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Jersey Number 25
Amanda Ivy
- Position:
- Utility
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Batesville, MS
- High School:
- South Panola HS
Career MSU Records
2017 (Senior)
2015 (Sophomore)
2014 (Freshman)
High School
Personal
Career Highs
- T-2nd in grand slams (2)
- T-5th in fielding percentage (.985)
- 10th in sacrifice hits (24)
2017 (Senior)
- Played in 56 of MSU’s 58 games in 2017, drawing starts in 38 of those contests (36 in CF, two at DP)
- Earned the first All-SEC honor of her career, being named to the All-SEC Defensive Team. First player in school history to land an All-SEC Defensive honor
- Turned in 24 hits, 15 runs scored, 10 RBI, seven doubles and a triple while standing fifth on the team with a .355 on-base percentage
- Closed out her career with two grand slams, tying for second in the MSU record books
- Once again proved to be clutch at the plate in moving runners over, pacing the team with five sac bunts
- Went 4-for-5 with a runner on third and less than two outs, showing her ability to be clutch at the plate
- Tallied five multi-hit games in 2017 and turned in three games with multiple runners batted in
- State went 4-1 on the year when the MSU star center fielder turned in a multi-hit performance
- Recorded an unbelievable jumping catch into the wall in the top of the sixth on Sunday, which came in at No. 6 on SportsCenter’s Top 10 and No. 3 on the NCAA’s weekly top 10. It also received national exposure on social media from Sports Illustrated, Cut4 and SEC Network
- Her home run-robbing catch against No. 16 Kentucky landed at No. 7 on SportsCenter’s Top 10
- Had a monster showing against Mississippi Valley State (March 29), going 2-for-3 with two RBI, two doubles and two runs scored
- Drove in MSU’s lone run in the Bulldogs’ 1-0 victory against No. 8 Alabama on March 18
- Recorded the fourth assist of career on Feb. 28, throwing a runner out at home on a throw from center field
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- Appeared in all 57 games for the Bulldogs, starting in center field in all but one contest
- Totaled 38 hits, 25 RBIs, 19 runs and a home run
- Led all Bulldogs with nine doubles on the year
- Earned six multi-hit and six multi-RBI games
- Stole a career-high seven bases on eight attempts
- For the second-straight season, led the Bulldogs with a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000, not committing an error in 72 total chances
- Started off the season going 1 for 3, driving in two runs while scoring one in MSU’s 6-0 season-opening victory against Georgia Southern (Feb. 11)
- Stole a career-high two bases, while also going 1 for 2 with two RBIs in State’s 6-0 victory against Southern Miss (Feb. 20)
- Turned in her best showing of the season in MSU’s 9-3 win against Penn State on March 8, going a career-best 3 for 3 with a trio of RBIs, two runs, a double and a stolen base
- Had a solo shot against Long Beach State (March 12) for her sixth-career home run
- Would tie her career-high with three hits against Southeastern Louisiana (March 22), while driving in two runs and scoring one of her own
- Put together a season-best six-game hitting streak from March 22 against SELA to March 29 against UAB
- Her lone hit of the night on April 3 was a walk-off single through the left side to defeat in-state rival Ole Miss, 1-0
2015 (Sophomore)
- Saw time in all 57 of MSU’s games on the season and started in 54
- Played center field and left field on defense, but mainly left field
- Made numerous outstanding defensive plays in the outfield to rob opposing hitters of hits
- Collected a .326 batting average with 44 hits, 35 runs scored and 38 RBI
- Her runs scored and RBI are both tied for second-best on the team
- Ranked second in the SEC in sacrifice bunts with 10
- Raked 12 extra-base hits with five doubles, two triples and five home runs, two of which were grand slams
- Posted a slugging percentage of .504 and an on-base percentage of .433 with 23 walks and four hit by pitches
- Recorded 12 multiple-hit games and eight multiple-RBI games on the season
- Was responsible for all four of MSU’s four-RBI player performances this season
- Led the team with a reached base streak of 25
