Amy Deanne Hooks (born November 19, 1988) is an American college softball coach and former catcher who is the current head coach at Lamar. Prior to her position at Lamar, she served as assistant softball coach for six seasons at

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Playing career

High school

Born in

Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

and raised in

Mesquite, Texas Mesquite is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County with portions extending into Kaufman County, Texas, Kaufman County. The population was 150,108 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, and maki ...

, Hooks played varsity softball and volleyball at North Mesquite High School. In softball, she earned several awards including being named as an All-District first team player in District 12-5A three times. She was named District 12-5A Offensive player of the year twice (2004 and 2006) and District 12-5A Defensive player of the year once (2003). In volleyball, she was named to the All-District 12-5A first team and was named to the State All-Academic team in 2006.

College

Hooks played softball for the

Texas Longhorns softball The Texas Longhorns softball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate softball competition. The Longhorns competed in the Big 12 Conference through the 2024 season and moved to the Southeastern Confere ...

team from 2008-2011. At the conclusion of the 2011 season, Hooks was named Big 12 Conference Player of the Year and was named to the Big 12 All-Conference first-team. She was also named to the Big 12 All-Conference second team in 2010 and to the Big 12 Academic All-Conference second team in 2009. She was twice named as Big 12 Player of the week (February 24, 2009 and April 12, 2011). She was named to the Easton All-America second team and NFCA All Central Region second team in 2011. She held the team record for season home runs at 36 until the 2011 season.

Professional

Hooks played in the

National Pro Fastpitch National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), formerly the Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL), was a professional women's softball league in the United States. The teams battled for the Cowles Cup. The WPSL was founded in 1997 and folded in 2001; the NPF revive ...

league with the

Carolina Diamonds The Carolina Diamonds, formerly known as the NPF Diamonds, Tennessee Diamonds, Rockford Thunder and Texas Thunder, was a women's softball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since the 2004 season, they have played as a member of National Pro ...

in 2012 and the NY/NJ Comets in 2013.

Coaching career

Assistant coach

Hooks served as assistant coach for 6 years (2013–2018) for the

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team. While at Northwestern State, the Lady Demons won the 2015 regular season Southland Conference championship. The Lady Demons also won the

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and

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Southland Conference softball tournament and appeared in the

NCAA Division I softball tournament The NCAA Division I softball tournament is held annually in May/June and features 64 college softball teams in the United States, culminating in the Women's College World Series (WCWS), which is played in Oklahoma City. Tournament play and team ...

both years.

Lamar

Hooks was named head coach for the

Lamar Lady Cardinals softball The Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team represents Lamar University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team competes in the Southland Conference. The Lady Cardinals are currently led by head coach Amy Hooks. The team played its home games a ...

team on June 20, 2018.

Head coaching record

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References

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