2013 Softball Roster
Amanda Wagner
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Burbank, Ill.
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 5-6
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SENIOR YEAR (2013)
• Second Team NFCA All-Region
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Academic All-Big Ten
Led the team with 55 hits, including 16 doubles and four home runs … recorded a .423 batting average with 24 runs scored, 25 RBI and 33 walks … played started in in 51 games … spent most of the season at third base, while also appearing at first and in the designated player role … registered 18 multi-hit games, including four three-hit outings … went 3-for-4 with three hits and three RBI against Georgia Tech on Feb. 17 … against Cal State Fullerton on March 1, went 3-for-4 with a double and a home run, collected two RBI … went 3-for-3 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored versus Toledo on March 15 … drew three walks against Illinois on April 20 … had three consecutive multi-hit games against Purdue (two) and Michigan … went 2-for-2 with an RBI while reaching bases three times on a hit-by-pitch against Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament … her .423 batting average for the season ranks third-highest all-time in program history, while the 16 doubles is second-most … 24 career home runs is tied for seventh-most in team history … 101 career RBI is fifth all-time
JUNIOR YEAR (2012)
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Named Team's Most Valuable Player
• Named Team's Most Outstanding Player
• Big Ten Player of the Week (April 23)
• Received Big Ten's Outstanding Sportsmanship Award
Appeared in the starting lineup for all 55 games ... led the team with a .343 overall batting average ... also paced the squad in home runs (9, 8th in Big Ten), RBI (37), hits (49), runs (32), slugging percentage (.594, 8th), walks (35, 5th), on-base percentage (.497, 4th) ... had 10 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games ... saw her average rise to .400 in Big Ten play, sixth-best in conference play ... led the conference with a .576 on-base percentage in Big Ten play while her slugging percentage (.717) ranked third ... smacked four home runs and drove in 22 runs in conference play to rank among the top 10 in both categories ... drew 20 walks in 24 conference games, third-most in league play ... crushed a two-run home run against Saint Mary's ... later that same day, went 3-for-3 with three RBI and another two-run home run against Santa Clara ... hit home run number three of the season, another two-run shot, against BYU ... drove in a run with a first inning single back up the middle against Memphis ... laced a two-run double against Florida International ... posted three hits and a RBI against Southern Miss ... collected two more hits and a RBI against East Carolina ... launched her fourth home run of the year in the second game against UIC at the Hoosier Classic ... forced extra innings in game one at Ohio State with a RBI double in the seventh inning ... racked up her fifth home run of the year in the series finale against Ohio State ... went 3-for-3 in the series opener against Michigan ... drew a bases loaded walk and hit a three-run home run in game two against Michigan to lead Indiana to the 7-2 win ... had a hit in the final game of the series against Michigan to extend her hit-streak to eight games, the longest by a Hoosier on the season ... after going hitless in the first game against Purdue, came back in a big way with a 4-for-4 day at the plate, including a pair of home runs and four RBI ... was just 1-for-1 in game on at Penn State but made the one hit count, lining a three-run double to right center and also drawing three walks ... doubled in another run in game two against the Nittany Lions ... was issued three more walks in the final game against Penn State and drove in a run ... was on base three times in game one versus Northwestern ... reached safely in all three plate appearance in game two with the Wildcats ... in the finale with Northwestern, drew a pair of walks, was hit-by-pitch and singled in a run in the sixth inning while tying an IU single-game record by scoring four runs ... in the three-game series with Northwestern, reached base 10 out of 11 plate appearance on her way to being named Big Ten Player of the Week for the first time in her career ... hit her ninth home run of the season, another two-run shot, against No. 9 Louisville ... her RBI single in the third inning of the second game against Nebraska gave the Hoosiers the lead for good ... drove a RBI single to right field in the sixth inning to put the Hoosiers in front of Michigan State and finished the game with two RBI ... in the final game of the season, had two hits and a RBI against the Spartans to help the Hoosiers secure a three-game sweep ... named Academic All-Big Ten.
