[2] Prior to her position at Lamar, she served as assistant softball coach for six seasons at Northwestern State.
In softball, she earned several awards including being named as an All-District first team player in District 12-5A three times.
[12] Hooks served as assistant coach for 6 years (2013–2018) for the Northwestern State Lady Demons softball team.
[13] While at Northwestern State, the Lady Demons won the 2015 regular season Southland Conference championship.
Hooks was named head coach for the Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team on June 20, 2018.