Amy Reif
Head Coach

Amy Reif enters her third season as the head softball coach at Park University.

In the 2007 season, Reif led the Pirate softball team to an overall record of 18-28 and finished 7-7 in the MCAC. Park concluded its 2007 season appearing in post-season action in the MCAC Tournament. This was the second time in school history that the softball team participated in the tournament.

Despite suffering early elimination in the tournament, Reif produced eight players who received conference recognition. One player earned All-MCAC first-team honors, four players earned second-team honors and three players were honorable mention. Two players were named NAIA All-American Scholar-Athletes for their work in the classroom.

In her first season at the helm of the Pirate program, Reif led her squad to an 18-19 overall record and a 7-9 mark in the MCAC.  She had nine players earn All-MCAC honors in 2006.  In addition, four players were awarded NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete accolades at the conclusion of the season.

In two seasons at Park, Reif has produced 17 All-MCAC athletes and six All-American Scholar-Athletes.

Reif came to Park with more than seven years of experience as a player and assistant coach at NCAA Division I Auburn University.  She served as a full-time assistant coach at Auburn for three and a half seasons, including the 2002 campaign when she was a member of the NCAA South Region Coaching Staff of the Year.

In 2002, Auburn qualified for the school’s first NCAA Regional with a 37-28 overall record and a 15-15 mark in the Southeastern Conference. During Reif’s tenure at AU as a full-time assistant (2000-04) and one season as a graduate assistant (1999-2000), the Tigers reached the 30-win plateau on three occasions.

As a player, Reif spent three seasons as an infielder at Auburn for head coach Tina Deese (1996-99) and still ranks among the school’s career leaders in sacrifice hits (2nd, 28) and games started (10th, 173).  As a junior, she was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for her efforts in the classroom.

A native of Kansas City, Kan., she started her playing career at Johnson County (Kan.) Community College in 1994, where she played one season, earning first-team all-conference honors.

Reif, who worked at ESPN as a production assistant before coming to Park, received her bachelor’s degree in communications from Auburn in 1998, before obtaining her master’s degree in communications from AU in 2000.  Amy and her husband, Derek, who played baseball at Auburn from 1997-2000, have two sons, Storm and Cash.

Brooke Woolery

Assistant Coach