Amanda Fefel
Head Softball Coach
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Amanda Fefel enters her fourth season as
Clarendon Colleges head softball coach, bringing with her 6 years of
coaching experience at the NCAA Division I level in addition to a
stellar playing career.
Prior to arriving in
Clarendon, the Baltimore, Md., native served as the first assistant for
three years at Coppin State University where she was responsible for all
aspects of the program including budgeting, travel, recruiting,
fundraising, and field maintenance. During her three seasons with the
Eagles, Fefel helped guide more than 15 student-athletes on the
All-Academic Team and over 10 on the All-Conference First and Second
Team, including pitcher of the year. While working for the Eagles, Fefel
served as an individualized hitting and pitching instructor for
Softball Factory.
Her coaching career began
at George Mason University in 2010 where she served as an assistant
softball coach, specializing in hitting and outfield. Fefel helped aid
the Patriots in the development of several All-Conference and Academic
honors.
Fefel had an outstanding
high school and collegiate career. A four-year starter at UMBC she
quickly etched her name in the Retrievers record books where she holds
many of the schools hitting and pitching records. While at UMBC, she was
the 10th player in America East history to be named to the
All-Conference First Team four times. Fefel was also named to the
All-Academic team, All Championship team, ECAC All-Star Team and won the
schools Most Outstanding Female Athlete Award in both 2009 and 2010.
She also received accolades for being both player and pitcher of the
week honors in the conference.
Fefel graduated with her
B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Marketing and
Business, and is currently seeking her M.S. in Rehabilitation
Counseling.
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Shanna Smith
Assistant Softball Coach
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Shanna Smith is in her fourth season as an assistant coach for the Clarendon Bulldogs for the 2017 season.
Smith
spent time at Daytona State College as the volunteer assistant coach
where she was responsible for the strength and conditioning program as
well as practice and game preparation, community service organization,
recruiting, fielding and position play instruction for infielders and
hitting. While giving private instruction, Smith also worked with the
Softball Factory as a player development coach.
During
the 2010 season, she served as the volunteer assistant coach for Saint
Mary’s College of California. The Gaels earned their first NCAA
Tournament bid as Pacific Coast Softball Conference tournament champions
in 2010. Smith's primary responsibilities on the field included working
with the infielders and hitters while off the field, Smith ran the
strength and conditioning program, scouting reports, and managed the
recruiting database. Smith spent the 2009 season as an assistant coach
for North Carolina State University after graduating from there in May
2008.
As
a student-athlete, Smith was a four-year shortstop at NC State from
2005-08, Smith was twice named first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference.
She also became the first Pack player to pick up first-team NFCA
All-Region honors as a senior. Smith complied some heavy numbers with
the Wolfpack, setting several school records along the way. Her 86 career stolen bases is a school record.
Smith
played in 257 games during her tenure at NC State, including 244
starts. In all, she started in 233 consecutive games beginning during
her freshman campaign and ending with her last collegiate contest.
Smith holds a B.S. in Sports Management from NC State University.
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