Biography
AT SOUTH ALABAMA
JUNIOR SEASON (2020) – COVID 19 SEASON
Started all 25 games that she played … Led the club in a .343 batting average … Her 24 hits were tied for second-most on the team … Scored 10 runs and drove in nine … Of her 24 hits, four went for extra bases – two doubles, a triple and a home run … Her 24 hits also tied for eighth-most in the Sun Belt Conference … Also had a .443 slugging percentage and a .418 on-base percentage … Had five multi-hit games and two multi-RBI efforts … Was 13-for-37 (.351) with runners on base and hit .a team-high .433 (13-for-30) with runners in scoring position … Was also a .370 hitter in two-out situations … Of her nine RBI, six came with two outs, which was tied for the most on the club … Had at least one hit in 17 of the 25 games she played … Named all-tournament at the Jaguar Challenge … Went 4-for-4 with a run scored, a double and two RBI vs. Evansville (2/15) … Was 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI with a walk vs. Florida Atlantic (3/1) at THE Spring Games in Madiera Beach, Fla. … Her sixth-inning home run versus the Owls marked the first of her career, while her two-out, bases-loaded walk the following inning sent the game into extra innings, a game in which South eventually won.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019)
Played in 30 games and earned six starts … Batted .136 as she had three hits in 22 at-bats … One of her three hits was a triple, one of four recorded by the Jaguars during the season … Drove in two runners and scored seven times … Also walked three times and was hit by a pitch once … Added a stolen base … Recorded 19 putouts and two assists during her time in the outfield … Went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and two RBI in her first start of the season versus Tennessee State (2/9) at the Sand Dollar Classic … Also had pinch hits and scored a run versus Western Kentucky (2/10) and Lipscomb (2/15).
FRESHMAN SEASON (2018)
Played in 40 games as a true freshman, starting four … Had two hits, both singles, in her 12 at-bats, while walking twice … Scored nine runs, seven of which came as a pinch runner … Also recorded a pair of stolen bases during the season … First career start came versus Providence (2/10) at the Friends of Jaclyn Invitational … First collegiate hit came against Butler (2/11) where she also scored a run against the Bulldogs … First career steal came against nationally-ranked Tennessee (3/4) at the Tennessee Invitational … Scored a run as a pinch hitter in three straight games towards the end of the season in the final two games of the Coastal Carolina series (4/28-29) and game one of the Sun Belt doubleheader versus Troy (5/6) on the final day of the regular season.
AT CORAL SPRINGS CHARTER SCHOOL
Lettered four seasons for head coach Mark Montimurro at Coral Springs Charter School in Coral Springs, Fla. … During her time with the Panthers, Flynn was part of three-straight Florida state championships (2017 – 5A, 2016 – 5A, 2015 – 4A) and four district championships … The championship during her sophomore season was the first state title of any kind in school history … Earned Miami Herald - Sun Sentinel first-team all-county as a senior and junior … The Panthers ended the season with a 30-1 overall mark … Posted a .505 batting average with 52 hits in a 117 plate appearances as a senior … Of those 52 hits, 22 went for extra bases – 11 doubles, 10 triples and one home run … Drove in 26 and scored 31 times to go along with a .834 slugging percentage … Was 26-for-28 in her steal attempts and also had multiple hits in 19 of her 31 games… Coral Springs ended the season ranked 22nd nationally in the USA Today Sports Super 25 Expert Rankings after the Panthers finished with a 25-3 record during her junior season … Batted .383 that year and posted a .479 on-base percentage, while recording a team-high 31 base hits, 26 runs scored and 19 RBI … As a sophomore, the Panthers went 29-0-1 and Flynn batted .406 (29-for-72) and scored 23 times, while driving in 14 … Also batted .400 in 22 games as a freshman … According to MaxPreps, Flynn has posted a .430 batting average, .501 on-base percentage, 138 hits, 101 runs scored and 80 RBI during her prep career … She also played club ball for Jersey Intensity Premier.
PERSONAL
Amanda Loren Flynn … Born in Plantation, Fla. … Daughter of Tim and Rosa Flynn … Has one younger sister, Amber … Parents both work in the airline industry, father for Southwest Airlines and mother with American Airlines … Lists favorite professional sports team as the St. Louis Cardinals … Favorite musical artists are Kodak Black and Future … Favorite foods are pizza and seafood … Lists favorite class as math … Wants to go to nursing school one day … Majoring in sport & recreation management.
