January 10, 2026
Leesburg High Softball Coach Amber Prescott Dies at 37 Following Heart Attack
By Kyle Coppola
Leesburg High Softball Coach Amber Prescott Dies at 37 Following Heart Attack
Amber Prescott, the head softball coach at Leesburg High School who revitalized a long-struggling program and touched countless lives, has sadly passed away.
Coach Prescott suffered a heart attack last August and was subsequently hospitalized with severe brain swelling. Despite an intense and courageous fight, she has sadly passed away, leaving behind a grieving community, her husband Thomas Prescott, and their three young children.
Known for her unwavering determination, Amber poured her heart into rebuilding the Leesburg Lady Yellow Jackets softball program over the past several years. She took a team that had endured decades of losing seasons and transformed it into a competitive, winning squad, all while emphasizing character, growth, and life lessons that extended far beyond the playing field.
Under her leadership, Leesburg High recorded back to back winning seasons in 2024 and 2025. She finished her career winning 30 games having lost just 17 of them. To put the turn around in perspective, it took Leesburg 9 years from 2013-2022 to win 30 games. The turnaround was massive. Amber and her husband Thomas also put in work to spruce up the softball complex bringing new life to a once aging field.
But for many, her legacy isn’t just about wins and losses. Amber was a truly great person who saw the best in people. She saw the best in her players and wanted them to do good on and off the field, whether they continued playing after high school or simply carried forward the lessons she taught for life.
More than a coach, Amber was remembered as a devoted mother, a loyal friend, and an inspiration to students, athletes, parents and colleagues throughout Lake County and beyond.
Amber Prescott’s legacy of kindness and belief in others will endure forever. Our thoughts go out to her family and all those who knew her. May she rest in peace.
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
