Southern Illinoise University Athletics
2026 Softball Roster
Amanda Knutson
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Basehor-Linwood HS
- Hometown:
- Bonner Springs, Kan.
All-MVC First Team
MVC Scholar-Athlete Team
Tallied 48 starts and played in 50 of SIU's 51 games ... named to the All-MVC First Team for the first time in her career ... was Southern Illinois' primary third baseman ... ended the season with a .322 batting average, eight home runs, 29 RBI, 32 runs scored, and a .552 slugging percentage ... also recorded a career-high nine doubles and 46 hits ... hit two home runs on March 13 against Bradley ... was third on the team with nine multi-RBI games ... had three RBI in two games and a season-high five RBI once (March 13 vs. Bradley) ... ranked ninth in the MVC in batting average at .383 and was sixth in slugging percentage at .704 in conference play ... was tied for eighth in home runs against Valley opponents at six.
2025 // Sophomore
Made 52 appearances and 49 starts as Southern Illinois' primary third baseman ... finished the season with a .286 batting average, 29 runs, 34 hits, seven doubles, three triples, four home runs, 19 RBI, and 13 walks ... had an on-base percentage of .375 and slugging percentage of .496 ... was tied for sixth in the conference in triples ... stole one bag, which came vs. Northern Illinois on March 8 ... hit first home run of the season on Feb. 7 at Auburn ... had 10 multi-hit games ... made 37 consecutive starts for SIU to close out the year ... scored three runs at Belmont on March 28.
2024 // FreshmanPlayed in 33 games and made nine starts ... had a .333 batting average, a .481 on-base percentage, a .619 slugging percentage, and hit two home runs with nine runs batted in ... made first collegiate start against Purdue (2/24), went 1-for-3 with a run scored ... hit two home runs vs. Northern Illinois (3/2) and drove in six runs in the same game ... stole one base, which came against Drake (3/15) ... made an appearance against LSU in the NCAA Regionals (5/18).
High School
Helped lead her high school Basehor-Linwood to a 44-4 record during her last two season... had a career fielding percentage of .985 to go along with a .417 career batting average... was named to the First-Team All-Conference and First-Team All-State Team... also excelled in power lifting with a 2022 State Runner-up and 2023 State Championship.
Personal
Daughter of Cori and John Knutson ... father, John, is an emergency manager at Providence Medical Center ... has three brothers ... made academic honor roll all four years of high school ... intends to major in sports administration.
