Amanda Grieco Season 2020

CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Earned three letters after walking on to team as sophomore in 2018...Started 67 games and made 98 appearances in three-year career...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors all three seasons...Named NFCA Easton Scholar-Athlete and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar once.

2020 • SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for third-straight season...Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for 2019-20 school year.

Season: Made 18 appearances with nine starts…Had one hit and one RBI…Scored one run…Played mainly as a defensive specialist…Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

vs. Cal (2/7): Made first start of season at second base. vs. Villanova (2/16): Had one putout and season-high two assists. at Alabama (2/22): Had one putout and tied season-high two assists. vs. Robert Morris (3/7): Hit RBI-single to add to Nittany Lions’ run-rule victory…Scored first run of season.

2019 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for second-straight season.

Season: Made 36 total appearances and had 19 starts…Had one multi-hit game and one multi-RBI game…Recorded a season-high three-game hit streak.

vs. Ball State (2/8): Made first start of season in outfield at FGCU Kickoff Classic…Went 2-for-3 at the plate…Hit two RBI-singles to contribute to 10-2 season-opening win. vs. FIU (3/1): Was in batting lineup as designated player…Went 1-for-2 at the plate with a RBI and run scored…Hit first career home run to tie game. vs. South Dakota State (3/8): Entered game in the third inning for an injured teammate…Recorded clutch single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to begin two-out rally…Scored game-winning run.

2018 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Named NFCA Easton Scholar-Athlete.

Season: Started 39 games and made 44 appearances after walking on to the team…Recorded 18 hits with one extra-base hit…Collected eight RBI…Had three multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games.

vs. Alabama (2/9): Made Penn State debut as starting second baseman. at Duke (2/16): Scored first career run. vs. Virginia Tech (2/17): Went 2-for-3 at the plate…Recorded first career hit…Collected first career multi-hit and multi-RBI game…Batted in two Nittany Lions…Started season-high three-game hit streak. Michigan (4/6): Subbed in as a pinch hitter…Hit a two-RBI double…Registered second multi-RBI game. Michigan State (4/13): Started at second base…Went perfect 2-for-2 at the plate…Batted in two runs, one in sixth inning, to secure the victory.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played one year of softball at Union Catholic Regional High School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey…Helped the Vikings to first conference championship since 2004…Named first team All-County…Also lettered in basketball and track…Holds Union Catholic Regional’s school record in the javelin.

PERSONAL
Full name is Amanda Helen Grieco…Daughter of George and Kim Grieco…Has one brother, George, and one sister, Kelly…Graduated with a degree in nursing in May 2020...Born January 29, 1998.