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2011)
• Named Second Team All-Big Ten Designated Player
• Received the team's Most Improved Award
Played in 45 games and made 39 starts ... began the season making 18 starts at third base but later started 14 as the designated player, three in right field and four at first base ... hit .187 overall but saw that average jump to .263 in Big Ten play ... was second on the team with six home runs ... also had 20 RBI and 13 runs scored ... drew 14 walks and was HBP four times ... In Big Ten play, she hit all six home runs on her way to a .737 slugging percentage and a .440 on-base percentage ... lined a two-run single against UAB for her first hit of the season ... connected for a RBI single against DePaul ... picked up two hits and a stolen base against South Florida ... logged a hit and scored a run against Cal State Fullerton ... did not record a hit but did draw a walk and stole a base against Loyola Marymount ... had a hit, walk and run scored against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... appeared as a pinch-hitter in game two against Penn State and delivered the game-winning RBI single that jump-started her dramatic production at the plate over the final 19 games ... during those games is when she collected all six of her home runs and 16 of her 20 RBI on the year ... hit a solo home run against Ohio State in game one ... game two against the Buckeyes saw her club a three-run home run and score a pair of runs ... blasted a two-run double in the fifth inning against Indiana State to break open the game ... in the second game against Wisconsin, she crushed a walk-off grand slam to left field in the seventh inning to give the Hoosiers a 6-3 victory on the Big Ten Network ... continued her tear with a two-run home run against Michigan State ... launched a solo home run against Iowa ... drew three walks in game two versus Iowa ... hit a two-run home run and scored a pair of runs in the regular season home finale against Purdue ... had the Hoosiers only hit in game two of the NCAA Regional in Columbia, Mo., against Illinois State ... named Academic All-Big Ten.
FRESHMAN YEAR (2010)
Played in 44 games and made 40 starts 40 at either first base or third base ... hit .221 for the season with four home runs and 19 RBI ... drew 16 walks, the second-best total on the team ... committed just five errors and posted a fielding percentage of .979 ... drew two walks in her collegiate debut against Wright State (2/14) ... went 3-for-4 with three RBI thanks to a pair of home runs against Boise State (2/19) ... she became just the second freshman in IU history to hit two home runs in a game (Brooke Monroe vs. Pitt, Feb. 26, 1999) ... had an RBI against Utah (2/20) ... was issued two walks in the Hoosiers' win against Oregon (2/20) ... went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against Central Arkansas (2/28) ... picked up two RBI against Belmont (2/28) ... drove in a pair of runs with two hits against Cal State Fullerton (3/6) ... hit a home run with an RBI against Cleveland State (3/13) and Jacksonville State (3/13) ... hit her first career triple against Boston University (3/14) ... went 1-for-2 with two RBI and scored a home run against Ohio State (4/21) ... was 2-for-4 with an RBI against Illinois (4/28) in the first game of a doubleheader ... drew a pair of walks and picked up a base hit in her three at bats in the second game of the doubleheader at Illinois (4/28) ... drove in a run via sacrifice fly in the season finale against Penn State (5/14).
Prep/Personal
Attended Queen of Peace High School ... collected three letters in softball ... posted a batting average of .454 and an on base percentage of .561 during high school career ... also had 41 RBIs, seven home runs, and 27 runs ... named varsity captain as a junior ... selected to the Pioneer Press All-Area team following junior season ... earned the Heart of the Team Award as a junior ... named to the GCAC All-Conference and All-Academic teams as a junior and sophomore ... member of the 2007 Daily Southtown All-Area team ... helped lead team to Regional title during junior season ... led team to a Sectional and Regional championship as a sophomore ... also lettered three years in tennis and won a GCAC conference title in doubles as a senior ... majoring in Recreation Sport Management ... has one brother, Kevin ... daughter of Frank and Janet Wagner.
