Limestone Head Coach Amy Yates Retires

Limestone head coach Amy Yates announced her retirement from coaching on Tuesday.

Yates spent the last decade as the Saints’ head coach, a tenure that included a pair of NCAA tournament appearances and four regular-season conference titles. The Saints also won the Conference Carolinas tournament title in 2015.

Twice the conference Coach of the Year during her tenure, Yates collected a 274-172 overall record and also led the program to an all-time-best 45 victories during the 2017 season.

During her tenure, Yates also guided the Saints’ program through a conference transition into the South Atlantic Conference beginning with the 2020 campaign.

A Limestone program alumnus, Yates started every game of her playing career – more than 200 in total – and finished her career with a .369 batting average, 23 home runs, 115 RBIs, 169 runs scored, and 59 doubles. She ranks in the top five in program history in each of those categories, as well as career hits, triples, and stolen bases. She was the conference Freshman of the Year in 2003 and earned a trio of all-conference first team honors.

In a school statement, athletic director Mike Cerino said, “Coach Yates has been an exceptional leader and wonderful mentor to hundreds of student-athletes during her time at Limestone. Coming back to her alma mater, she has taken an already rich history and continued to build it on the diamond, in the classroom, and in the community. Coach Yates will greatly missed, and Limestone will be forever grateful for her legacy that she leaves behind.”