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#20 Amanda Tucci
Position: First Base/Pitcher
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Class: Junior
Hometown: Oakdale, Minn.
High School: Tartan
2007: Named Daktronics Second Team All-North Central Region ... earned All-NSIC First Team accolades ... was named designated player on the 2007 NSIC All-Tournament Team ... honored as NSIC PLayer of the Week on April 23 ... marked the first time in her career to receive the honor ... she tallied 10 hits, nine runs, four home runs and 13 RBI’s to earn a .345 batting average over the week ... broke the school record for single game home runs with three vs. Crookston ... finished the season tied for team-lead in home runs belting 10 ... batted .275 in 48 games ... had seven multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games ... hit game-winning homerun in th bottom of the inning to lead SMSU to in 2-1 win over Emporia State on May 11 at the NCAA Regional Tournament ... had four hits, four RBIs and two home runs against Lake Superior State (Mich.) on March 10 ... went 2-1 on the mound, had four strikeouts and allowed just three hits in five innings pitched in debut vs. Minnesota Crookston on April 21.
2006: Batted .238 in 40 games as a true freshman ... belted three home runs and drove in 16 runs ... had five multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... also appeared in four games on the mound, allowing just one run in 7.2 innings, while striking out seven ... hit game-winning, three-run home run in 5-4 win over Indiana (Pa.) on March 12 and drove in career-high four runs in the game ... also hit home runs in wins over Minnesota-Duluth and Bemidji State ... was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI against Minnesota-Crookston on April 8 ... was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI against Minnesota-Crookston on May 5, while pitching three shutout innings in relief, picking up four strikeouts and allowing just one hit in her first career win.
Tartan High School: 2005 graduate of Tartan High School ... ended high school career in story book fashion as she pitched a perfect game at the High School All Star Series ... during the 2005 season, won the conference strikeout title after recording 180 strikeouts during the season ... during her high school career she was named All-State honorable mention following her senior season, team MVP three seasons, All-Conference three times and was named to the All-Section team her junior year ... also earned a variety of awards that include the United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete in 2005, Minneapolis Star Tribune Player of the Week in 2004 and St. Paul Pioneer Press Player of the Week in 2005 ... was also a four-year letterwinner in volleyball, where she earned All-Conference honorable mention, and was letterwinner in basketball.
Parents: Joe and Julie Tucci
Major: Sports Management
Born: July 2, 1987
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