Amanda Knutson

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Basehor-Linwood HS
Hometown:
Bonner Springs, Kan.

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 // Freshman

Played 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

Born on December 4, 2004 ... 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.