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2008 Softball Roster

44 Mandy Buckwalter

  • Position Infield
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Lawrence Central
  • Hometown Indianapolis, Ind.

Biography

Of Note: Was one of three IUPUI players that had the opportunity to take part in the 2007 International Challenge Series at Blacktown Olympic Park in New South Wales last summer... helped the US Red squad to a 6-2 record in pool play and a second-place finish at the five-team tournament in Australia.

2007-08 (Senior): Played in 38 games, making 32 starts... had 5 hits on the season including a homerun on Apr. 23 at Morehead State… had a pair of 2 game hit streaks, one in a DH versus Butler on Apr. 7, and the other from Apr. 21-23… recorded a season best 12 put-outs on Apr. 21 versus Indiana State… made only 1 error on the season in 239 chances to lead the team with a .996 fielding percentage…led the team with 224 putouts... was also part of a team best 11 double plays.  

2006-07 (Junior): Made 40 starts for the Jaguars at first base... batted .211 while tying for the team-high with four homeruns and 18 runs batted in... had a team-best six multi-RBI games... drilled a game-winning homerun in game two of the doubleheader with Eastern Illinois on Apr. 9... hit her first career homer earlier in the season versus Evansville on Mar. 3... had four multi-hit games... drove in a career-best three runs twice during the season... scored a career-best three times versus UMKC on Apr. 21... swiped the first three bases of her career during the season... committed just three errors for the year, posting a .990 fielding percentage... led the team with 272 putouts... had a career-high 14 putouts versus Oakland on May 4.

2005-06 (Sophomore): Played in 33 games, making 21 starts... ranked second on the squad with 13 walks... had her first two career multi-hit games during the season, including a 2-for-2 day at Centenary on Apr. 1... went 1-for-1 with a run scored and an RBI versus Indiana State on Apr. 12... had a season-high four assists at Tennessee Tech on Mar. 15... earned Academic All Mid-Continent Conference honors... named to the Academic Advisor's List both semesters. 

2004-05 (Freshman): Played in 33 games, making 27 starts... batted .175 with five runs batted in for the year... took over a starting infield job early in the season... had a game-winning two-run single versus Oakland (4/1)... came up with a key game-winning double versus UMKC (5/7), helping IUPUI reach its first Mid-Continent Conference Tournament in six seasons... had a three-game hitting streak in the series versus UMKC... had a career-high seven assists at Western Illinois (4/16)... had two putouts on two separate occasions.

High School: Earned four varsity letters in softball and volleyball at Lawrence Central High School... picked all-conference in softball three straight years... named All-Marion County as a junior when she batted .420 and had a .450 on-base percentage... graduated with Academic Honors.


Year

Avg.

GP-GS

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

TB

SLG

BB

HBP

OB%

SF

SH

SB-A

2005

.175

33-27

63

1

11

1

0

0

5

12

.190

11

2

.316

0

2

0-0

2006

.137

33-21

51

5

7

1

0

0

2

8

.157

13

7

.380

0

4

0-0

2007

.211

40-40

95

16

20

3

0

4

18

35

.368

16

7

.364

0

1

3-4

2008

.088

38-32

57

3

5

1

0

1

3

9

.158

2

3

.159

1

1

1-2

Totals

.206

144-120

266

25

43

6

0

5

28

64

.241

42

19

.310

1

8

4-6

Statistics

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