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#4 Amanda Burkhart
Position: Left Field
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Class: Junior
Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
High School: Millard South
2007: Started in all 51 games and was named to the 2007 Northern Sun Conference All-Tournament team ... had nine doubles, one triple and three home runs throughout the season ... had seven multi-RBI games and 10 multi-hit games ... hit two home-runs versus Augustana College on May 1 ... hit the game-winning home run in the top of the 10th inning earning three RBI... finished fourth on the team with 24 total RBI ... had a career high three hits against St. Xavier, Ill. at the Rebel Spring Games in Orlando, Fla. on March 13.
2006: Started all 53 games and earned Honorable Mention All-NSIC as a true freshman ... led the Mustangs with 13 doubles and tied for the team-high with 35 RBI and 10 sacrifice bunts ... also smashed seven home runs, the fourth-highest single-season total in SMSU history ... led the team with eight multi-RBI games and also had 11 multi-hit games ... went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI in first career game against St. Cloud State on February 18 ... hit first career home run, a grand slam to give the Mustangs a 6-5 win over Northwest Missouri State on March 5, while driving in career-high five runs for the game ... put the Mustangs ahead twice, with a two-run home run in the third inning and a two-run single in the fifth of a 6-5 win over California (Pa.) on March 16 ... hit game-winning home run against MSU Moorhead in the ninth inning on April 22 ... broke SMSU single-game record with three doubles against Concordia on April 26.
Millard South High School: o : 2005 graduate ... named second team All-State and first team All-Metro Conference while leading her team to a third place finish at the state tournament in 2005 ... also competed on the Nebraska Firestix summer team.
Parents: Duane and Nancy Burkhart
Major: Sociology
Born: Nov. 11, 1986
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