Eastern Michigan Athletics
2018 Softball Roster
Roster
Akles, Amanda
C/OF
/ Softball2B/OF
/ Softball1B
/ SoftballOF
/ SoftballP
/ Softball2B/SS
/ SoftballC
/ SoftballP/OF
/ SoftballP
/ SoftballP
/ Softball1B/3B
/ SoftballOF
/ SoftballOF
/ SoftballOF/SS
/ SoftballSS
/ Softball3B
/ Softball
Jersey Number 99
Amanda Akles
- Position:
- Third Base
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- Eligibility Remaining (Years):
- R/R
- Letters:
- 2
- Hometown:
- La Habra, Calif.
- High School:
- La Habra
Bio
EMU: Finished her career ranked sixth in home runs (23)…Only player in program history to hit multiple homers in a game three-or-more times in their career…2018: Played in and started 47 games for the Eagles…Boasted a healthy batting average of .358, nearly 100 points better than her previous career-best…Notched a career-high 49 hits, while also adding career-highs in runs (20), home runs (9), walks (18), slugging percentage (.650), and on-base percentage (.428)…Ranked eighth in EMU single-season laurels with 13 doubles, the most of any Eagle, and also paced EMU with nine home runs which were the eighth-most in EMU annals…Tallied 15 multi-hit outings and six multi-RBI showings…Belted a pair of round-trippers in a 3-for-3, four-RBI day against Miami, April 6, including a walk-off opposite field homer…Owned a team-best 13-game reached base streak…Finished the season ranked in the MAC in several categories, including; fifth in slugging percentage, tied for fifth in doubles, eighth in home runs, tied for 13th in total bases, 13th in batting average, 15th in on-base percentage, and 15th in runs batted in…Was even better in the conference-only rankings, as she was slotted tied for second in home runs, third in slugging percentage, tied for sixth in walks, sixth in on-base percentage, tied for eighth in total bases, tied for 12th in RBIs, 13th in batting average…Two-time MAC West Division Player of the Week selection…Second Team All-MAC honoree…2017: Played in all 51 games, making 50 starts in her second season as an Eagle…Registered 37 hits, the fourth-most on the team, in 148 at bats…Recorded six doubles and tied a career-high with seven home runs…Tallied nine runs and added 20 RBI’s…Finished the season with a career-best fielding percentage of .919 at the hot corner…Finished 1-for-3 with three RBI’s, two runs scored, a home run, and a walk in EMU’s win over Robert Morris, Feb. 18…Went 4-for-4 against Western Michigan, April 22, notching a season-high in hits...Posted six multi-hit efforts and three multi-RBI games…2016: Played in 49 games for the Eagles, making 49 starts at third base.. Held a .268 batting average with 41 hits in 153 at bats... Tied for the team lead with 35 RBI's on the season, including a school record seven RBI's in an 11-5 win over Akron, March 26... Hit two home runs in a game on two occasions, finishing the season tying for the team-high with seven home runs... Tied for second on the team with nine doubles...Finished the season with nine multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI contests... Named MAC West Division Co-Player of the Week, March 28... Became the fourth MAC All-Freshman Team honoree in program history... HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at La Habra High School where she was a four-year letterwinner for the Highlanders under Head Coach Melissa Gomez... All-League as a freshman and sophomore... Defensive Player of the Year as a senior... PERSONAL: Full Name: Amanda Akles... Daughter of Richard and Tracie Akles... Has one brother, Ricky... Major: Business.
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