31 Amanda Kardys
31 - Amanda Kardys
Height: 6-0
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Union, NJ
High School: Union
Position: P
Bats/Throws: L/L
Parents: Peter & Mary Ann

Career:
After three seasons with the program, she has compiled a won-lost record of 33-7 with her victory total tying for the No. 7 position on the school's all-time list ... Stands ninth on the Eagles' career chart with 155 strikeouts ... Seventh all-time at Emory with an ERA of 1.65 ... Her 242 innings pitched is the ninth-highest mark in school annals.

Junior (2013):
Blossomed into the ace of the Eagles' pitching staff and captured a Third-Team All-America berth as an at-large pick ... First Team All-Atlantic Region ... First Team All-UAA honoree ... Compiled a won-lost effort of 25-5 with her victory total establishing a school season record, bettering the previous standard of 21 held by Shanon Andersen (2008) ... 25 wins led all UAA hurlers and was fifth nationally among D-III players ... Her league-high 179 2/3 innings represented the second-highest Emory season effort ... Her league-leading 1.60 ERA placed her 44th nationally ... Struck out 100 batters, ranking her fourth among UAA players, and placing her 12th on the Eagles' season list ... 25 starting assignments were the second-highest in school history and her 18 complete games ranked third ... Figured in four of the team's five decisions during the NCAA Regionals ... Picked up the win after tossing 6 2/3 innings of relief, allowing one run and fanning three batters, in an 8-1 verdict against Roanoke in the NCAA Regionals ... Kept Emory alive in the postseason when she tossed a complete game against Christopher Newport (May 12), scattering seven hits and striking out four in an 8-2 triumph ...  Opened the season by not allowing an earned run in her first 59 innings of action ... Back-to-back blankings of regionally ranked Elmira (Feb. 21), allowing four hits in a 2-0 opening game win and six in a 2-0 triumph in the nightcap ... UAA Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 25) after picking up all thre of the team's wins at the 3N2 Invitational -- tossed a pair of complete-game shutouts vs. then-No. 23 Bridgewater , and then came through with 6 1/3 innings of scoreless relief in a 4-3 win over Mississippi College ... Sterling performance vs. regionally ranked St. John Fisher (Mar. 5) in the second game of a doubleheader, crafting a complete game whitewash in a 2-0 Emory win ... Fanned a season-high eight batters in five innings vs. York (Feb. 16) in a 9-0 decision ... Hurled all seven innings in a 4-0 triumph over regionally ranked Kean (Mar. 9), allowing four hits and fanning four ... Picked up her 20th win of the year after delivering 5 2/3 innings of one-hit, scoreless relief in an 8-7 victory in eight innings over Rhodes (Mar. 30) ... Notched two saves during the season, the first coming in the opener of the twinbill against St. John Fisher (Mar. 5) where she pitched two innings of perfect relief in nailing down a 1-0 victory ... Second save came after tossing two innings against Brandeis (Mar. 14) ... Went all five innings, striking out four in an 8-0 win over regionally ranked Roanoke (Mar. 3). 

Sophomore (2012)
Bolstered the Emory pitching staff, both as a starter and reliever ... Concluded the year with a 6-2 mark in the circle and was credited with two saves ... Appeared in 15 contests and drew eight starting assignments ... Tossed three complete games and finished with an ERA of 1.17, the 10th lowest seasonal mark in school annals ... Totaled 48 innings of action and struck out 43 opposing hitters while issuing just seven walks ... Her average of 6.27 strikeouts over seven innings per game was good for the No. 10 spot on Emory's seasonal chart ... First win of the came came as a starter when she allowed just one run on two hits over 6 1/3 innings in an 8-1 win over Millsaps (Feb. 26) ... Blanked Transylvania (Mar. 3) over five innings, giving up just one hit while fanning three in an 8-0 triumph ... Solid effort in relief, shutting out regionally ranked Rochester (Mar. 15) over three frames, surrendering three hits and fanning six in a 5-0 win ... Retired the last seven Maryville (Apr. 21) batters, striking out for in that stretch, in a 2 1/3 inning stint of relief en route to earning a save in a 7-2 victory ... Posted a five-inning, complete-game effort in the second contest of a twinbill against Piedmont (apr. 24), allowing one hit and whiffing four in an 8-0 win ... Started the NCAA Tournament game vs. Roanoke (May 11) and did not give up a run while striking out three over three innings.

Freshman (2011):
Provided depth to the Emory pitching staff, appearing in six games and finishing with a
2-0 won-lost record ... Tossed 14 1/3 innings and struck out 12 while issuing just one walk ... Notched her first win in the circle when she drew a starting assignment and went all five innings, allowing just three hits while fanning three in a 12-1, five-inning decision over Case Western (Mar. 12) at the  UAA Tournament ... Hurled the first three innings as a starter vs. Spelman (Apr. 9) and posted her second victory after striking out four as the Eagles prevailed, 13-0, in five innings.

High School:
Fine four-year career at Union High School where she played for Chris Flinn ... Served as team co-captain during the 2009-10 campaign ... Was chosen as the Union County Player of the Year in 2009 after compling a won-lost mark of 18-4 on the mound and helping her her team to its first sectional title in 14 years ... 2009 All-State Group 4 First Team .... Her team ended 2009 ranked No. 7 in Group 4 and was runner-up in the state championship ... As a senior, she notched a 20-5 record with a career-high 244 strikeouts and 1.65 ERA in helping the squad to a 23-6 slate ... Also hit .395 with eight doubles, four triples and 21 RBIs in 2010 ... A three-time selection to the all-county team ... Captured a spot on the 2010 All-State-All Group IV Second Team her senior season ... As a sophomore in 2008, she chalked up a 16-3 record and whiffed 219 opponents in 134 innings ... Was a member of three conference championship teams ... Tabbed to the all-conference team all four years of her career.

Played summer ball for the New Jersey Panthers.

Personal:
April 16, 1992 ... Daughter of Peter and Mary Ann Kardys ... Plans to major in biology ... 2009-10 recipient of Union High School's Bloustein Distinguished Scholars Award, recognizing the highest achieving graduating high school students in New Jersey.

Stats

Year ERA W-L GS GC IP H R ER WP HBP SO BB
2013 1.60 25-5 25 18 179.2 163 44 41 4 13 100 39
2012 1.17 6-2 8 3 48 38 10 8 1 5 43 7
2011 3.91 2 -0 3 1 14.1 17 8 8 2 3 12 1
TOTAL 1.65 33 -7 36 22 242.2 218 62 57 7 21 155 47