BIO:

Amy Flaugher of Alexandria, Ky., began her 15-year softball career at the age of 13, playing in youth leagues in Maysville before competing at the collegiate level for Northern Kentucky University from 1978-1982.  After graduating from Northern, she joined Sorrento’s Pizza for two years (1982-1983), earning All-American honors at the Amateur Softball Association Women’s Major National Tournament in 1983 when Sorrento’s captured a runner-up finish.  Amy moved on to Northside K of C in 1984, then spent her final four years in the game (1985-1988) with the legendary Empress Chili team.  In her very first season with Empress, Amy was named Most Valuable Player at the Ohio USSSA State Tournament.  She was selected to All-Tournament teams in three USSSA National Invitationals during the 1985 and ’86 seasons, and pitched Empress to back-to-back USSSA World Series titles in 1986 and ’87.  Amy earned All-World honors both years, as she compiled a 15-1 record and held her opponents to just 2.5 runs per game.  She went on to win a third consecutive title with Empress in 1988.  Amy’s lifetime pitching record was an impressive 469-70 with a world tournament won-lost record of 23-3.   Offensively, she was a place-hitter with a lifetime batting average of .450.