Biography
– SECOND-TEAM ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE SELECTION (2015)
– SUN BELT CONFERENCE ALL-TOURNAMENT SELECTION (2014)
– SUN BELT CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S LIST SELECTION (2016)
– TWO-TIME SUN BELT CONFERENCE ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL SELECTION (2014 AND 2015)
– NFCA ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR ATHLETE (2016)
INTANGIBLES
Ranks seventh at South Alabama in career batting average (.304)
Tied for second at South Alabama in career slugging percentage (.521)
Tied for third at South Alabama in career triples (8)
Tied for sixth at South Alabama in career home runs (17)
Tied for seventh at South Alabama in career hit by pitches (13)
AT SOUTH ALABAMA
JUNIOR SEASON (2016)
Started all 35 games in which she played and still led the club in home runs with five … Missed 16 games (2/13 – 3/6) due to a broken bone in her hand, but returned for the start of conference play … Had 27 hits in 102 at-bats to finish with a .265 batting average … Of her five home runs, four came during Sun Belt play … Also finished the year with six doubles, one triple, 23 RBI, 16 runs scored and 50 total bases, to go along with a .490 slugging percentage and a .342 on-base percentage … Recorded five multi-hit and seven multi-RBI outings … Was 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, an RBI and two runs scored in game two of a doubleheader vs. Georgia State (4/2) … Had two hits and three RBI against Appalachian State (3/25) and Georgia Southern (4/16) … Was 2-for-3 and hit a two-run walk-off home run to cap off a seven-run comeback for the Jaguars and give her four RBI in the second game of a doubleheader versus Kennesaw State (4/30) … Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List and also selected to the NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes list.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015)
Started 45 of the 47 games she played in … Led the club in triples (5) and finished second in batting average (.340) and home runs (6) … Named second-team all-SBC at the outfield position … Had 48 hits, 17 of which were for extra bases, 32 RBI, 82 total bases and scored 34 runs … Also posted a .582 slugging percentage … Recorded 12 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI outings … Her 16-game reached base streak was third-best on the club … Scored the game-winning run versus No. 10 Louisiana-Lafayette in the tournament championship game … Delivered a two-run, walk-off triple versus Houston (2/8) at the Sand Dollar Classic … Went 2-for-4 with a home run against Oklahoma State (2/13) … Batted 7-for-11 in three-game league series at Georgia State (3/28-29) with eight RBI and five runs scored … Went 2-for-3 with career-high four RBI and a pair of runs scored and a home run versus Tennessee Tech at the NCAA Auburn Regional (5/16) … Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2014)
Started 53 of the 54 games in which she competed in as a true freshman … Named to 2014 Sun Belt Conference all-tournament team after going 4-for-7 with a pair of runs and a RBI, in addition to slugging over 1.000 and recording a .625 on-base percentage at the event … Paced USA at the plate with a .297 batting average, while placing second in triples (2), home runs (6), slugging percentage (.487) and on-base percentage (.406) … Perfect 10-of-10 in stolen bases … Tied USA game record for home runs with a pair versus Texas State (4/5), accounting for three runs and three RBI in that contest … Tied USA game record for hit by pitches with two against Louisiana-Lafayette (4/12) … Finished second on club in multiple-hit games with 14, while tying for second in multi-RBI game with six … Delivered a two-out, game-tying RBI double to send USA to extras at UAB in a game the Jags eventually won, 2-1, after 11 frames … Provided the seventh-inning hit that allowed Gwen Jones to score and give USA a 3-2 victory over No. 17 Georgia a day later … First career homer was a solo shot in USA’s 3-0 win over Texas-San Antonio (3/1) … Provided three RBI and a run in the same day in Jaguar wins over Illinois and Florida Atlantic (3/8) … Went 4-for-7 with two runs and a RBI in the first two games of USA’s series sweep of Texas-Arlington … Drove in three runs and scored two of her own, including a three-run homer, on 2-of-3 hitting at Troy (3/26) … Recorded a pair of hits and scored a run in USA’s series-sweeping victory over Western Kentucky in Bowling Green (4/27) … Went 4-for-5 with a pair of RBI and runs scored in USA victories over Louisiana-Monroe and No. 12 Louisiana-Lafayette at the SBC Championship … Went 3-for-5 with an RBI in a pair of elimination-game wins over SIU-Edwardsville and No. 24 USC Upstate at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional … Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
AT WAUBONSIE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered three years in softball for Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora, Ill … Led the Warriors to back-to-back conference championships in 2012 and ‘13 after the program suffered a 10-year title drought … Left program holding the single-season school records in batting average (.523), doubles (15), hits (48), RBI (51) and home runs (9) … Unanimous all-conference selection all three years, voted Most Valuable Player and named conference Player of the Year twice … Earned third-team all-state honors as a senior … Named the Beacon News Player of the Year that same season after batting .495 (45-for-91) with five home runs and 31 RBI … Batted .403 with 11 doubles, nine home runs and 51 RBI as a junior … Set the single-season record for batting average as a sophomore … Played three years of club ball for the Beverly Bandits, whom she led to a third-place finish at the 2012 Colorado Independent Tournament and a fifth-place finish at the 2012 and ‘13 CA Premier.
PERSONAL
Amanda Rae Minahan … Born in Lewisville, Texas … Daughter of Paul and Eileen Minahan … Youngest of three children … Has an older sister, Mary, and an older brother, Max … Hobbies include drawing and ceramics … Favorite movie is “Bridesmaids” … Lists favorite book as “The Great Gatsby” … Favorite pro sports teams are the Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago White Sox … Favorite athlete is Corey Crawford … Lists favorite musical artists as Imagine Dragons and Luke Bryan … Majoring in exercise science.
