DURHAM, N.C. – Duke softball head coach Marissa Young has completed her initial coaching staff, announcing the addition of assistant coach Amanda Chidester to the Blue Devils.
Chidester, who was a four-year starter at the University of Michigan, Young’s alma mater, will join Duke on Sept. 1, 2016. She will oversee the Blue Devil hitters and infielders.
“While in search of the final hire to complete our coaching staff, it was overwhelmingly evident that Amanda Chideste, possesses all the attributes we want in our program, ” Young said. “I can’t say enough about Amanda as an energetic, hard-working, passionate young coach who knows her stuff and knows how to win.