Amanda Gutierrez has lived in Rancho Santa Margarita, California her entire life. She has traveled to several states for softball tournaments but has never left the country. Family is very important to Amanda, and she comes from a Mexican heritage that values their culture and traditions. She graduated from high school in 2010 and is currently studying health science at Saddleback College with the goal of becoming a physician's assistant, potentially in cardiology. Amanda has played softball since age six and still enjoys the game today as relief from life's stresses.