Amanda Freed

Amanda Freed
Biographical details
Born (1979-12-26) December 26, 1979
Fountain Valley, California, U.S.
Playing career
1999–2002UCLA
2005–2007Texas/Rockford Thunder
2008Chicago Bandits
2008Denso
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008Virginia
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • 2× first-team NFCA All-American (1999, 2002)
  • 4× first-team All-Pac-10 (1999–2002)
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2004 AthensTeam competition

Amanda Louise Freed (born December 26, 1979) is an American, former professional softball utility player and pitcher. She played college softball for UCLA, winning the national title for the Bruins in the 1999 Women's College World Series. In two other national runner-up finishes, she was also named All-Tournament in all her appearances at the world series. She later won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2005, Freed joined the National Pro Fastpitch and played until 2008 for the defunct Rockford Thunder. She also served as a coach for Virginia.