Amanda Sopko is in her fourth year as the assistant softball coach for Randolph-Macon.
“’Sop’ was a fantastic addition to our softball program," head coach Kevin Proffitt said. “After an outstanding career here at R-MC, I feel very fortunate to be able to add her to our staff as an assistant coach. As a player, she was a committed student-athlete. She played with a great deal of passion and earned the respect of our coaches as well as her teammates. I expect her to hit the ground running and continue to model that same level of passion and commitment as a member of our coaching staff.”
Sopko has helped lead the Yellow Jackets to three NCAA Tournament apperances, which were the first at-large bids in R-MC history. The program secured NCAA Regional runner-up placement twice under Sopko's tutelage.
Sopko played four years for the Yellow Jackets. During her career, R-MC went 115-47 (.710) overall and 51-27 (.654) in ODAC contests. Sopko was All-ODAC Third Team as a freshman and Second Team as a junior and senior. In 2013, she was a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Atlantic Region Second Team selection. Sopko scored 122 career runs and was successful on 85 of 92 stolen base attempts for a success rate of 92.4%. Sopko is seventh all-time in the ODAC with 85 career steals.
R-MC posted a record of 26-12 in 2015 and won its first ODAC Tournament title. The Yellow Jackets went 4-0 in Salem and Sopko was named to the ODAC All-Tournament Team. R-MC made its first trip to the NCAA Tournament and was runner-up in the Newport News Regional. Sopko earned a spot on the All-Regional Team.
A native of Skippers, Va., and a graduate of Greensville High School, Sopko played both second base and outfield for the Yellow Jackets. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Randolph-Macon in 2015 with a minor in communication studies.
