Amanda Najdek

Position:
Pitcher
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Jesuit HS
Hometown:
Portland, Ore.

2014 (Senior): Started 29 games, posting a 4.58 ERA with 108 strikeouts … Earned Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honors after earning two wins over No. 5/7 Arizona State … Threw a shutout against Charleston Southern, allowing four hits and striking out eight (3/7) … Struck out seven in eight innings against Colorado State (2/8) … Allowed no earned runs against UC Santa Barbara (4/2) … Struck out 11, while allowing no earned runs at Cal State Fullerton (2/27).

2013 (Junior): Made 13 appearances, recording a 2-1 record … Longest appearance was 4.1 innings against Cal State Bakersfield on March 25 … Finished the season with a 4.20 ERA … Recorded a season-high three strikeouts against Cal State Fullerton in her Beaver debut on Feb. 15, on her way to her only save of the season … Did not allow a run in her first five appearances … Pitched a scoreless inning against Utah on April 12, helping the Beavers to a 6-2 victory.

WISCONSIN

2012 (Sophomore): Earned first career save, and UW's first save since 2010, against Green Bay (5/2) ... recorded no hits against Michigan in 4.2 innings pitched (5/5) ... finished the year with a 5-1 record ... suffered only loss of the season against Northwestern (4/1)

2011 (Freshman): Sported a 2.04 ERA over her final 61.2 IP and went 14 straight outings at one point without allowing more thantwo runs ... Recorded the tenth-most wins by a UW freshman (4) ... came on in relief to pitch 6.0 innings and gave up one unearned run to earn win at Iowa (4/27) ... threw first complete-game of her career in fourth start of the season, hurling career-high eight innings and recording a career-high five strikeouts against Illinois (4/23) ... threw five scoreless innings to get the win in relief against Minnesota (4/20) ... led the Badgers to their first Big Ten win of the season in relief appearance against Michigan State, throwing a career-high six innings, matching a career-high with four strikeouts and giving up one run (4/3) ... made first start of career against Louisville (3/19) ... set career high by striking out four against UC Santa Barbara (3/12)

HIGH SCHOOL

Two-time all-metro pitcher ... named third team all-state pitcher as a senior ... earned MVP and Defensive Player of the Year award for team senior year ... second team all-metro pitcher as a junior ... all-state honorable mention pitcher as a junior ... three-time scholar athlete award winner ... also played basketball

PERSONAL

Parents are Steve and Ronni Najdek ... two siblings, Sarah and Mark ... uncles Joe and John Najdek played rugby at Oregon State University for three years ... uncle Anton Najdek played football at Oregon State for two years ... hobbies include hanging out with friends, watching movies and listening to music ... major is New Media Communication with a minor in Business.