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Powder Springs, Ga.
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| Last College:
Marshall
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Assistant Coach
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After spending four seasons as the Herd's starting center fielder, Amanda Williams joined the Marshall softball staff in the fall of 2006 as a volunteer assistant coach. In July of 2008, Amanda was named to the position of assistant coach.
In the record books Williams is Marshall's career leader in doubles (69), runs (184), at bats (717) and ranks second in batting average (.370), stolen bases (89), hits (265), walks (93), and total bases (408). Her 69 doubles ranks her 6th all-time in the NCAA. She was a four-time first team all-conference selection, including three first team all-MAC picks and a first team all-Conference-USA honoree in 2006. Williams was a three-time first team all-region honoree, and also picked up a second-team all-region nod, MAC Freshman of the Year (2003), The Parthanon's 2003 Female Athlete of the Year, and was also named Player of the Week seven times throughout her career. She also excelled in the classroom achieving NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete status and was a member of the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
She and twin sister Jessica, were drafted by the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) and played their rookie year in 2006, winning a regular-season title with the Bandits. Williams played for the Rockford Thunder from 2007-09, helping lead them to a NPF title in 2009 while also being named a NPF All-Star. In 2010, Williams played for the Tennessee Diamonds while being named captain. In 2011, she was back with the Chicago Bandits and captured her 2nd NPF Championship.
Williams earned her Bachelors of Science degree Cum Laude in exercise physiology with a minor in Psychology in December 2006 and a Master's in athletic administration in 2008 from Marshall.
