Amy Kyler begins her fourth year with the Cleveland State staff as an assistant coach after returning to her alma mater in 2002. Prior to joining head coach Julie Jones and the Vikings, Kyler served as an assistant at Bowling Green for three seasons.

The most decorated pitcher in CSU history, Kyler works with the Viking pitching staff and outfield and assists with recruiting, on-field coaching and day-to-day operations.

As a player with the Vikings, Kyler broke every major CSU pitching record in history. She currently owns career records with a 1.35 ERA, 728.1 innings pitched, 68 wins, a .624 winning percentage, 121 appearances and 909 strikeouts. She also set single season records in 1997 with 33 appearances, 24 wins, an 0.56 ERA, 210.2 innings pitched and 325 strikeouts.

Kyler was the Midwestern Collegiate Conference's Pitcher of the Year and earned second team all-district honors her senior year. She tied an NCAA record with 26 strikeouts against UIC in the league semifinals as CSU went on to win the conference championship and earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament. For her efforts in the tournament, Kyler was named tournament MVP.

Kyler graduated cum laude from CSU in 1997 with a bachelor of arts in both social work and psychology. She also earned CSU's Faculty Athletic Representative's Award her senior year due to her great academic strides. Kyler, a two-time recipient of CSU's Athletic Academic Excellence Award for special academic achievement, went on to earn her master's degree in sport management from CSU in 2002.

After her Cleveland State career, Kyler pitched for the Women's Professional Softball League (WPSL), competing on the league's all-star team in 2001 and tossing a perfect game against the Chicago White Sox All-Stars. She also threw a no-hitter as part of the team's 14-city tour from June to August.

Kyler spent last summer with the Sacramento Sunbirds of the National Professional Fastpitch (NPF) league after playing for the Carolina Diamonds and the Akron Racers of the WPSL.

She helped the Racers advance to the WPSL Championship Semifinal in August of 1999 and finished the season 7-7 with a 1.97 ERA.

In her first two professional seasons with the Carolina Diamonds, Kyler went 16-16 with a 2.42 ERA in 219.1 innings pitched. She garnered the first of her three All-Star nominations in her second season.

Kyler resides in Akron.