Amy Hogue

Head Coach

Amy Hogue is preparing for her 18th season as head coach at her alma mater in 2024-25, and her 27th season affiliated with the Utah Softball program. Hogue, who was inducted into the Utah Athletics Hall of Fame in the Class of 2020 and became Utah's all-time winningest head coach in 2022, has made an incredible impact on the program as a student-athlete (1991-94), assistant coach (1996-99) and head coach (2008-present). In 17 seasons as the Utes’ head coach, Hogue carries a record of 475-415-1 into the 2023 season, and a career record of 672-497-1 in 22 years as a collegiate head coach.

Hogue, the 2015 Pac-12 Coach of the Year, led the Utes to three consecutive NCAA Tournament berths from 2015-2017, including back-to-back Super Regionals for the first time in program history (2016, 2017).

In 2023, Hogue guided Utah to one of the best seasons in program history and it included the program's first trip to the Women's College World Series since 1994. The Utes earned the first-ever Pac-12 Tournament Championship and the squad's 42 victories matched the fourth-highest total in school history. Their .724 win percentage goes down as the Utes' third-best. They followed that up by garnering another NCAA Tournament selection in 2024.

In 2024, Hogue's Utes piled up 35 wins, the fifth time in her career she's guided the Utes to at least that many victories. Eight of those triumphs came at the expense of ranked foes, including a sweep of No. 9 Washington to close the regular season and victories over No. 22 Oregon and No. 8 Stanford in the Pac-12 Tournament. Utah also defended its home turf to the tune of a 13-5 record, which includes a six-game home streak to finish off their slate in Salt Lake City.

Seven Utes earned All-Pac-12 honors, nearly matching the program-high of eight set in 2023, and three of those honorees, Haley Denning, Mariah Lopez and Abby Dayton, landed on the first-team. Kaylah Nelsen and Aliya Belarde were second-team picks and Shonty Passi and Reese Lee were chosen for the all-freshman squad. Denning, Lopez and Dayton also collected NFCA All-Pacific First-Team spots, marking the first time the Utes have ever had three first-team all-region players. Dayton then capped off a season in which she also won the Pac-12 Batting Title by being named an NFCA Third-Team All-American.

The team's list of accomplishments in 2023 included winning a super regional series for the first time ever, setting new program high with eight all-conference and all-region picks, piling up a Utah-best 15 wins in Pac-12 play and sweeping a series from a team ranked inside the top five for the first time ever. On the stat sheet, the Utes raised their batting average by nearly 40 points compared to their mark in 2022, dropped their team ERA from 3.62 to 2.86, decreased their opponent's batting average from .269 to .238, broke the program record for stolen bases in a season and finished 15th in the nation in scoring. In the final rankings of 2023, the Utes were placed as high as No. 7, the highest ranking in school history.

Utah's softball commander-in-chief also added two more milestones to her collection during the year, snagging her 400th victory as the program's head coach on Feb. 10th win a victory over Northern Colorado and pushing her career total to 600 two days later when the Utes defeated UC San Diego.

Hogue's 15th season as head coach saw the Utes increase their win total by five compared to the 2021 campaign and the squad's 2022 win total of 27 included a series win over No. 9 Washington during the penultimate weekend of the regular season. On February 13, 2022, Hogue became the winningest head coach in the history of Utah softball collecting the 373rd victory of her career when the Utes defeated California Baptist. Hogue also saw five of her pupils earn All-Pac-12 status, three make the all-region squad and Ellessa Bonstrom earned the title of All-American after a season in which she led the conference in sacrifice flies and ranked in the top-10 in RBI (9th), walks (4th), runs scored (5th), stolen bases (5th) and on-base percentage (6th).

In 2021 the Utes finished 22-33 in an injury-impacted campaign that was highlighted by the most home runs hit by a Utah team (46) since 2012, the most runs (237) since 2017 and ranking second in the Pac-12 in double plays turned (60). Haley Denning earned second-team All-Pac-12 and first-team NFCA All-Pacific Region, while Ellessa Bonstrom earned third-team All-Pac-12 and Halle Morris was named third-team NFCA All-Pacific Region in the utility/pitcher category. Denning led the Pac-12 in hits and stolen bases, and her 31 stolen bases were the most by a Utah player since 2001. Thirteen Utes were named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.

