2009 Softball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 18
Amanda Klimczak
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Diamond Bar, CA
- High School:
- Diamond Ranch HS
2009 Sat out most of the season due to injury ... Her lone appearance on the season came against Oregon State on February 27 ...
2008 Finished third on the team in wins, innings pitched and strikeouts ... Named the winner of the UCR Softball Teams Most Inspirational Player Award ... Picked up her first win for the Highlanders in a 1-0 complete-game shutout of Eastern Michigan on February 26 ... Hit the first home run of her UCR career in a 9-7 win over Northern Colorado on February 29 ...
2007 Playing at Boston College posted the best winning percentage and the third lowest earned run average on the team ...
2006 Playing at Boston College posted the lowest earned run average on the team while finishing third in innings pitched, third in wins and third in strikeouts ... Her two shutouts were tops on the squad as was her .258 opponents batting average ... Saw her first action as a collegian in a February 24 win over Louisiana-Monroe in which she pinch hit and drove in a run ... Started her first game on the mound for the Golden Eagles against North Texas on February 24, but did not figure in the decision ... Recorded her first win as a collegian in a 6-0 complete-game shutout of Sacred Heart on March 28 ...
High School Captained the Diamond Ranch Panthers for three seasons under ... Named First-Team All-State as a hitter and a pitcher on three occasions ... Was a three-time First-Team All-League and team MVP honoree ... Named All-Inland Valley Region on four occasions ... Recorded more than 1,000 career strikeouts as a pitcher ... Also played varsity volleyball ... Earned a 2001 Governors Scholarship and was a four-year member of the Honor Roll with a 4.3 grade point average ...
Personal Amanda Klimczak is the daughter of Randy and Valerie Klimczak ... Majoring in History and Law ... Hopes to become a contract attorney ... Her favorite athlete is former Highlanders pitcher Christin Songer ... Augusten Burroughs is her favorite author, and Running With Scissors is her favorite novel ... Enjoys eating Indian and Mediterranean food ... "The Office," "Weeds," "Family Guy," "Lost," and "Swingtown" are among her favorite TV shows ... Lists “Grandma’s Boy," "Walk Hard," "Superbad," "Knocked Up," and "Running With Scissors" among her favorite movies ... Listens to Pantera, Metallica, Slayer, Throwdown and Death Cab For Cutie ... Her primary hobby is thrashing on air guitar ... Sites her 2008 UCR Softball Most Inspirational Award as her most memorable sports moment ... Her biggest influences are her mother, because she's "rad!" and a former coach who helped her make the decision transfer to UC Riverside ...
Amanda Klimczak Career Offensive/Fielding Statistics
Amanda Klimczak Career Pitching Statistics
2008 Finished third on the team in wins, innings pitched and strikeouts ... Named the winner of the UCR Softball Teams Most Inspirational Player Award ... Picked up her first win for the Highlanders in a 1-0 complete-game shutout of Eastern Michigan on February 26 ... Hit the first home run of her UCR career in a 9-7 win over Northern Colorado on February 29 ...
2007 Playing at Boston College posted the best winning percentage and the third lowest earned run average on the team ...
2006 Playing at Boston College posted the lowest earned run average on the team while finishing third in innings pitched, third in wins and third in strikeouts ... Her two shutouts were tops on the squad as was her .258 opponents batting average ... Saw her first action as a collegian in a February 24 win over Louisiana-Monroe in which she pinch hit and drove in a run ... Started her first game on the mound for the Golden Eagles against North Texas on February 24, but did not figure in the decision ... Recorded her first win as a collegian in a 6-0 complete-game shutout of Sacred Heart on March 28 ...
High School Captained the Diamond Ranch Panthers for three seasons under ... Named First-Team All-State as a hitter and a pitcher on three occasions ... Was a three-time First-Team All-League and team MVP honoree ... Named All-Inland Valley Region on four occasions ... Recorded more than 1,000 career strikeouts as a pitcher ... Also played varsity volleyball ... Earned a 2001 Governors Scholarship and was a four-year member of the Honor Roll with a 4.3 grade point average ...
Personal Amanda Klimczak is the daughter of Randy and Valerie Klimczak ... Majoring in History and Law ... Hopes to become a contract attorney ... Her favorite athlete is former Highlanders pitcher Christin Songer ... Augusten Burroughs is her favorite author, and Running With Scissors is her favorite novel ... Enjoys eating Indian and Mediterranean food ... "The Office," "Weeds," "Family Guy," "Lost," and "Swingtown" are among her favorite TV shows ... Lists “Grandma’s Boy," "Walk Hard," "Superbad," "Knocked Up," and "Running With Scissors" among her favorite movies ... Listens to Pantera, Metallica, Slayer, Throwdown and Death Cab For Cutie ... Her primary hobby is thrashing on air guitar ... Sites her 2008 UCR Softball Most Inspirational Award as her most memorable sports moment ... Her biggest influences are her mother, because she's "rad!" and a former coach who helped her make the decision transfer to UC Riverside ...
Amanda Klimczak Career Offensive/Fielding Statistics
| Year | Avg | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OBP | SF | SH | SB | SBA | OPS | PO | A | E | FldPct |
| 2006 | .217 |
16 |
12 |
23 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
.391 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
.438 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.829 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
.818 |
| 2007 | .333 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.333 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.833 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 2008 | .250 |
35 |
10 |
20 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
.450 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
.348 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.798 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Totals | .239 |
54 |
23 |
46 |
5 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
19 | .413 |
12 |
1 |
19 |
0 |
.407 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.820 |
3 |
13 |
2 |
.888 |
Amanda Klimczak Career Pitching Statistics
| Year | ERA | W | L | App | GS | CG | SHO | CBO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | AB | Avg | WP | HBP | SF | SH | BK |
| 2006 | 3.67 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 | 75 | 46 | 41 | 35 | 48 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 291 | .258 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4.32 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22.2 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 89 | .292 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4.48 |
3 |
3 |
23 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
54.2 |
62 |
46 |
35 |
38 |
21 |
12 |
0 |
3 |
215 |
.288 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
| 2009 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 4.20 |
12 |
11 |
59 |
22 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
153.1 |
166 |
112 |
92 |
89 |
84 |
32 |
0 |
22 |
601 |
.276 |
7 |
12 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
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