Amanda Asay

Amanda Karlene Asay

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 180 lb.
• School Brown University, University of British Columbia

• Born May 16, 1988 in Prince George, BC Canada
• Died January 7, 2022 in Nelson, BC Canada

Biographical Information

A star hockey and baseball player, Amanda Asay played for Canada in the 2006 Women's Baseball World Cup. Normally a catcher, she made the tournament All-Star team at first base, the only Canadian player to be honored as an All-Star that year. Canada beat the champion US team but finished with the bronze medal overall. Asay hit .500/.579/.688 with a club-leading 9 RBI. She later played for Canada in the 2008 Women's Baseball World Cup (Silver Medal) and 2010 Women's Baseball World Cup.

In the 2012 Women's Baseball World Cup, Asay hit .267/.450/.333 and fielded .969, starting at 1B for Canada. She allowed 11 runs (4 earned), 8 hits and 3 walks in 3 innings. In the Bronze Medal game, she went 1 for 5 with a RBI, hitting 5th in a 17-13 slugfest win over Australia. She was 0-1 with a 3.50 ERA in the 2014 Women's Baseball World Cup, taking the defeat against the USA (1 R in 1 2/3 IP in relief of Melissa Armstrong in a 8-7 loss. She was 0 for 2 at the plate, backing up Kate Psota at 1B.

Asay was Canada's DH in the 2015 Pan American Games, hitting .222/.391/.222 with 2 runs and 4 RBI in six games; she had a save and a 1.50 ERA on the hill. She saved a 3-2 win over Puerto Rico and provided strong relief (1 R in 3 2/3 IP) in the 11-3 Gold Medal game loss to the US. She was the MVP of the Canadian team at the 2016 Women's Baseball World Cup held in South Korea, this time as a pitcher. She beat the Chinese Taipei team with a complete game in the semi-finals as Canada won Silver, losing to Japan in the finals.

In the 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup, she beat Cuba then one-hit former Bronze Medalist Venezuela (Osmari García getting the lone hit). She allowed one walk to Venezuela but did hit six. Against the US, she outdueled Brittany Schutte, leading 3-2 after six, but the bullpen did not hold on to the lead and Canada had to win in extra innings. She finished at 2-0, 1.58 and was 2 for 4 with a double, run and two RBI. She tied for third in wins (one behind Chiao-Yun Huang and Ayami Sato), tied Maraisy Pérez for 4th in IP (17 2/3) and tied for first in complete games (2). Canada won Bronze.

She obtained her undergraduate degree from Brown University, and then went on to obtain a Master's Degree in science and a PhD in forestry, both from the University of British Columbia. She also played hockey at UBC.

She died in a skiing accident in January of 2022, aged only 33. She was still active with the Canadian team at the time.

Related Sites

• Obituary from the Canadian Press