Amanda Vargas

Class:
Senior
Position:
IF
Height:
5-9
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
High School:
Tesoro

Senior (2018)
• Academic All-Big Ten; Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award
• Appeared in 25 games, starting two at designated player
• Knocked out a fourth-inning home run vs. Notre Dame at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Feb. 17)
• Drew a pinch-hit, bases-loaded walk in the second inning for the first and winning run at Texas (Feb. 25)
• Also tallied a hit and a run scored against Notre Dame (Feb. 18) and Virginia Tech (Feb. 23)

Junior (2017)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award
• Appeared in 39 games, starting 22 at designated player
• Knocked out an insurance two-run homer in the sixth inning in the Maryland series opener (April 14)
• Went 4-for-5 with an RBI and three runs in the Penn State series (March 25-26)
• Tallied two hits and four RBI vs. Bowling Green (March 21), including a two-run single in the first inning
• Posted two hits, two runs and an RBI vs. Long Beach State (March 4)
• Registered four RBI at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Feb. 17-19); tallied a two-run pinch hit homer vs. Notre Dame and a two-run double vs. NC State

Sophomore (2016)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award
• Appeared in 38 games, starting 18 at designated player
• Tallied a pinch-hit double vs. #3 Oklahoma in WCWS play (June 4)
• Recorded a hit in each game of the Indiana series with two walks and two RBI (April 1-3)
• Posted a pinch-hit single vs. Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal (May 13)
• Went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI vs. North Carolina (March 4), driving in the game-winning run on a fifth-inning double
• Knocked out the game-winning, pinch-hit, three-run homer in the sixth inning at #13 UCLA (March 2)
• Also tallied a pinch-hit homer vs. Oklahoma State (Feb. 27)
• Posted an RBI single at #13 Florida State (Feb. 20)

Freshman (2015)
• Appeared in 32 games, starting 11 at designated player
• Tallied a pinch-hit single vs. #1 Florida in third game of the WCWS championship series (June 3)
• Registered two home runs and a career-best five RBI in the series finale at Ohio State (March 22)
• Knocked out first collegiate grand slam in the third inning at Ohio State (March 21)
• Was a triple shy of the cycle in 3-for-3, two- RBI effort vs. San Diego State (March 7)
• Went 2-for-2 with a double and three runs scored vs. Toledo (Feb. 27)
• Tallied the game-ending single against Georgia Tech (Feb. 15)
• Made collegiate debut vs. Hampton (Feb. 8).

Prep
• Graduated from Tesoro High School (2014)
• Coached by Donn Munsell
• Four-time varsity letter winner
• Named Captain her senior season
• Defensive Player of the Year (2012)
• Two-time Tesoro Softball MVP for her Junior and Senior seasons
• Hit .417 as a junior (2013)
• All-State selection for the CIF Southern Section
• Played for club team: Firecrackers (2010-2014) who were the Premier Girls Fastptich (PGF) 16U National Champions (2011) and the PGF 18U Nationals-3rd Place(2012)
• Four-year Honor Roll student
• Four-year scholar athlete
• Graduated with a 4.2 GPA and Valedictorian Honors.

Personal
• Amanda Grace Vargas was born on March 26, 1996
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in biopsychology, cognition & neuroscience
• Daughter of Julio and Raquel Vargas
• Has a brother, Anthony
• Father played minor league baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies organization