Imagine being considered the best in the country at what you do… whatever it is.  That’s the case for junior outfielder Amanda Lorenz as she discusses what it means to be ranked as the top prospect in the Class of 2015.

Amanda, a centerfielder from Moorpark (Calif.) High, has committed to Florida and is such a dangerous leadoff hitter that some teams walked her to lead off games rather than risk the damage she can do with her bat!

In 2013, Amanda won several national, state and local honors at the high school level including MaxPreps Underclass All-American, CalHiSports.com All-State and Ventura County Star Player of the Year after batting .626 with 17 home runs and compiling a spectacular 1.377 slugging percentage.

 In 96 at-bats, she only struck out once and her sweet swing has some saying it’s one of the best batting strokes to ever come out of Southern California.

Amanda plays for the OC Batbusters and helped lead Team Mizuno-Stith to the PGF 18U National Championship game this past summer.  In 2012, she was part of the 16U team that won the PGF national title.

Click here to read Amanda’s earlier blogs and those from our other outstanding bloggers!

 Also, check out the video of Amanda after she learns of being named No. 1 in the 2015 class

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First of all I just wanted to say how honored I am to have been recognized as being rated No. 1 in the 2015 class.

The girls in my class are unbelievably talented and I am just thankful to be in the same category as them. It’s a great feeling to know my hard work is paying off, but I will never stop working hard!

Although getting awards and recognition is amazing, all it does is add pressure for me to increase my performance so I can live up to the honors!

I am a perfectionist and I am never satisfied unless I had a perfect game. Everyone has room for improvement no matter what. I feel that athletes are either born with self motivation or not.

Thankfully, I am very self-motivated.

I always to want to get better. Being ranked No. 1 only makes other girls work harder to pass me.

I am so honored to have been ranked that high, but nothing will change about my game. I am still going to want to get better every day, still going to get mad about certain at-bats and still going to keep my goals as high as possible.

I believe that all things can happen through hard work, and that is exactly what I plan on doing for the rest of my life.

I won’t be satisfied until I have fulfilled all of my dreams; and I have a very long way to go.

Til next time,

Amanda