2010-11 Softball

5 Amanda Schmidt No.: 5 Pos.: IF Cl.: Jr. Ht.: 5-6 B/T: R/R Hometown (Last School): Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Charles W. Flanagan) Rosters: 2010-11 Softball

2011: One of four Dolphins to start all 60 contests as a junior…batted .292 (57-195) with 50 RBI, 13 doubles and nine home runs to earn first team all-conference honors…the RBI total is a new JU single-season record…hit three home runs in the A-Sun Tournament, including two in the title game vs. Lipscomb (5/14) to receive all-tourney honors…recorded at least one RBI in 18 of the final 30 games, including a career-best six in the win at Bethune-Cookman (4/27)…also had an RBI at the NCAA Tournament against Bethune-Cookman and UCLA on May 21…key two-run homer in win vs. FGCU (4/18, G2)…drove in three runs in game two win at Belmont (4/9)…went 3-for-4 with solo HR in game one two at ETSU (4/1, G2)…tallied seven RBI in two games at Georgia Southern (3/29)…hit two-run homer vs. Dartmouth (3/19)…had game-winning RBI single in extra-innings vs. South Dakota State (2/22)…also recorded two hits in wins against Jacksonville State (2/18) and UCONN (2/25)…earned A-Sun all-academic honors for her work in the classroom.

2010: Started in all 56 games as a sophomore…finished third on the team with 24 RBI…also had nine multi-hit games and four multi-RBI efforts…set the JU single-single record in sacrifice flies with five…first player in JU history with a multi-home run game after belting a pair of two-run homers against UNC Greensboro (2/14)…finished the JU Tournament with seven RBI to receive A-Sun “Player of the Week” honors (2/15)…recorded at least one RBI in eight straight games (2/28-3/10)…had two RBI against Coastal Carolina (2/28)…recorded two sacrifice flies in game one against FAMU (3/23)…batted 2-for-3 w/RBI in game two at Mercer (4/30)...earned A-Sun all-academic honors and was named to the Dean’s List...also received NFCA Scholar Athlete Award accolades.

2009: Started in 53-of-54 games as a freshman…played four different positions during the season (C, OF, DP, 3B) during the season…ranked second on the team in home runs (2) and doubles (6), while finishing fourth in RBI (14)…batted 2-for-3 with an RBI double vs. Campbell at the A-Sun Tournament (5/7)…recorded the game-winning RBI hit in game one victory at ETSU (4/18)…had season-high three hits against UNF (4/6)…homered and recorded an RBI single in win at Florida A&M (4/7)…tallied the game-winning single against Kennesaw State (4/11)…hit a two-run homer against Florida Gulf Coast (3/20)…recorded two doubles vs. USF (3/15)…had a pair of RBI hits in win against Loyola Marymount (3/14)…recorded first collegiate RBI on a sacrifice fly vs. No. 18 North Carolina (2/7)…tallied first collegiate hit against Auburn (2/6)...earned A-Sun all-academic honors and was named to the Dean’s List.

High School: Four-year starter at Charles W. Flanagan in Pembroke Pines, Fla. under Chandler Searcy…helped Falcons to regionals as a senior batting .439 at the plate…hit a career-best .500 average as a junior…also was a four-year letterwinner in volleyball for the Falcons.

Personal: Born March 3, 1990, in Plantation, Fla…daughter of Larry and Marcella…has two brothers: Alexander and Andrew…father, Larry, played football at Eastern Kentucky…majoring in biology.