Amanda Lehotak

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Amanda Lehotak
Biographical details
BornBellevue, Nebraska
Playing career
2000–2001Ole Miss
2002–2003Nebraska-Omaha
Position(s)First baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004Daniel J. Gross Catholic HS (asst.)
2004College of Saint Mary (Interim Asst.)
2005Missouri Western State (asst.)
2006Jacksonville (asst.)
2007–2011Jacksonville
2012–2013UTSA
2014–2020Penn 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]

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]

Head coaching record[]

College[]

References:[6][7][8][9]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Jacksonville (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2007–2011)
2007 Jacksonville 15–43 4–14 10th
2008 Jacksonville 21–39 5–17 11th
2009 Jacksonville 24–31 7–13 7th
2010 Jacksonville 33–23 10–10 6th
2011 Jacksonville 44–16 18–2 1st NCAA Regional
Jacksonville: 137–152 (.474) 44–56 (.440)
UTSA Roadrunners (Southland Conference) (2012–present)
2012 UTSA 24–28 12–8 T-3rd
UTSA Roadrunners (Western Athletic Conference) (2013–present)
2013 UTSA 27–26 9–12 5th
UTSA: 51–54 (.486) 21–20 (.512)
Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten Conference) (2014–Present)
2014 Penn State 14–35 5–18 T-10th
2015 Penn State 29–28 9–14 T-8th
2016 Penn State 30–24 14–9 4th
2017 Penn State 23–33 8–15 12th
2018 Penn State 9–41 5–18 13th
2019 Penn State 24–32 7–16 10th
2020 Penn State 11–15 Season 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

References[]

  1. ^ "Amanda Lehotak". GoPSUSports.com. Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Amanda Lehotak". OMavs.com. University of Nebraska Omaha. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Amanda Lehotak". GoPSUSports.com. Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Gentile resigns as softball head coach; Assistant Amanda Lehotak promoted to head spot". CSTV.com. CSTV Networks, Inc. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Penn State softball: Lehotak named new head coach". CentreDaily.com. Centre Daily Times. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Southland Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). Southland.org. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  7. ^ "WAC Softball Record Book" (PDF). WACSports.com. Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Atlantic Sun Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). ASunSports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Big Ten Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
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