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Western Michigan University Athletics

2009 Softball Roster

22 Amanda McBride

22 Amanda McBride

  • Position:
    Second Base/Shortstop
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Mattawan High School
  • Hometown:
    Mattawan , MI

Summary

Biography

2009: Started a career-high 47 games at second base, marking the third-straight season of starting every appearance ... earned MAC West Player of the Week to open the season after hitting .444 at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. (2/6-8) ... had four multi-hit games ... set career highs for runs scored (12) and hits (20) ... hit .297 in MAC games ... made a season high six defensive put outs against Ohio (3/27) and a season best four defensive assists on four occasions ... led team with nine defensive assists, ranked second with 19 put out and had a 1.000 fielding percentage in the MAC Tournament.

2008: Started 37 of 38 team games at second base ... set single-season personal bests in hits (13), RBIs (7), fielding percentage (.957) and batting average (.181) and matched single-season personal best with eight runs scored ... registered three extra-base hits, including one of WMU’s three triples hit in 2008 ... had two multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game ... hit safely in season-long four games straight ... drove in tying run and scored winning run in a 2-1 win over Miami (5/3).

2007: Made 40 appearances with as many starts at second base ... set career highs in games played (40), at bats (89), runs (eight) and hits (12) ... had three multi-hit games on the season ... went 3-for-3 with a double and a run scored against Oklahoma State (3/10) ... raised batting average 22 points in conference action ... hit .135 on the season (12-for-89) with eight runs and two RBIs ... started both games of the MAC Tournament at second base ... earned second letter.

2006: Started 15 games with 27 appearances ... collected first hit and RBI in her collegiate debut against UCF (2/24) ... went 2-for-3 against Bethune Cookman (3/1) with a RBI ... appeared in three of four games at MAC Tournament, making one start ... earned first letter.

High School: Three-year letterwinner in softball and basketball ... team MVP as a junior and senior ... voted Most Athletic in graduating class ... all-conference, all-district and all-region during sophomore, junior and senior campaigns ... all-state as a senior, batting a career-high .491 in the lead-off position in the order ... recorded .470 batting average as the lead-off hitter as a junior ... Two-year member of the ASA State Championship teams (2000, 2003) ... member of the Disney's Wide World of Sports Championship team (2004) ... all-conference as a sophomore, junior and senior and all-state during final season of basketball.

Personal: Majoring in business and marketing with a 3.28 GPA ... daughter of Mike and Amy Gillette ... born April 22, 1987 in Kalamazoo, Mich.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2006Freshman

    Shortstop/Second Base
    5'8"
    2
  • 22

    2007Sophomore

    Second Base/Shortstop
    5'8"
    22
  • 22

    2008Junior

    Second Base/Shortstop
    5'8"
    22
  • 22

    2009Senior

    Second Base/Shortstop
    5'8"
    22