- align=center | '''2011''' | 51 | 114 | 22 | 35 | .307 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 69 | .605% | 16 | 22 | 0 | 2 |- align=center | '''2012''' | 65 | 165 | 36 | 52 | .315 | 56 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 116 | .703% | 22 | 35 | 2 | 2 |- align=center | '''TOTALS''' | '''232''' | '''549''' | '''117''' | '''164''' | '''.298''' | '''161''' | '''54''' | '''1''' | '''27''' | '''355''' | '''.646%''' | '''69''' | '''135''' | '''5''' | '''8''' |}
{| class="wikitable" |- align=center | '''YEAR''' | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |- align=center | '''2009''' | 8 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 49.1 | 41 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 1.57 | 1.14 |- align=center | '''2010''' | 5 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 38 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 39 | 2.94 | 1.18 |- align=center | '''2012''' | 5 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58.1 | 59 | 35 | 28 | 24 | 56 | 3.37 | 1.43 |- align=center | '''TOTALS''' | '''18''' | '''3''' | '''51''' | '''17''' | '''7''' | '''1''' | '''1''' | '''146.0''' | '''138''' | '''74''' | '''55''' | '''46''' | '''137''' | '''2.63''' | '''1.26''' |}
== Head coaching record == {{CBB Yearly Record Start | type=coach | conf= | postseason= | poll=no }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Birmingham–Southern Panthers | startyear = 2022 | conference = Southern Athletic Association | endyear = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2022 | name = Birmingham–Southern | overall = 0–0 | conference = 0–0 | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Birmingham–Southern | overall = 0–0 | confrecord = 0–0 }} {{CBB Yearly Record End | overall = 0–0 }}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Twitter|aslocke22}} * [https://nsudemons.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1660&path=softball Northwestern State Lady Demons bio] * [https://texastech.com/coaches.aspx?rc=2224&path=softball Texas Tech Red Raiders bio] * [https://rolltide.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1377 Alabama Crimson Tide bio]
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