Amanda Freed
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Amanda Louise Freed (born December 26, 1979) is an American softball player.
Freed was born in Fountain Valley, California
. She attended UCLA where she played softball.
The UCLA Bruins
have one of the best softball traditions in the nation, having won 10 of 24 championships. Freed led the Bruins back in 2000 while striking out 13 (second best record for a championship; Bruins alum Debbie Doom notched 15 to win the 1984 title) only to lose to first-time winner Oklahoma
.
Freed was also part of the 2004 gold medal winning United States softball team.
Freed was born in Fountain Valley, California
Fountain Valley, California
Fountain Valley is a city in Orange County, California. The population was 55,313 at the 2010 census. A classic bedroom community, Fountain Valley is a middle-class residential area.- History :...
. She attended UCLA where she played softball.
The UCLA Bruins
UCLA Bruins
The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation . For football, they are in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I...
have one of the best softball traditions in the nation, having won 10 of 24 championships. Freed led the Bruins back in 2000 while striking out 13 (second best record for a championship; Bruins alum Debbie Doom notched 15 to win the 1984 title) only to lose to first-time winner Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
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Freed was also part of the 2004 gold medal winning United States softball team.
Awards and honors
- 2005 International Sports Invitational Champion
- Member of National Pro Fastpitch Texas Thunder
- 2004 Gold medalist at Athens Olympic Games
- 2003 Gold medalist at Pan American Games
- 2002 Gold medalist at ISF World Championships
- Tops UCLA's list for career wins at 97
- Original Top 25 selection for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
- NFCA First-Team All-American
- First-team All-Pac-10 and All-Pacific Region
- 2001 Gold medalist at U.S. Cup, led team in hitting .444
- NFCA Second-Team All-American
- First-team All-Pac-10 and All-Pacific Region
- 2000 Alternate on USA Olympic Softball Team
- Pitched 26 of 28 innings at College World Series
- College World Series All-Tournament Team
- First-team All-Pac-10
- 1999 Gold medalist at U.S. Olympic Cup
- Led Bruins to NCAA College World Series title
- NFCA First-Team All-American
- First-team All-Pac-10 and All-Pacific
- 1997 Orange County Register Female Athlete of the Year