Missouri State University

Amanda Neff

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Class: Junior Hometown: Belleville, Ill. High School: Freeburg Community

Height: 5-9 Position: Outfielder Experience: High School B/T: R/R

At Missouri State: Amanda Neff will be asked to provide depth in the Bears' outfield, as well as a solid bat off the bench in her first year in a Missouri State uniform.

Background: Neff joins the Bears after wrapping up a standout four-year prep career as a pitcher and shortstop at Freeburg Community High School ... earned first-team All-Cahokia Conference honors each of her last three seasons, and picked up St. Louis all-metro recognition from the Belleville News Democrat as a junior and senior ... batted .521 and led the Midgets in RBIs as a junior ... honored for her academic work as well with a St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar-Athlete citation in 2010 ... also earned three varsity basketball letters at Freeburg Community.

Personal: Amanda Marie Neff is the daughter of Richard and Karen Neff ... born February 21, 1992, in Belleville, Ill. ... has one brother, Zach ... undecided on an academic major.