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2013 Softball Roster

20 Amanda Baun

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Riverside, Calif.
  • High School Martin Luther King

Biography

2012
• Made eight appearances and five starts in the circle in her junior year.
• Made her first start of the season Feb. 11, against Virginia.
• Starts her senior season ranked 10th in program history with 277 career strikeouts.

2011
• Went 8-8 with a 4.75 ERA and two saves in 19 appearances in the circle for Canisius.
• Ranked second on the team with seven complete games.
• Had a season-high 11 Ks in six innings of work at Fairfield April 16.
• Struck out five-or more batters nine times.
• Ranked third on the pitching staff with 84.0 innings of action in her sophomore season.
• Earned her first win of the year Feb. 18, in a 6-4 win over Morehead State.
• Scored her first career save after two scoreless innings on Feb. 20 against East Tennessee State.
• Was one of 80 pitchers at the NCAA Division I level to record multiple saves on the year.

2010
• Finished her freshman season with an 18-12 record and a 1.98 ERA in 33 appearances.
• Was named second-team All-MAAC after she won 17 games during the regular season.
• Her 1.98 ERA was the 67th-best ERA in the nation.
• Her 187 strikeouts set a new school record for strikeouts in a season by a freshman.
• Ranked second in the conference in strikeouts.
• Struck out a 12 in her first college start against Florida Gulf Coast Feb. 13.
• Had double-digit strikeouts five times, with her season-high 14 coming at Norfolk State Feb. 20.
• Ranked 46th in the nation in shutouts (7) and 86th in the country in strikeouts.
• Earned her first career save March 7 after she tossed two innings and fanned three against George Washington.
• Posted her first career MAAC win with a four-hit shutout of Siena at home April 10.
• Tossed a complete-game one-hitter against Niagara May 14 to help eliminate the Purple Eagles.
• Was named the MAAC Pitcher of the Week two tmes and was honored as the MAAC Rookie of the Week once.

Before Canisius
• Was a four-year letterwinner at Martin Luther King High School, where she played for head coach Rachel Reif.
• Struckout more than 400 batters in her scholastic career and posted an ERA of 0.70 while walking just 32.
• Was named All-CIF in 2009 and was also named the league's Pitcher of the Year.
• Was an all-league selection in four-straight seasons.
• Also earned conference Rookie of the Year honors in 2006.
• A four-time scholar-athlete, was was honored as the Army Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2009 as well.
• Helped her club team to a ninth-place finish at the 16U ASA Nationals in 2007.

Personal
• The daughter of Stephen and Julianne Baun.
• Has one sister, Arianna.
She is majoring in biochemistry at Canisius.
• Played at the same high school as former Griff Angela Turrey.
• Born April 2, 1991.


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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2010Freshman

    Pitcher
    5'8"
    20
  • 20

    2011Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'8"
    20
  • 20

    2012Junior

    Pitcher
    5'8"
    20
  • 20

    2013Senior

    Pitcher
    5'8"
    20