The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Former Blazer Returns As Volunteer Assistant
8/3/2017 3:59:00β―PM | Softball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. β Former UAB Blazer Amber Torres-Reimers is returning to the softball field as a member of the UAB softball coaching staff.
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Head coach Marla Townsend announced Thursday morning that Reimers will be join the staff as a volunteer assistant coach. Townsend said Reimers will work with the pitching staff.
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"We are excited to have Amber join our staff," Townsend said. "She excelled on and off the field here as a student-athlete and I look forward to seeing her work with our already talented pitching staff this coming season."
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Reimers finished her UAB career with 26 career wins, a 2.81 ERA, 19 complete games and eight shutouts to go along with 180 strikeouts. All records that rank in the top-10 in UAB softball history.
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Reimers was also a part of UAB squads that made three straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 2010 to 2012.
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Since graduating from UAB, Reimers has continued to stay active in softball as both a player and a coach. She was a player/coach for the Vienna Wanderers in Vienna, Austria in 2012 before returning to the US as a coach with various softball programs including the Cyclones 00 and Team Alabama 05.
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Reimers has also been a staple at the Marla Townsend Fastpitch School since 2009 while also conducting private lessons of her own since 2013.
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Reimers graduated from Sparkman High School in Huntsville, Ala. She earned her degree from UAB in Exercise Science in 2012. Β Β
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Head coach Marla Townsend announced Thursday morning that Reimers will be join the staff as a volunteer assistant coach. Townsend said Reimers will work with the pitching staff.
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"We are excited to have Amber join our staff," Townsend said. "She excelled on and off the field here as a student-athlete and I look forward to seeing her work with our already talented pitching staff this coming season."
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Reimers finished her UAB career with 26 career wins, a 2.81 ERA, 19 complete games and eight shutouts to go along with 180 strikeouts. All records that rank in the top-10 in UAB softball history.
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Reimers was also a part of UAB squads that made three straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 2010 to 2012.
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Since graduating from UAB, Reimers has continued to stay active in softball as both a player and a coach. She was a player/coach for the Vienna Wanderers in Vienna, Austria in 2012 before returning to the US as a coach with various softball programs including the Cyclones 00 and Team Alabama 05.
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Reimers has also been a staple at the Marla Townsend Fastpitch School since 2009 while also conducting private lessons of her own since 2013.
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Reimers graduated from Sparkman High School in Huntsville, Ala. She earned her degree from UAB in Exercise Science in 2012. Β Β
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