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2009 Softball Roster

20 Amanda Tucci

  • Position First Base/Pitcher
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • High School Tartan
  • Hometown Oakdale, Minn.

Biography

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At SMSU: Enters senior season ranked second in SMSU history in home runs, ninth in slugging percentage and walks and 10th in runs batted in.

2008: Earned honorable mention All-NSIC honors ... also named to the NSIC All-Tournament team ... started 47 games at designated player and first base ... led SMSU with eight home runs, the fifth most in a single season in SMSU history ... finished second on the team with 29 RBI ... also batted .265 with three doubles, 10 runs scored and tied for the team lead with 16 walks ... was second on the team with seven multi-RBI games and also had nine multi-hit games ... SMSU was 13-2 in games that Tucci started at first base and 23-9 when she started at designated player ... tied for first in the NSIC in conference games in home runs (5) ... hit a walk-off bases loaded single to beat East Stroudsburg (Pa.) on March 11 ... hit three-run home run in a five-run second inning against Shippensburg (Pa.) on March 12 ... hit a two-run home run in a 4-3 win over South Dakota on March 29 ... connected on a game-tying home run in the second inning of a 5-1 win over Wayne State on April 16 ... hit two-run home run to give SMSU a 2-0 lead in a 9-0 win over MSU Moorhead on April 19 ... trailing 3-0, Tucci hit a two-run home run in a 5-3 come-from-behind win over Concordia on April 28 ... drilled game-winning single with two outs in the bottom of the sixth in 6-5 win over Mary on May 4 at the NSIC Tournament.

2007:  Named second team Daktronics All-North Central Region ... earned first team All-NSIC accolades ... was named designated player on the 2007 NSIC All-Tournament Team ... 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 ... went 2-1 on the mound with a 5.65 ERA in 8.2 innings for the season ... had four hits, four RBI and two home runs against Lake Superior State (Mich.) on March 10 ... tied the school record for single game home runs with three vs. Minnesota, Crookston on April 21 ... the three-home run game is the fourth-most ever hit in an NCAA Division II game (three players have hit four) ... 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 ... connected for a walk-off home run in the 11th inning of a 2-1 win over Emporia State (Kan.) at the NCAA Regional Tournament on May 11.

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 HS ... 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.

Personal: Born July 2, 1987 ... daughter of Joe and Julie Tucci ... sports management and graphic design major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2006Freshman

    P/1B
    20
  • 20

    2007Sophomore

    P/1B
    20
  • 20

    2008Junior

    First Base/Pitcher
    20
  • 20

    2009Senior

    First Base/Pitcher
    5'9"
    20