Hofstra University Women's Softball

Nikki Amodeo is in her first season as an assistant coach with the Hofstra softball program.  Amodeo brings extensive coaching experience to the Pride, including the last three seasons at the NCAA Division I level.  Amodeo arrives in Hempstead after serving as an assistant coach at the University of Connecticut in 2024. She helped mentor several award-winning student-athletes, including the Big East Conference Player of the Year and a pair of All-Big East Conference First Team honorees. It was Amodeo’s second stint at Connecticut and she assisted the program in all facets, including working with the catching and outfield units.  Amodeo spent a year at Fordham University prior to last season and worked with the Rams outfield, while also assisting in all aspects of the team.  Amodeo’s first stop at the NCAA Division I level was in 2022 when she served as a volunteer assistant at Connecticut and was part of a staff that guided the Huskies to the Big East Conference regular season title.  Amodeo's first collegiate coaching experience came at Wesleyan University, where she was an assistant coach for two years from 2019 to 2021.  Amodeo has also worked at a variety of camps and clinics and provided private lessons.  Amodeo graduated from Adelphi University in 2019 with a degree in sports management. She earned her master’s degree in social science from Wesleyan in 2021. A decorated student-athlete during her undergraduate career at Adelphi, She was a three-time NE10 All-Conference honoree and she was a member of four teams that appeared in the NCAA Tournament, including the 2016 squad that advanced to the NCAA Division II Women’s College World Series.