She earned her master's of arts in Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma in 2008 while she was a graduate assistant with the Sooners softball team.
Deifel's sister, Amanda Scott, is currently the head softball coach at Missouri-St. Louis and won a Women's College World Series title at Fresno State in 1998.
Deifel and her husband, Joe, are the parents of two sons, Trip and Walt.
Deifel played college softball for the California Golden Bears from 2000 to 2003, winning a national championship in 2002 and batting .263 (218/827) with 13 home runs and 127 RBIs for her career.
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