The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Softball
Amber Reimers
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- areimers@uab.edu
- Phone:
- 975-7800
Former UAB Blazer Amber Torres-Reimers enters her first season as a member of the coaching staff in 2018
Former head coach Marla Townsend announced that Reimers would be joining the staff as a volunteer assistant coach. Townsend said Reimers will work with the pitching staff.
Following the promotion of Townsend to Senior Associate Athletics Director for Strategic Initiatives and Engagement, current head coach Amanda Ellis announced that Reimers would join the staff in a full-time capacity and become the pitching/assistant coach.
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.
Reimers was also a part of UAB squads that made three straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 2010 to 2012.
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.
Reimers has also been a staple at the Marla Townsend Fastpitch School since 2009 while also conducting private lessons of her own since 2013.
Reimers graduated from Sparkman High School in Huntsville, Ala. She earned her degree from UAB in Exercise Science in 2012.
Former head coach Marla Townsend announced that Reimers would be joining the staff as a volunteer assistant coach. Townsend said Reimers will work with the pitching staff.
Following the promotion of Townsend to Senior Associate Athletics Director for Strategic Initiatives and Engagement, current head coach Amanda Ellis announced that Reimers would join the staff in a full-time capacity and become the pitching/assistant coach.
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.
Reimers was also a part of UAB squads that made three straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 2010 to 2012.
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.
Reimers has also been a staple at the Marla Townsend Fastpitch School since 2009 while also conducting private lessons of her own since 2013.
Reimers graduated from Sparkman High School in Huntsville, Ala. She earned her degree from UAB in Exercise Science in 2012.
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