Hogue guided Utah to a 14-4 record in 2020 and achieved a No. 21 national ranking before the season was cut short just prior to the start of Pac-12 play because of COVID-19 concerns.

A standout performer for the Utes from 1991-1994, Hogue earned second team All-America honors and WAC Player of the Year as a senior. Before becoming Utah’s head coach, Hogue built and mentored Salt Lake Community College’s program from 1999-2004.

Utah finished 2017 at 37-16, its best record since 1997, and had its best mark in Pac-12 play (13-9) since joining the conference in 2012. It also attained the program’s highest NFCA final ranking at No. 14. The Utes ranked 18th nationally in scoring at 5.9 runs per contest and team batting average (.318). Defensively, Utah led the league and ranked second nationally with 32 double plays turned. The Utes were one of seven Pac-12 teams ranked among the top 25 nationally in the RPI, sitting at No. 19, and the five players selected to the first and second Pac-12 all-conference teams in 2017 were the most for Utah since it joined the Pac-12.

Utah set a program record with five players on 2017 NFCA All-Region teams and six earned postseason Pac-12 honors, including another Player of the Year award for Hannah Flippen. Flippen went on to earn All-America honors for a record third straight year and was Utah’s Tom Hansen Award winner (best senior student-athlete) and a finalist for NCAA’s Women of the Year.

Hogue’s staff of Maggie Livreri, Cody Thomson and Russ Paskins were recognized by the NFCA as a Division I Regional Coaching Staff of the Year.

In the classroom, Utah was honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches of America as an Easton All-Academic Team. Meanwhile, a record seven Utes earned Pac-12 All-Academic awards

Hogue led the Utes to a 35-22 overall record in 2016 and finished fourth in the Pac-12 Conference with a record of 13-10. The Utes also finished as the 16th-ranked team in the nation in the final NFCA Poll. Utah made history by winning its first two NCAA games and taking two of three against host, No. 9 Kentucky en route to the Super Regionals

Utah finished 2016 ranked second in the league with 33 doubles while batting .307 and finishing fourth in on-base percentage (.389), runs (121) and slugging (.486). The Utes placed third in the Pac-12 with a 2.83 earned run average and allowed just 24 homers, fewest of any team in the league, and 166 runs, good for second-fewest.

Flippen was not only named Pac-12 Player of the Year, but she was also honored as a National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American and a CoSIDA Academic All-American. Flippen also earned spots on the All Pac-12 First Team, Pac-12 All-Defensive Team was named to the USA Softball Team.

Flippen was Utah Softball’s fifth Player of the Year and first since joining the Pac-12. She also joined Charmelle Green (1990, 91) and Sandy Rhea (1997, 98) as the other two-time honorees. Flippen was Utah Softball’s first player to be selected for first-team Academic All-America honors.

The 2016 season marked the first in Utah's Pac-12 era in which the Utes placed three players on the first team. Anissa Urtez, a two-time All-Pac-12 honoree, was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week during the season. She paced the conference with 16 doubles and her 65 hits ranked fifth. For her efforts, she was named to the Mexican National Team after the season.

Hogue led the Utes to a 36-19 overall record in 2015 and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Utah had a successful Pac-12 season, earning series victories over Stanford, Oregon State and No. 22 Arizona State on the road, and No. 16 Cal and No. 15 Arizona at home. The Utes also split with No. 20 Washington, giving them victories in six of their eight conference matchups.

The 2015 Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Hogue became the first Utah coach to win postseason honors since Mona Stevens was given the award in 2000 when the softball program was still a member of the Mountain West Conference. Hogue was the Utah Athletics Department's 2014-15 recipient of the Don Reddish Award, presented annually to the coach of a sport other than football, men’s and women’s basketball and gymnastics who is deemed to have had the most successful season the previous year.

Flippen was named a first-team NFCA selection, Kate Dickman and Donovan earned second team honors, while Stewart was tabbed a third-team selection. Utah’s four all-region selections were the second most in program history. Utah has had 23 All-NFCA selection since joining the Pac-12 in 2012.

