Amanda Asay
Amanda Karlene Asay (May 16, 1988 – January 7, 2022) was a Canadian baseball and ice hockey player. She played on the Canada women's national baseball team from 2005 to 2021, and was its longest-serving member at the time of her death. She batted and threw right-handed, and played at catcher, first base, and starting pitcher.
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| Full name | Amanda Karlene Asay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 16, 1988 Prince George, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 7, 2022 (aged 33) Nelson, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Baseball, ice hockey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Brown Bears UBC Thunderbirds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Asay joined the national team when she was 17 years old. She played in the World Cup one year later, where she was named to the all-tournament team as first baseman and won the national team's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. She proceeded to compete in six more World Cup tournaments, earning two silver and two bronze medals in total. She was also part of the roster which secured a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games. At the 2016 World Cup, she played as a pitcher, won both her starts by pitching complete games, and was again bestowed the team MVP award.