University of Georgia Athletics
Amber Freeman to Join Bulldogs’ Coaching Staff
July 06, 2023 | Softball
ATHENS, Ga. – Georgia head softball coach Tony Baldwin has announced the hiring of assistant coach Amber Freeman.
Freeman will work primarily with the Bulldogs' hitters and catchers.
"We are incredibly excited to add Amber to our coaching staff," Baldwin said. "She is going to be a great fit for our student-athletes and our program. She is an investor in people, she is a communicator, and she is a tremendous coach. We are thankful for our administration's commitment to our program to be able to add a coach like Amber to our staff. We're excited to get her to Athens!"
"I'm so excited to be joining an amazing staff here at Georgia," Freeman said. "This program has a tradition of excellence that I can't wait to be a part of. I can't thank Coach Baldwin and the University enough for giving me this opportunity. I hope to come in and make a positive impact on these student-athletes and help this program accomplish the goal of competing for a National Championship. Go Dawgs!"
Freeman comes to Athens after one season on staff as the pitching coach for the Cal Bears in Berkeley, California. The Golden Bears went 35-21-1 in 2023 including making a run to the NCAA Tournament.
She spent the previous three years as the head softball coach at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California, compiling an 82-36 record with the Lions, beginning with the 2020 COVID-19 shortened season.
The Lakewood, California native and Mater Dei High School product went on to a standout career as a catcher at Arizona State University (2012-15). She became a three-time NFCA All-American (2013, 2014, 2015) and garnered 2013 Pac-12 Player of the Year honors. Freeman stands fourth in ASU history with 56 career home runs and fifth in RBI, totaling 197. She is also fifth in Sun Devil history with 46 career doubles.
Freeman's 2015 batting average of .436 is fifth in single-season history for those tallying at least 75 at-bats. She became just the third player in ASU history to earn both First Team All-American and First Team Academic All-American designations.
Throughout her junior and senior seasons, she tallied a .422 batting average in 115 games and only recorded one error in over 400 chances. She posted a career slugging percentage of .718 and an on-base percentage of .498.
Freeman earned Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year recognition in 2015 after holding a 3.6 GPA in the classroom. A two-time Academic All-American, Freeman received her Master of Arts in Elementary Education in 2017, earning a 3.7 GPA while teaching third grade at Conchos Elementary School in Phoenix, Arizona.
During her playing career, Freeman had three stints with USA Softball: 2013 World Cup silver medalist (hit .333 with two HR and four RBI), 2011 ISF Junior World Champion (hit .435 with 10 RBI and two runs scored), and 2010 Pan American U-18 gold medalist (went 8-for-17 (.471) with three RBI, two doubles, and two runs scored).
Following her career in Tempe, Freeman was the 11th overall pick in 2015 NPF Draft by the USSSA Pride.
Freeman will work primarily with the Bulldogs' hitters and catchers.
"We are incredibly excited to add Amber to our coaching staff," Baldwin said. "She is going to be a great fit for our student-athletes and our program. She is an investor in people, she is a communicator, and she is a tremendous coach. We are thankful for our administration's commitment to our program to be able to add a coach like Amber to our staff. We're excited to get her to Athens!"
"I'm so excited to be joining an amazing staff here at Georgia," Freeman said. "This program has a tradition of excellence that I can't wait to be a part of. I can't thank Coach Baldwin and the University enough for giving me this opportunity. I hope to come in and make a positive impact on these student-athletes and help this program accomplish the goal of competing for a National Championship. Go Dawgs!"
Freeman comes to Athens after one season on staff as the pitching coach for the Cal Bears in Berkeley, California. The Golden Bears went 35-21-1 in 2023 including making a run to the NCAA Tournament.
She spent the previous three years as the head softball coach at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California, compiling an 82-36 record with the Lions, beginning with the 2020 COVID-19 shortened season.
The Lakewood, California native and Mater Dei High School product went on to a standout career as a catcher at Arizona State University (2012-15). She became a three-time NFCA All-American (2013, 2014, 2015) and garnered 2013 Pac-12 Player of the Year honors. Freeman stands fourth in ASU history with 56 career home runs and fifth in RBI, totaling 197. She is also fifth in Sun Devil history with 46 career doubles.
Freeman's 2015 batting average of .436 is fifth in single-season history for those tallying at least 75 at-bats. She became just the third player in ASU history to earn both First Team All-American and First Team Academic All-American designations.
Throughout her junior and senior seasons, she tallied a .422 batting average in 115 games and only recorded one error in over 400 chances. She posted a career slugging percentage of .718 and an on-base percentage of .498.
Freeman earned Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year recognition in 2015 after holding a 3.6 GPA in the classroom. A two-time Academic All-American, Freeman received her Master of Arts in Elementary Education in 2017, earning a 3.7 GPA while teaching third grade at Conchos Elementary School in Phoenix, Arizona.
During her playing career, Freeman had three stints with USA Softball: 2013 World Cup silver medalist (hit .333 with two HR and four RBI), 2011 ISF Junior World Champion (hit .435 with 10 RBI and two runs scored), and 2010 Pan American U-18 gold medalist (went 8-for-17 (.471) with three RBI, two doubles, and two runs scored).
Following her career in Tempe, Freeman was the 11th overall pick in 2015 NPF Draft by the USSSA Pride.
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