Pam Latterell is in her first season as assistant softball coach at UW-River Falls.

Latterell was a starter for the Falcons in the 1993 season. She helped the Falcons to the WIAC Championship and a then school record 28 wins. She also played for three seasons at the College of St. Scholastica where she was a NAIA All-American and she was twice named to the all-conference team.

"I am thrilled to have Pam as an assistant coach," said Falcon Coach Jody Gabriel. "She has an exceptional softball background and will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the program."

She was a student coach for the Falcons in the 1991 and 1994 seasons. She was the team's hitting and fielding coach. Latterell was a starting outfielder in the Women's Professional Fastpitch League in 1995.

Latterell was inducted into the Foley, Minn., High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.

She earned her undergraduate degree from UWRF in 1993 in broad field science. Latterell also earned a certificate in massage therapy in 2000 from the Sister Rosalind Gefre Schools and Clinics of Massage.

Since 2000 she has been an independent contractor in professional message therapy. Latterell is also a massage therapy instructor and teaching assistant. Latterell co-authored a self-published text book on massage therapy and co-authored Anatomy and Physiology Flashcards published by Pearson Apprentice Hall.

Amber Dohlman, a senior exercise science major, enters her third year on the UW-River Falls softball coaching staff as a student assistant.

She has primarily worked with Head Coach Jody Gabriel with the outfielders. She also organizes the softball team's fundraising efforts and helps with recruiting.

The Riceville, Iowa, native coached the Stillwater 8th grade softball team in the spring of 2005. She also helps coach whenever possible with the Riceville High School softball team.

Dohlman was a four-year member of the Riceville High School softball team, where she was a three-year letter winner. She will graduate from UWRF after the spring 2008 semester. After graduation, she hopes to attend graduate school and continue to coach softball at the college level.

Dohlman is the daughter of Marge and Lowell who reside in Riceville. She has two younger sisters; Carrie, who is a freshman volleyball player at Northland College in Ashland, Wis., and Carmen, who is a sophomore at Riceville High School.