Playing experience stood out on the resumes of two new coaching hires at Pitt-Greensburg.
Amanda Balas was named coach of the new women’s bowling team, which will play an independent schedule in 2020-21 and plans to join the AMCC the following year.
Balas was an accomplished bowler at Division-I St. Francis (Pa.) after honing her skills at Penn-Trafford.
Women’s bowling is the 13th sport, seventh on the women’s side, at UPG.
Meanwhile, UPG hired Joshua Bartley as its next men’s gold coach. A former standout at IUP, Bartley won the 2017 PSAC individual title and received first-team all-conference honors.
He also picked up PING All-Atlantic Region accolades and was voted IUP Men’s Postseason Performer of the Year.
Bartley played in 15 pro tournaments on the Swingthought and Gpro mini-tours. He was an assistant pro at John’s Island Club in Vero Beach, Fla.
