Amy Kvilhaug

Last updated
Amy Kvilhaug
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Boston College
Conference ACC
Record9–12 (.429)
Biographical details
Alma mater Providence
Playing career
1993–1996 Providence
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997 Florida Southern (asst.)
1998 Rutgers (asst.)
1999 Seton Hall (asst.)
2000–2002 Providence (asst.)
2003–2006 Radford
2007–2018 St. John's
2020–Present Boston College
Head coaching record
Overall417–460 (.475)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • Big East Regular Season Champions (2015, 2017)
  • Big East Tournament Champions (2015)
Awards
  • 2× Big East Coaching Staff of the Year (2015, 2017)

Amy Kvilhaug is an American, former collegiate right-handed softball pitcher and current Head Coach originally from Taunton, Massachusetts. She is the coach at Boston College. Kvilhaug played softball at for the Providence Friars and was named the 1993 Rooke of The Year and was also a All-Big East Conference selection.

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Coaching career

St. John's

In July 2006, Kvilhaug was named the eighth head coach in St. John's program history. On September 5, 2018, Kvilhaug retired as head coach, after serving as coach for 12 years. She helped lead St. John's to seven Big East tournament appearances. In 2015, she led the team to its first regular-season title win as well as its first Big East Tournament victory, and the program's first NCAA tournament appearance in 35 years. She finished her career with a record of 281–333–10. [1]

Boston College

On July 2, 2019, Kvilhaug was named the new head coach of the Boston College Eagles softball program. [2]

Statistics

Providence

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
199313317141350109.18530196331.220.83
199424937292690215.2180523122661.010.94
199522730271680197.1162463117751.100.91
1996131031221951178.1138543918941.530.87
TOTALS72291159274271700.2565182120632681.200.89

Head coaching record

Sources: [3] [4] [5] [6]

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Radford Highlanders (Big South Conference)(2003–2006)
2003 Radford 17–366–42nd
2004 Radford 31–326–6T-3rd
2005 Radford 39–258–42nd
2006 Radford 40–229–32nd
Radford:127–115 (.525)29–17 (.630)
St. John's Red Storm (Big East Conference)(2007–2013)
2007 St. John's 18–367–15T-9th
2008 St. John's 20–355–1712th
2009 St. John's 24–2611–137th
2010 St. John's 18–336–1613th
2011 St. John's 20–306–129th
2012 St. John's 23–3410–126th
2013 St. John's 17–35–17–1512th
St. John's Red Storm (Big East Conference)(2014–2018)
2014 St. John's 28–2312–82nd
2015 St. John's 28–1916–21st NCAA Regional
2016 St. John's 29–2012–73rd
2017 St. John's 32–1618–51st
2018 St. John's 24–2612–63rd
St. John's:281–333–1 (.458)122–128 (.488)
Boston College Eagles (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2020–Present)
2020 Boston College 9–121–2T-9thSeason canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Boston College 13–328–2413th
Boston College:22–44 (.333)9–26 (.257)
Total:430–492 (.466)

      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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