Amber pitched at the University of Alabama at Birmingham going 10-5 her senior year with eight complete games and five shutouts, three being complete-game shutouts, finishing  with a 14th nationally ranked 1.36 ERA.  She went 103 innings with 91 hits, 20 earned runs, 38 walks, and 69 strikeouts.  As a freshman she made 25 appearances posting seven complete games, three shutouts, and recorded 50 strikeouts in 99.2 innings pitched.  She was also named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll all four years.
At Sparkman High School she won an Alabama 6A State Championship and runner-up the following year.  She was named to the Huntsville Super All-Metro First Team, State Championship Tournament team, and selected to play in the North/South All Star game.  Amber is married and has a daughter.