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| Title | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Conference | Big Ten | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Biographical details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 11, 1990 Allen Park, Michigan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Scrap Yard Dawgs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Chicago Bandits | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Catcher | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Michigan (Asst.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Amanda Marie Chidester (born April 11, 1990) is an American former professional softball player and current assistant coach for Michigan. She was named National Pro Fastpitch Player of the Year for the Chicago Bandits in 2019.[2] She has been a member of the USA Softball Women's National Team on-and-off since 2012. She played college softball at Michigan from 2009 to 2012 and was named First Team All-Big Ten three of her seasons. She was twice selected as the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year and National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American.[3][4] Chidester represented Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal.[5] In 2021, Chidester played her second season in the Athletes Unlimited Softball league and placed second in individual points earned.[6]
- ^ "Amanda Chidester Biography". Team USA. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013.
- ^ "NPF AWARDS BANQUET KICKS OFF 2019 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES". Profastpitch.com. August 14, 2019. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "2009 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "2011 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-Americans". Nfca.org. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Olympic Softball Team". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Player Leaderboard". Auprosports.com. Retrieved September 27, 2021.