# Amanda Locke

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{{Short description|American softball player and coach}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name               = Amanda Locke
| image              = 
| image_size         = 
| caption            = 
| current_title      = [Head coach](/source/Head_coach)
| current_team       = [Birmingham–Southern](/source/Birmingham%E2%80%93Southern_Panthers_softball)
| current_conference = [SAA](/source/Southern_Athletic_Association)
| current_record     = 13-4
| birth_date         = 
| birth_place        = [Mesquite, Texas](/source/Mesquite%2C_Texas), U.S.
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| alma_mater         = [University of Alabama](/source/University_of_Alabama)
| player_years1      = 2009–2012
| player_team1       = [Alabama](/source/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_softball)
| player_positions   = [First baseman](/source/First_baseman) / [pitcher](/source/pitcher)
| coach_years1       = 2013–2014
| coach_team1        = [Northwestern State](/source/Northwestern_State_Lady_Demons_softball) (assistant)
| coach_years2       = 2015–2018
| coach_team2        = [Texas Tech](/source/Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_softball) (assistant)
| coach_years3       = 2019–2021
| coach_team3        = [Northwestern State](/source/Northwestern_State_Lady_Demons_softball) (associate head coach)
| coach_years4       = 2022–present
| coach_team4        = [Birmingham–Southern](/source/Birmingham%E2%80%93Southern_Panthers_softball)
| championships      = 
| overall_record     = 28-4
}}

'''Amanda Locke''' is an American, former collegiate [All-American](/source/All-American) [softball](/source/softball) player and current coach at [Birmingham–Southern College](/source/Birmingham%E2%80%93Southern_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](/source/North_Mesquite_High_School), graduating in 2008. She later attended the [University of Alabama](/source/University_of_Alabama), where she played [first base](/source/First_baseman) and [pitcher](/source/pitcher) on the [Alabama Crimson Tide softball](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Southeastern_Conference_Softball_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](/source/2012_Women's_College_World_Series) final, where they defeated [Oklahoma](/source/Oklahoma_Sooners_softball) 2–1 in the champ series, to claim Alabama's and the [Southeastern Conference](/source/Southeastern_Conference)'s first [NCAA](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Northwestern_State_Lady_Demons_softball) 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Birmingham%E2%80%93Southern_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](/source/Birmingham%E2%80%93Southern_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](/source/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](/source/Games_played)
| [AB](/source/At_bats)
| [R](/source/Softball)
| [H](/source/Hit_(baseball))
| [BA](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
| [RBI](/source/Run_batted_in)
| [HR](/source/Home_runs)
| [3B](/source/Triple_(baseball))
| [2B](/source/Double_(baseball))
| [TB](/source/Total_bases)
| [SLG](/source/Slugging_percentage)
| [BB](/source/Base_on_balls)
| [SO](/source/Strikeout)
| [SB](/source/Stolen_base)
| 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](/source/Win_(baseball_statistics))
| [L](/source/Loss_(baseball_statistics))
| [GP](/source/Games_pitched)
| [GS](/source/Games_started)
| [CG](/source/Complete_game)
| [SHO](/source/Shutout)
| [SV](/source/Save_(sport))
| [IP](/source/Innings_pitched)
| [H](/source/Hit_(baseball))
| [R](/source/Softball)
| [ER](/source/Earned_run)
| [BB](/source/Base_on_balls)
| [SO](/source/Strikeout)
| [ERA](/source/Earned_run_average)
| [WHIP](/source/Walks_plus_hits_per_innings_pitched)
|- 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](/source/Birmingham%E2%80%93Southern_Panthers_softball)
 | startyear    = 2022
 | conference   = [Southern Athletic Association](/source/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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