2014: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... Started all 58 games (1B-31, C-22, 3B-5) … batted sixth, seventh, eighth or ninth, but primarily seventh (27 times) … batting .318 (14-44) with runners in scoring position … has two three-RBI games (April 22 at Ferris State on a three-run home run that turned a 1-0 lead into a 4-0 advantage in the fourth; and April 26 vs. Lake Superior with a two-run single to put the Warriors ahead 5-4, then added an RBI single the next inning) … totaled six multiple-hit affairs, including two three-hit contests (Feb. 22 vs. Upper Iowa and April 19 at Ashland) … had an 11-game on-base streak (April 22-May 3) … smacked a home run at Malone on April 18 for the only run in a 1-0 win over the Pioneers … 414 fielding chances ranks seventh for a single season in school history … sixth in the WSU record book for a single-season with 387 fielding putouts … was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee … has six GW RBI (North Georgia on Feb. 9; Malone game one on April 18 [1-0]; Ashland game one on April 19; both games vs. Lake Superior on April 26; Northwood game one on April 27) … went 1-for-5 vs. Valdosta State ...
2013-14 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award. Game-By-Game Statistics.
2013: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... played in 50 games, making 49 starts (25-C, 24-1B) ... usually batted seventh (37 times), but also hit eighth (11 times) and served once as the flex player ... recorded two four-game hitting streaks (April 7-14, .556, 5-9; May 4-5, .417, 5-12) ... had eight multiple-hit games including a three-hit affair vs. Ashland (April 21, Game 2) ... tallied four multiple-RBI contests with two four-RBI games (April 7 vs. Ohio Dominican, Game 2; and Aprl 21 vs. Ashland, Game 2) ... led the squad in fielding chances (290), fielding putouts (266) and fielding percentage (.990) ... also led the team in two-out RBI with 12 ... second on the squad with a .429 (3-7) average in bases loaded situations ... batted .297 (19-64) in league play ... part of five defensive double plays (four as 1B, one as C) ... notched a WSU season-best with 13 fielding putouts vs. ODU (April 7, Game 1) ... threw out two Urbana base stealers in game one on March 29 ... went 2-for-4 with a career-best two doubles and four RBI in game two of April 7 doubleheader vs. ODU ... more than doubled previous season-high for RBI with 18 ... 2012-13 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ...
Game-By-Game Statistics.
2012: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... played in 19 games, starting 11 times primarily at catcher (10-C, 1-3B) and hitting eighth in the order (nine games) ... had an RBI vs. West Georgia (2/17) ... went 1-for-2 and belted first collegiate extra-base hit which was a three-run home run vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (3/14) ... recorded an RBI double against Hillsdale (3/23-Gm. 2) ... was 1-for-3 with an RBI vs. Grand Valley (3/24-Gm. 2) ... had first career multi-hit game, going 4-for-4 with two RBI at Lake Erie (4/20-Gm. 2), setting a career-high with five total bases. ... 2011-12 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ... selected as 2011-12 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... Game-By-Game Stats.
2011: Started 18 games (15 3B, 2 C, 1 DP) ... batted sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth, but primarily ninth (11 times) ... had two multiple-hit games (March 15 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside and April 29 vs. Lake Erie) ... lone multiple-RBI contest came March 18 vs. Stonehill ... her two-run single in the second put WSU ahead 2-1 ... walked in pinch-hitting appearance March 14 vs. Caldwell ... recorded a three-game hitting streak (March 15-18, 4-7 with three RBI) ... singled on April 29 vs. Lake Erie in a pinch-hitting role ... threw out 50 percent (2-of-4) of opponent base stealers ... batted .313 (5-16) with runners on base ... fourth on the team with a .333 batting average (4-12) with two outs ... Game-By-Game Stats.
High School: A 2010 graduate of Plymouth High School ... earned First Team All-State honors after batting .430 as a senior with a .620 on-base percentage ... was a four-year varsity letterwinner for the Wildcats and coach Val Canfield ... batted .435 as a junior in helping PHS to a 29-10 record and a second consecutive district title ... hit .429 in 2008 ... batted .355 as a freshman as PHS won a division championship in the Kensington Lakes Athletic Association ... earned all-league honors all four years and Division 1 all-state accolades twice ... served as the softball team captain in 2010 ... was a member of the National Honor Society and was a KLAA Scholar-Athlete.
Personal: Full name--Amanda L. Burnard ... born March 6, 1992, in Dearborn ... daughter of Michael and Julie Burnard ... mother ran track at Central Michigan ... has one younger sister, Rachel ... is majoring in kinesiology ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Fall 2012 (4.00), Fall 2013 and Winter 2014 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2011 and Winter 2013 ... played summer ball for the PC Pride Elite and coach Mike Burnard.
| Amanda Burnard's Career Hitting Statistics |
| Year | GP/GS | AVG. | AB | R | H | 2B-3B-HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB/HBP/SO | OB% | SF/SH | SB/A | PO-A-E | FLD% |
| 2011 | 25/18 | .216 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 0-0-0 | 4 | 8 | .216 | 2/0/11 | .256 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 19-37-8 | .875 |
| 2012 | 19/11 | .250 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 2-0-1 | 8 | 12 | .429 | 1/0/5 | .276 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 32-6-1 | .974 |
| 2013 | 50/49 | .235 | 132 | 8 | 31 | 6-0-0 | 18 | 37 | .280 | 9/1/10 | .289 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 266-21-3 | .990 |
| Career | 94/78 | .234 | 197 | 15 | 46 | 8-0-1 | 30 | 57 | .289 | 12/1/26 | .281 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 317-64-12 | .969 |
