2016 Softball
Roster
Amy Szymanowski
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Land O'Lakes, Fla.
Florida State: Comes to Upstate after spending her junior year at Florida State in 2014-15…Played in 31 games for the Seminoles…Started 19 games at either designated player or catcher…Finished the season with three home runs, two doubles, 11 RBIs and nine runs.
College of Central Florida: Had a standout junior college career at the College of Central Florida prior to enrolling at Florida State…A two-time NFCA All-American…Earned first team honors in 2014 and second team recognition as a freshman in 2013…Named the Catcher of the Year as a sophomore after hitting .381 with 22 home runs, 59 RBIs and 65 runs…Led the Patriots to the championships game of the NJCAA National Tournament…Set a national tournament record with four home runs…Named to the all-tournament team…Allowed just 10 stolen bases during the season…Hit .343 with 16 home runs and 47 RBIs as a freshman…Had the game-winning hit against Miami-Dade in the state tournament to propel the squad to the Atlantic District Championship game…Named to the all-tournament team…Finished her career as Central Florida’s single-season and career home run leader…A two-time first team All-Mid-Florida Conference selection…Named the player of the year in the Mid-Florida Conference in 2014…A standout in the classroom as well…Named the Mid-Florida Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2014…Graduated from Central Florida with honors as a Magna Cum Laude student.
High School/Club: A standout at Sunlake High School…Hit .468 with four home runs and 13 RBIs in 14 games as a senior…Also played volleyball, basketball and was a member of the cheerleading squad.
Personal: Born August 3, 1993 in Hillsborough, N.J…Daughter of Robert and Donna Szymanowski…Sister of three brothers, including Keith, Kevin and the late Bobby.
Hobbies and Favorites: Likes singing and painting…Likes to eat at Chipotle…Favorite movies are Best of Me and Despicable Me…Likes watching Dexter, CSI and Law and Order: SVU on television…Favorite actors are Will Smith and Morgan Freeman…Sandra Bullock is her favorite actress…Likes listening to Ed Sheeran and Rascal Flatts…Her favorite season is softball season…Kiss, Kill Vanish is her favorite book…Jackie Robinson is her favorite sports figure…”Family Always First” from her brother Bobby is her favorite quote…Dream job is to be a lawyer.
