2024 Softball Roster
Roster
Carden, Amanda

Jersey Number 3
Amanda Carden
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-3
- Custom2:
- L/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dayton, Texas
- High School:
- Dayton HS
- Prev School:
- Stephen F. Austin
Bio
HONORS
2023 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
SENIOR (2024)
Played in 32 games, making 12 starts in the outfield ... Posted a .167 batting average with four hits in 24 at-bats ... Went 2-for-4 with two runs at McNeese (March 6).Â
JUNIOR (2023)
American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team … Played in 38 games, making 31 starts split between right field and second base … Tallied four sacrifice hits on the season, third on the team … Went 2 for 3 with an RBI at Memphis (March 25) … Hit a home run and tallied a walk-off hit against East Carolina (April 8) … Went 2 for 4 with a run and a double against McNeese (April 11) … Scored two runs against No. 20/23 Wichita State (April 15).
SOPHOMORE (2022)
Started in 46 games, appeared in 48 games ... Career-high two stolen bases against Texas A&M CC (2/26) ..Tied career-high three hits in a game twice (2/26 & 3/5) ... Recorded five multi-hit games over six games from (4/1-4/10) ... Reached base in 10 consecutive games, the fourth-longest streak on the team ... Finished first on the team in hits (46), multi-hit games (12) and one of three Cougars to hit a triple ... Finished tied for second in doubles (7) ... Finished third on the team in batting average (.291) ... Recorded five hits in two games against Texas A&M CC (2/26-27).
FRESHMAN (2021 at STEPHEN F. AUSTIN)
Played one season for the Lady Jack, winning the Southland regular season title in 2021 ... Made 40 starts and appeared in 43 total games ... One of eight qualified hitters for the Lady Jacks in 2021 ... Scored the sixth-most runs on the team ... Tied for fifth on the team in doubles (5) ... Tied for sixth on the team in stolen bases (1) ... Finished the season with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned all-district first team honors as a senior ... Earned all-district defensive MVP ... Helped lead Dayton to regional final in 2019 and the semifinals in 2018 ... Two year letterwinner for the Broncos ... Qualified for state in powerlifting.
PERSONAL
Parents are Charles and Maxine Carden ... Has one older brother, B.J ... Was an FFA member ... Both her mother and father were in the Air Force.
2023 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
SENIOR (2024)
Played in 32 games, making 12 starts in the outfield ... Posted a .167 batting average with four hits in 24 at-bats ... Went 2-for-4 with two runs at McNeese (March 6).Â
JUNIOR (2023)
American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team … Played in 38 games, making 31 starts split between right field and second base … Tallied four sacrifice hits on the season, third on the team … Went 2 for 3 with an RBI at Memphis (March 25) … Hit a home run and tallied a walk-off hit against East Carolina (April 8) … Went 2 for 4 with a run and a double against McNeese (April 11) … Scored two runs against No. 20/23 Wichita State (April 15).
SOPHOMORE (2022)
Started in 46 games, appeared in 48 games ... Career-high two stolen bases against Texas A&M CC (2/26) ..Tied career-high three hits in a game twice (2/26 & 3/5) ... Recorded five multi-hit games over six games from (4/1-4/10) ... Reached base in 10 consecutive games, the fourth-longest streak on the team ... Finished first on the team in hits (46), multi-hit games (12) and one of three Cougars to hit a triple ... Finished tied for second in doubles (7) ... Finished third on the team in batting average (.291) ... Recorded five hits in two games against Texas A&M CC (2/26-27).
FRESHMAN (2021 at STEPHEN F. AUSTIN)
Played one season for the Lady Jack, winning the Southland regular season title in 2021 ... Made 40 starts and appeared in 43 total games ... One of eight qualified hitters for the Lady Jacks in 2021 ... Scored the sixth-most runs on the team ... Tied for fifth on the team in doubles (5) ... Tied for sixth on the team in stolen bases (1) ... Finished the season with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned all-district first team honors as a senior ... Earned all-district defensive MVP ... Helped lead Dayton to regional final in 2019 and the semifinals in 2018 ... Two year letterwinner for the Broncos ... Qualified for state in powerlifting.
PERSONAL
Parents are Charles and Maxine Carden ... Has one older brother, B.J ... Was an FFA member ... Both her mother and father were in the Air Force.
HIGHLIGHTS: Houston 5, Utah 2
Sunday, March 30
HIGHLIGHTS: Houston 10, McNeese 6
Wednesday, March 26
HIGHLIGHTS: Houston 10, Lamar 6
Wednesday, March 19
Cinematic Recap vs. Iowa State
Tuesday, March 11