Amanda Sánchez is an American

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player of Mexican descent and member of the

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. She represented Team Mexico at the

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College career

Sánchez began her collegiate career at

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. As a freshman in

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she posted a .347 batting average, and ranked second on the team in home runs (14), RBI (56), total bases (108), and extra base hits (20). Following the season she was named to the Freshman All-SEC team. During her sophomore year in

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she posted a .354 batting average, with 62 hits, six home runs, seven doubles, 42 RBI, and three stolen bases. During her junior year in

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, she posted a .308 batting average with four doubles, three home runs and six RBI, before she suffered a season-ending injury on March 17, 2017. She was injured when she was thrown out at home while attempting to score on a wild pitch in a game against

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. She applied for medical hardship and gained another year of eligibility. During her

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junior year in

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, she posted a .374 batting average, with 12 home runs, 10 doubles and 31 runs scored. She ranked fourth the SEC in on-base percentage (.500), tied for ninth in average (.374) and slugging percentage (.671) and tied for 10th in home runs (12). She committed one error on 72 total attempts in SEC play, for a.986 fielding percentage, and was subsequently named to the SEC All-Defensive team. On June 25, 2018, Sanchez announced she would transfer to

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. During her senior year in

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, she started 60 games for the Tigers, where she posted a .354 batting average, with 56 hits, 16 doubles, nine home runs, 39 runs and 54 RBI. She ranked second in the SEC and sixth in the nation with a .529 on base percentage. She recorded 55 putouts and 137 assists, with a .950 fielding percentage. Following the season she was named Second Team All-SEC, and NFCA Second Team All-American.

Professional career

Sanchez was drafted fifth overall by the

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in the 2019 NPF Draft.

International career

Sanchez represented

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at the

. She is first Olympian in LSU program history.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Amanda Living people American sportspeople of Mexican descent Cleveland Comets players Mexican softball players Olympic softball players for Mexico LSU Tigers softball players Missouri Tigers softball players Softball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from West Covina, California Softball players from California 1996 births