Biography
UNLV: A 2013 All-Mountain West Team member ... A two-time academic all-conference team member (2012 and [apos]13) ... Enters senior year listed in UNLV[apos]s career and single-season record books ... In the career charts, sits second in no-hitters (four); fourth in innings pitched (625.1) and strikeouts (475); fifth in complete games (65); sixth in wins (52), appearances (121) and starts (92); seventh in shutouts (13); and ninth in winning percentage (.542) ... In the single-season charts, sits sixth in starts (35 in 2013); ninth in wins (21 in 2011); and 10th in complete games (25 in 2013) and innings pitched (229.2 in 2013) ... Ranks twice in single-season strikeouts: sixth in 2011 (179) and eighth in 2013 (168).
2013: Tabbed to the Mountain West[apos]s All-Conference Team ... Named the Mountain West[apos]s Pitcher of the Week three times: March 19, April 9 and April 16 ... Threw a no-hitter against UMass (March 17) ... Led the pitching staff in ERA (.277), wins (18), appearances (42), starts (35), complete games (25), shutouts (five), saves (one), innings pitched (229.2) and strikeouts (168) ... Had an overall record of 18-17 ... Notched one save vs. Cal State Northridge (March 1) ... Struck out five or more batters 14 times and at least one batter in 41 appearances ... Allowed 218 hits and 123 runs (91 earned) ... Walked 111 ... Threw at least five innings in 28 starts ... For first MW Pitcher of the Week award (March 19), compiled a 3-0 record in four appearances (22.2 innings) with 16 strikeouts, three earned runs and five walks ... For second MW Pitcher of the Week award (April 9), compiled a 1-0 record in two appearances (10.2 innings) with 10 strikeouts, one earned run and five walks ... For third MW Pitcher of the Week award (April 16), compiled a 2-0 record in two appearances (13.0 innings) with 10 strikeouts, no earned runs and one walk ... The no-hitter, against UMass, featured five strikeouts, 12 ground ball outs, three infield pop outs and one fly out with only two base runners allowed in the game (one walk and one hit batter).
2012: Named the Mountain West[apos]s Pitcher of the Week twice, Feb. 28 and March 13 ... Threw a no-hitter against Memphis (Feb. 16) ... Led the pitching staff in ERA (2.92), wins (13), appearances (40), starts (29), complete games (18), shutouts (four), innings pitched (196.2) and strikeouts (128) ... Had an overall record of 13-17 ... Notched one save vs. Lipscomb (March 24) ... Struck out five or more batters 13 times and at least one batter in 35 appearances ... Allowed 187 hits and 101 runs (82 earned) ... Walked 71 ... Threw at least five innings in 21 starts ... For first MW Pitcher of the Week award (Feb. 28), compiled a 3-1 record in four appearances (22.1 innings) with 20 strikeouts, while giving up 13 hits, four earned runs and four walks ... For second MW Pitcher of the Week award (March 13), compiled a 2-2 record in five appearances (26.2 innings) with 16 strikeouts, while giving up 12 hits, five earned runs and four walks ... The no-hitter, against Memphis, featured five strikeouts, 14 ground ball outs and two pop outs with only one base runner allowed in the game (one walk).
2011: Named the Mountain West[apos]s Pitcher of the Week twice, March 1 and April 5 ... Threw no-hitters against Cal Poly (March 27) and Seattle (April 1) in consecutive outings ... Led the pitching staff in ERA (2.81), wins (21), appearances (39), starts (28), complete games (22), shutouts (four), innings pitched (199.0) and strikeouts (179) ... Had an overall record of 21-10 ... Struck out five or more batters 22 times and at least one batter in 37 appearances ... Had two games with 10 or more strikeouts: 10 vs. Arkansas (Feb. 18) and 11 vs. SIU-Edwardsville (Feb. 19) ... Allowed 175 hits and 106 runs (80 earned) ... Walked 89 ... Threw at least five innings in 23 starts ... For first MW Pitcher of the Week award (March 1), compiled a 2-0 record in four appearances (17.1 innings) with 16 strikeouts, while giving up 11 hits, no earned runs and two walks ... For second MW Pitcher of the Week award (April 5), compiled a 2-0 record in two appearances (12.0 innings) with 13, while giving up seven hits, two earned runs and five walks ... The first no-hitter, against Cal Poly, featured eight strikeouts, 12 ground ball outs and one fly out with only four base runners allowed in the game (one walk, one hit-by-pitch and two reached via errors) ... The second no-hitter, against Seattle, was nearly a perfect game until a walk in the fifth, but featured six strikeouts, six fly outs and three ground outs.
High School: A 2010 graduate of Simi Valley HS in Simi Valley, Calif. ... Lettered three years in softball ... Helped the Pioneers to a combined 75-13 overall record, two Marmonte League championships and one runner-up finish ... Participated in CIF-SS Division I playoffs three times ... The 2008 team was nationally ranked by the NFCA ... Named to the Marmonte League First Team three times and 2010 Pitcher of the Year ... Selected to the CIF-SS Division I Second Team in 2008 ... Named the ESPN Rise Cal-HI Sports State Athlete of the Week on May 21, 2010 and the ESPN Rise National Player of the Week on April 15, 2010 ... Chosen the Suzanne Manlet Tournament MVP in 2008 and the Most Valuable Pitcher in 2009 ... Played ASA travel ball with the So Cal Pumas Gold the last two seasons.
Personal: Amanda Catherine Mae Oliveto was born on Aug. 2, 1992, in Woodland Hills, Calif. ... The daughter of Hugh and Linda Oliveto ... Has one brother, Dante ... Majoring in elementary education.
