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Amanda Freed
- 2004 Olympic gold medalist
- 2003 Pan American Games gold medalist
- 2002 ISF World Championships gold medalist
- Threw a perfect game in her first appearance on the 2000 Central Park to Sydney tour
- Two-time U.S. Cup gold medalist (1999, 2001)
- USA Softball alternate to the 2000 Olympic Team
- Tops UCLA’s list for career wins at 97
- Pitched 26 of 28 innings at the 2000 College World Series; lead UCLA to NCAA College World Series title in 1999
- Named four times to the first-team All-Pac-10, three times to the All-Pacific Region; three-time All-American at UCLA
- Suffered a rare injury during 2001 where the muscles in her right forearm were being ripped away from the bone
- Named the 1998 Gatorade Circle of Champions National Softball Player of the Year in her senior year of high school; total career record of 64-5
- Graduated from Pacifica High School with a 4.1 GPA
- Enjoys snow skiing, camping and goes by the nickname "Freeda"
- Wears a St. Sebastian necklace for good luck
- Favorite car is BMW…candy is sour candy, sour worms, licorice…holiday is Christmas…movies are Beautiful Mind, Dumb and Dumber, Goonies, Shrek
Freed has made her life about softball after he mom coached her and her sister during a recreation league as children. One of the most versatile players on the 2004 team, Freed could pitch, hit and field. It is the big games, competition and the Little League fans in the stands that inspire Freed to play. “The sacrifices and all the hard work over the years has made me become the person I am today,” Freed said.
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Feature: USOC honors 2004's top athletes
On going to the Olymipics as an alternate in 2000: "It's the best feeling knowing that not only are we getting the opportunity to represent our hometowns and families but the entire United States and softball fans everywhere."
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Height: 5'8
Born: 12/26/1979
Hometown: Cypress, CA
Sport: Softball
Event: Pitcher
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