Amanda Lehotak

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Amanda Lehotak
Biographical details
Born Bellevue, Nebraska
Playing career
2000–2001 Ole Miss
2002–2003 Nebraska-Omaha
Position(s) First baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004 Daniel J. Gross Catholic HS (asst.)
2004 College of Saint Mary (Interim Asst.)
2005 Missouri Western State (asst.)
2006 Jacksonville (asst.)
2007–2011 Jacksonville
2012–2013 UTSA
2014–2020 Penn State
Head coaching record
Overall328–414 (.442)
Tournaments1–2 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Atlantic Sun regular season (2011)
Awards
Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year (2011)

Amanda Lehotak is an American softball coach who was the head coach at Penn State. [1]

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Early life and education

Lehotak played softball for Daniel J. Gross High School in Bellevue, Nebraska. She began her college career at the University of Mississippi played for two seasons (2000–2001) then transferring to the University of Nebraska-Omaha to play for two more years (2002–2003). [2] [3]

Coaching career

Jacksonville

Lehotak was named head softball coach of the Jacksonville Softball Program on June 30, 2006. She was promoted from assistant coach to head coach after Melissa Gentile resigned as head coach after one season. [4]

UTSA

Penn State

Penn State named Lehotak the seventh head softball coach of the Penn State Softball Program on July 22, 2013. She was hired after two mediocre seasons at UTSA. [5] On July 6, 2020, Lehotak resigned as head coach of the Nittany Lions. [6]

Head coaching record

College

References: [7] [8] [9] [10]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Jacksonville (Atlantic Sun Conference)(2007–2011)
2007 Jacksonville 15–434–1410th
2008 Jacksonville 21–395–1711th
2009 Jacksonville 24–317–137th
2010 Jacksonville 33–2310–106th
2011 Jacksonville 44–1618–21st NCAA Regional
Jacksonville:137–152 (.474)44–56 (.440)
UTSA Roadrunners (Southland Conference)(2012–present)
2012 UTSA 24–2812–8T-3rd
UTSA Roadrunners (Western Athletic Conference)(2013–present)
2013 UTSA 27–269–125th
UTSA:51–54 (.486)21–20 (.512)
Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten Conference)(2014–Present)
2014 Penn State 14–355–18T-10th
2015 Penn State 29–289–14T-8th
2016 Penn State 30–2414–94th
2017 Penn State 23–338–1512th
2018 Penn State 9–415–1813th
2019 Penn State 24–327–1610th
2020 Penn State 11–15Season canceled due to COVID-19
Penn State:140–208 (.402)48–90 (.348)
Total:328–414 (.442)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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