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2014 Softball

31 Amanda Kardys

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Union
  • Hometown Union, NJ

Biography

Career:
After three seasons with the program, she has compiled awon-lost record of 33-7 with her victory total tying for the No. 7position on the school's all-time list ... Stands ninth on theEagles' career chart with 155 strikeouts ... Seventh all-time atEmory with an ERA of 1.65 ... Her 242 innings pitched is theninth-highest mark in school annals.

Junior (2013):
Blossomed into the ace of the Eagles' pitching staff and captureda Third-Team All-America berth as an at-large pick ... First TeamAll-Atlantic Region ... First Team All-UAA honoree ... Compiled awon-lost effort of 25-5 with her victory total establishing aschool season record, bettering the previous standard of 21 held byShanon Andersen (2008) ... 25 wins led all UAA hurlers and wasfifth nationally among D-III players ... Her league-high 179 2/3innings represented the second-highest Emory season effort ... Herleague-leading 1.60 ERA placed her 44th nationally ... Struck out100 batters, ranking her fourth among UAA players, and placing her12th on the Eagles' season list ... 25 starting assignments werethe second-highest in school history and her 18 complete gamesranked third ... Figured in four of the team's five decisionsduring the NCAA Regionals ... Picked up the win after tossing 6 2/3innings of relief, allowing one run and fanning three batters, inan 8-1 verdict against Roanoke in the NCAA Regionals ... Kept Emoryalive in the postseason when she tossed a complete game againstChristopher Newport (May 12), scattering seven hits and strikingout four in an 8-2 triumph ...  Opened the season by notallowing an earned run in her first 59 innings of action ...Back-to-back blankings of regionally ranked Elmira (Feb. 21),allowing four hits in a 2-0 opening game win and six in a 2-0triumph in the nightcap ... UAA Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 25) afterpicking up all thre of the team's wins at the 3N2 Invitational --tossed a pair of complete-game shutouts vs. then-No. 23 Bridgewater, and then came through with 6 1/3 innings of scoreless relief in a4-3 win over Mississippi College ... Sterling performance vs.regionally ranked St. John Fisher (Mar. 5) in the second game of adoubleheader, crafting a complete game whitewash in a 2-0 Emory win... Fanned a season-high eight batters in five innings vs. York(Feb. 16) in a 9-0 decision ... Hurled all seven innings in a 4-0triumph over regionally ranked Kean (Mar. 9), allowing four hitsand fanning four ... Picked up her 20th win of the year afterdelivering 5 2/3 innings of one-hit, scoreless relief in an 8-7victory in eight innings over Rhodes (Mar. 30) ... Notched twosaves during the season, the first coming in the opener of thetwinbill against St. John Fisher (Mar. 5) where she pitched twoinnings of perfect relief in nailing down a 1-0 victory ... Secondsave came after tossing two innings against Brandeis (Mar. 14) ...Went all five innings, striking out four in an 8-0 win overregionally ranked Roanoke (Mar. 3). 

Sophomore (2012)
Bolstered the Emory pitching staff, both as a starter andreliever ... Concluded the year with a 6-2 mark in the circle andwas credited with two saves ... Appeared in 15 contests and dreweight starting assignments ... Tossed three complete games andfinished with an ERA of 1.17, the 10th lowest seasonal mark inschool annals ... Totaled 48 innings of action and struck out 43opposing hitters while issuing just seven walks ... Her average of6.27 strikeouts over seven innings per game was good for the No. 10spot on Emory's seasonal chart ... First win of the came came as astarter when she allowed just one run on two hits over 6 1/3innings in an 8-1 win over Millsaps (Feb. 26) ... BlankedTransylvania (Mar. 3) over five innings, giving up just one hitwhile fanning three in an 8-0 triumph ... Solid effort in relief,shutting out regionally ranked Rochester (Mar. 15) over threeframes, surrendering three hits and fanning six in a 5-0 win ...Retired the last seven Maryville (Apr. 21) batters, striking outfor in that stretch, in a 2 1/3 inning stint of relief en route toearning a save in a 7-2 victory ... Posted a five-inning,complete-game effort in the second contest of a twinbill againstPiedmont (apr. 24), allowing one hit and whiffing four in an 8-0win ... Started the NCAA Tournament game vs. Roanoke (May 11) anddid not give up a run while striking out three over threeinnings.

Freshman (2011):
Provided depth to the Emory pitching staff, appearing insix games and finishing with a
2-0 won-lost record ... Tossed 14 1/3 innings and struck out 12while issuing just one walk ... Notched her first win in the circlewhen she drew a starting assignment and went all five innings,allowing just three hits while fanning three in a 12-1, five-inningdecision over Case Western (Mar. 12) at the  UAA Tournament... Hurled the first three innings as a starter vs. Spelman (Apr.9) and posted her second victory after striking out four as theEagles prevailed, 13-0, in five innings.

High School:
Fine four-year career at Union High School where she played forChris Flinn ... Served as team co-captain during the 2009-10campaign ... Was chosen as the Union County Player of the Year in2009 after compling a won-lost mark of 18-4 on the moundand helping her her team to its first sectional title in 14years ... 2009 All-State Group 4 First Team .... Her team ended2009 ranked No. 7 in Group 4 and was runner-up in the statechampionship ... As a senior, she notched a 20-5 record with acareer-high 244 strikeouts and 1.65 ERA in helping the squad to a23-6 slate ... Also hit .395 with eight doubles, four triples and21 RBIs in 2010 ... A three-time selection to the all-county team... Captured a spot on the 2010 All-State-All Group IV Second Teamher senior season ... As a sophomore in 2008, she chalked up a 16-3record and whiffed 219 opponents in 134 innings ... Was a member ofthree conference championship teams ... Tabbed to theall-conference team all four years of her career.

Played summer ball for the New Jersey Panthers.

Personal:
April 16, 1992 ... Daughter of Peter and Mary Ann Kardys ... Plansto major in biology ... 2009-10 recipient of Union High School'sBloustein Distinguished Scholars Award, recognizing the highestachieving graduating high school students in New Jersey.

Stats

YearERAW-LGSGCIPHRERWPHBPSOBB
20131.6025-52518179.2163444141310039
20121.176-283483810815437
20113.912 -03114.1178823121
TOTAL1.6533 -73622242.2218625772115547

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Historical Player Information

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    2011Freshman

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    2012Sophomore

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    2013Junior

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    2014Junior

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