9  Amanda Perez Class: Senior Hometown: La Mirada, California High School: La Serna HS Height: 5-8 Position: 1B/DP Birthdate: 06/27/1990 Experience: 3V Bats/Throws: R/R

At Utah Valley University ...
JUNIOR ~ (2011): Was a All-GWC First Team selection and an All-PCSC Honorable Mention selection ... was the PCSC Player of the Week on Feb. 21 ... appeared in and started all 50 games at first base ... hit .324 and led the team in doubles (10), homers (9), RBIs (44), hits (47), at-bats (145) and total bases (84) ... she also slugged .579 and posted a .399 on base percentage ... in PCSC-only play hit .295 with three dingers and drove home 18 runs ... belted two grand slams on the year ... in a game against Bryant University on Feb. 18 she broke a UVU single game record with 8 RBIs in a two homer game ... posted 17 multi-hit games and went 3-for-4 with five RBIs at Seattle U. on April 16.

SOPHOMORE ~ (2010): Was a All-GWC First Team selection and an All-PCSC Second-Team selection ... Was GWC Player of the Week one time ... Appeared in all 59 games with 55 starts ... Hit .352 and led the team in doubles (15), homers (12) and RBIs (48) ... Her 12 dingers and 48 RBIs are a new UVU single-season record...Belted a grand slam against Idaho State on May 2 ... Drove in three or more runs five times ... Had two eight-game hitting streak and one seven-game hitting streak ... Had a five-game multi-hit hitting streak ... Had 17 multi-hit games.

FRESHMAN ~ (2009): Started 42 out of the teams 43 games on the year either as the designated player or pitcher ... as a true freshman hit .293 ... she also smacked a team-high tying mark of four home runs ... finished with a slugging percentage of .457 and an on base percentage of .341 and drove in 20 runs ... from the circle had a 4-0 record midway through the season with an ERA of 4.53 but ended up finishing the year with a 4-4 record and an ERA of 6.81 in 61.2 innings pitched in 18 appearances ... picked up wins from the circle over Loyola Marymount and Brown University ... had multiple hits in nine games on the year and had a six-game hitting streak ... with a .981 fielding percentage she recorded the third-best fielding percentage of any starter.

Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at La Serna HS ... team won Del Rio League Championship in 2007 and 2008 ... recorded 11 doubles and 41 hits her senior year slugging .868, hitting .389 and recording an on-base percentage of .449 ... 2007 Brea Olinda Tournament Champions ... team reached Southern Section CIF Semi-Finals in 2007 ... 2008 Arroyo Tournament Champions ... 2008 Southern Section CIF Champions ... earned 2006 2nd Team All Del Rio League ... 2007 Del Rio League MVP while hitting .500 in league play ... 2007 Del Rio League "Athlete of the Week" ... 2007 Team All-Area ... 2007 Team Offensive Player of the Year while breaking records for her school with 6 home runs and 34 RBI's in 2007 ... 2008 All Tournament Team ... played in 2008 Senior All-Star Game ... also lettered in soccer while helping team win 2005, 2007, 2008 Del Rio League Champions.

Personal ...
Graduated from La Serna High School in 2008 with a 3.0 GPA ... was on the Honor Roll ... enjoys the beach, shopping, and hanging out with friends ... majoring in Psychology at UVU ... daughter of Danny and Alice Perez.