In 2014, Flippen was named a NFCA All-American, the 12th in school history and the first Ute to be recognized since Jackie Wong earned the honor in 2006. In addition to Flippen’s success, Mariah Ramirez and Anissa Urtez were also named NFCA All-Region while Kate Dickman, Bridget Castro and Sammy Cordova joined them in earning All-Pac-12 honors. The Utes finished 31-24 and earned Pac-12 series victories over Oregon State, Cal and Stanford.

In 2013, the Utes earned series victories against No. 15 UCLA and No. 2 Arizona State. The Utes hit .309 in league home contests during their first season at Dumke Family Softball Stadium and out-slugged their Pac-12 opponents (.508 to .467). Second baseman Jackie Sweet was named to both the Pac-12 and NFCA Pacific Region second teams and became the first Ute to earn Pac-12 Player of the Week honors on Apr. 8, 2013.

Utah put up a 26-6 non-conference record in 2012, which included a 12-game win streak and a win at No. 24 New Mexico. Generra Nielson became the first Ute softball student-athlete to receive weekly recognition as she was named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week on Mar. 19, 2012 after throwing a no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader against Colgate.

Six Utes were named to Pac-12 All-Conference teams in Utah’s inaugural Pac-12 season in 2012, including Whitney Holm, Tia Palauni, Generra Nielson, Katelyn Elliott and Kelsi Hoopiiaina on the Honorable Mention squad, while Dickman received Honorable Mention status on the All-Freshmen Team. Nielson posted one of the best single-season performances on the mound in school history, leading the Pac-12 and ranking 10th in the nation with a school single-season record 294 strikeouts. At the plate, Kara Foster became Utah’s all-time career home run leader under Hogue’s watch with 64 career round-trippers.

Before returning to Utah as head coach, Hogue built and mentored Salt Lake Community College’s softball team from 1999-2004, instantly creating a successful program. She went 197-82 (.706) in her time with the Bruins. The pinnacle of her tenure at SLCC came in 2004 when the team was regional champion and placed sixth at the NJCAA Division I National Tournament. In 2000, the Bruins’ inaugural campaign, they won the Scenic West Athletic Conference title and repeated as champions again in 2003.

At SLCC, Hogue coached 36 all-region players (22 first-teamers, 14 second-team nods), and coached nine All-America standouts. In addition to the players’ success, Hogue was named the SWAC Coach of the Year for her efforts in 2003. With the Bruins, Hogue coached 36 all-region players (22 first-teamers, 14 second-team nods) and nine All-America standouts. In addition to the players’ success, Hogue was named the 2003 SWAC Coach of the Year.

Prior to moving to SLCC, Hogue was an assistant coach at Utah from 1996-99 where she was involved in all facets of running the program.

Hogue got her start in coaching as Utah’s graduate assistant coach from 1994-95. From there she went to Alta High School as an assistant coach from 1994-96. Hogue also coached an accelerated travel team called The Sting. She guided her club squad to a .725 winning percentage. In her last two seasons The Sting racked up 137 wins.

Hogue’s playing career at Utah was equally impressive. From 1991-94 Hogue helped the Utes win two conference titles, two conference tournaments and two regional titles in making two Women’s College World Series appearances. She captained the 1994 squad that tallied a school-record 51 wins.

She earned second-team All-America honors as a senior, batting .455 with 101 hits in 222 at bats and 55 runs scored. The batting average and hits marks still stand as the Utah single-season records, while the runs record was topped by Kate Dickman's 59 in 2014. Hogue also holds the season record for triples (7; tie). She led both the 1991 and 1994 squads to the College World Series.

In addition to the team’s success, Hogue was Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year, first team all-region and second team All-America in 1994. She was a three-time All-WAC player and was the team MVP in 1994.

Hogue’s name appears throughout the record book at Utah. She still ranks third in stolen bases (71) and fifth in at bats (703), and held top-5 spots in hits (239), batting average (.340) and runs (125) for years after her career ended. Her 101 hits in a season was one of the longest-standing marks in the NCAA, and she still shares the NCAA record for at bats in a game (14).

The Utah standout briefly played professional softball after her career with the Utes, touring with the WPF Storm, and was later drafted and signed to play with Durham Dragons.

Hogue graduated from Utah in 1994 with a sociology degree and earned a Masters from Utah in social work in 1996. She was inducted into the Utah Athletics Hall of Fame with the Class of 2020 in a banquet ceremony held at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Sept. 1, 2021.