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2015 Softball Roster

12 Amanda Taney

  • Position Third Base
  • Height 5-4
  • B/T R/R
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Conifer, Colo.
  • High School Conifer H.S.

Biography

2015: Played in 41 games with 35 starts, including 23 at second base and 12 at third base ... helped the Roadrunners to the RMAC regular season championship and two wins at the NCAA Tournament ... batted .261 with 15 runs batted in, 12 runs scored and five doubles ... had five multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... drove in two runs in a 9-8 win over Regis University on Feb. 8 ... had a pair of hits in a 4-3 win over Midwestern State on Feb. 13 ... drove in a run, scored a run and hit a double in a win over Black Hills State on March 28 ... went 1-for-2 with two RBIs and a double in a win over New Mexico Highlands on March 29 ... batted .600 with four RBIs during a five-game hitting streak April 4-20 ... drove in two runs in a win over UCCS on April 12 in Game 2 ... went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and a run scored in a win at Regis on April 20 in Game 1 ... had two hits against Northern Colorado in Game 2 on April 22 ... went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in a win at Chadron State on April 25 ... finished 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI on April 30 against Adams State at the RMAC Tournament ... had a two-run single in a win over No. 7 St. Mary's (Texas) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on May 9.

2014: Played in four games with three starts before suffering a season-ending hand injury ... was 0-for-8 at the plate with one run scored, one RBI, one walk, one stolen base and one strikeout.

2013: Started all 45 games at third base ... batted .314 with 37 hits in 118 at bats ... scored 20 runs and drove in 16 ... hit three doubles and two home runs ... stole two bases in two attempts ... had 12 multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games ... drove in two runs and had a double in a season-opening win over Adams State on Feb. 1 ... homered against UC-Colorado Springs on Feb. 2 ... had back-to-back two-hit games on Feb. 9 and 10 against Montana State-Billings and Central Washington ... went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBIs and a walk-off home run on March 30 in Game One against Western New Mexico ... went 4-for-4 in Game One on April 21 at New Mexico Highlands ... had back-to-back two-hit games on April 27 against Black Hills State.

2012: Made 28 appearances with 10 starts at shortstop ... scored nine runs, had two hits, and three walks ... recorded first career hit Feb. 10 vs. St. Cloud State ... also had hit vs. Augustana (S.D.) on Feb. 11 ... scored five runs as a pinch runner.

High School: 2011 graduate of Conifer High School ... four-year letterwinner ... named second team all-conference as a sophomore and senior and honorable mention as a junior ... named first team academic all-state as a senior and honorable mention as a junior ... batted .417 with 30 runs batted in and two home runs as a senior ... also lettered in basketball and lacrosse.

Club Team: Played for Quicksilver and Outlaws ... coached by Jeff Roberts (Quicksilver) and Claude Vigil (Outlaws).

Personal: Born Oct. 21, 1992 ... daughter of Kent and Pat Taney ... has two older brothers, Rich and Matt, and four younger siblings, Katelyn, T.J., Jenna and Alexis ... majoring in adult fitness and exercise fitness with a minor in biology... plans to attend nursing school after graduation.

2012 Game-By-Game Statistics

2013 Game-By-Game Statistics

2014 Game-By-Game Statistics

2015 Game-By-Game Statistics


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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2012Freshman

    Infield
    5'4"
    12
  • 12

    2013Sophomore

    Infield
    5'4"
    12
  • 12

    2014Junior

    Third Base
    5'4"
    12
  • 12

    2015Junior

    Third Base
    5'4"
    12