- Finished the season with a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000 and committed no errors in 72 chances
- Started the season with a bang by connecting for a grand slam for her first-career home run vs. Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 5) in the season opener
- Hit her second-career grand slam in the first inning vs. No. 19 Texas A&M (March 14)
- The following day hit a two-run walk-off home run to beat No. 19 Texas A&M (March 15)
- Went 2-for-4 at the plate with a home run, three runs scored and four RBI in game two at Southern Miss (March 25)
- Finished a perfect 2-for-2 at the dish vs. Memphis (April 22) with four RBI, two runs scored, a triple and a walk
2014 (Freshman)
- Appeared in 17 of squad’s 60 games, primarily as a pinch runner
- The 17 games as a substitute were the fourth most on the squad
- Scored five runs and drove in one during initial campaign
- Recorded five at-bats and one walk
- Experienced action in eight of MSU’s 24 Southeastern Conference contests and scored four runs
- Played in 11 of the team’s 39 victories, scoring four runs, driving in one and collecting four at-bats
- A key piece in April success, appearing in six games and scoring four runs
- Made Mississippi State debut at FAU in game two of the doubleheader (Feb. 13), scoring on an Erika Gaul single to left center after entering as a pinch runner for Mackenzie Toler
- Earned first significant playing time against Iowa (Feb. 23), entering in the second inning and recording first career walk, run batted in, putout and at-bat in the contest
- Initial RBI came with a bases-loaded walk during a seven-run fifth inning versus the Hawkeyes
- Threw out first runner stealing against UTSA (Feb. 28), gunning down Courtney Buchman trying to swipe second base in the sixth inning
- Caught a career-high four innings versus UAB (March 4) and recorded a personal-best four putouts
- Used as a pinch runner in all three games at No. 21 Auburn (March 21-23) for first career Southeastern Conference action
- Scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning against No. 3 Alabama (April 13) on a sacrifice fly from Katie Anne Bailey
- Scored the game-winning run in the top of the seventh at No. 4 Tennessee (April 18), coming home on Sam Lenahan’s two-run home run
High School
- Played a combined six years of fastpitch and slowpitch softball for South Panola High School
- Selected to the all-state team as a junior and senior and was tabbed all conference the last four years
- Named the program’s best offensive player in 2013 as well as the most valuable player in 2011 and 2012
- Tabbed as the MaxPreps.com Player of the Game following the contest versus Tupelo on March 19, 2013
- As a junior, her first year playing fastpitch, guided SPHS to a district championship and North State runner-up honors, batting .321 with 27 hits and 32 runs scored
- Added three home runs and 27 RBI, as well as going 14-14 in stolen bases
- Defensively, registered a .984 fielding percentage with 16 assists and 232 putouts
- Helped program to the state championship in 2008
- Played summer softball for the Blue Angels Gold travel team under head coach Rose Kalisak
- Led the team in home runs in 2012 and 2013
Personal
- Born on May 25, 1995, in Memphis, Tenn.
- Preferred name "Ivy"
- Raised by Ashleigh Hicks
- Has three siblings, two brothers, Anthony Franks and Joseph Franks, and sister Brianna Sumner
- Majoring in psychology
- Favorite TV shows are “Cops” and "The Fosters”
- Preferred singers are Carrie Underwood, Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran
Career Highs
- At-Bats: 5, 3x, last vs. LSU (April 16, 2016)
- Runs: 3, twice, last at Arkansas (April 6, 2015)
- Hits: 3, twice, last vs. Southeastern Louisiana (March 22, 2016)
- RBI: 4, 4x, last vs. Memphis (April 22, 2015)
- Doubles: 2, vs. Mississippi Valley State (March 29, 2017)
- Triples: 1, 3x, last at Alcorn State (April 18, 2017)
- Home Runs: 1, 6x, last at Long Beach State (March 12, 2016)
- Walks: 2, 4x, last vs. Georgia State (Feb. 12, 2017)
- Stolen Bases: 2, vs. Southern Miss (Feb. 20, 2016)
- Putouts: 5, twice, last at Tennessee (March 26, 2016)
- Assists: 1, 6x, last at Auburn (April 29, 2017)
- Hitting Streak: 9 (March 13, 2015 vs. Texas A&M to March 25, 2015 at Southern Miss)
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