University of New Haven Athletics

2024: Earned Academic Excellence accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean’s List following both the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters … Missed the 2024 season due to a preseason injury.

2023: Made an appearance in 38 games, starting in 25 … Finished the season with 18 hits in 66 at bats for a .273 batting average … Among her 19 hits we six extra base knocks on a pair of doubles, one triple and a team-high three home runs … Drove in eight runs and scored 13 times, while also registering seven walks … Hit safely in 14 games, registering four multi-hit games … Her first collegiate hit came in the Sunshine State against Shepherd (Mar. 13) … Also drove in her first run while in Florida, that coming against Missouri-St. Louis (Mar. 14) … Drove in multiple runs on three occasions, including a season-high three against Assumption (Mar. 26) as she finished that game 2-for-4 with her second home run in as many games … Her first collegiate four-bagger came against American International (Mar. 24) … Also added a home run as part of a two-hit outing against Saint Michael’s (Apr. 2) … Earned Academic Excellence accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean’s List following both semesters.

High School: Played four years of softball for the Colonels of Ledyard High School … Named team captain for three seasons … Also played volleyball for four seasons and ran indoor track for three years … Helped lead her team to the Eastern Connecticut Conference (ECC) Championship in 2019 … Received ECC All-Conference honors all four seasons … Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Karen Derenches and Gary Amidon … Has won brother, Gary III … Majoring in psychology.