About Sam: Born 4/2/92...is the daughter of Brian and Karen.
College Highlights: Sam started all but two of the 33 games she appeared in as a freshman in 2011. She tied for fourth in run scored and led the way with her five stolen bases. She picked up her first collegiate hit in her only official at-bat against St. Thomas on March 4. She posted her first career multi-hit game, going 2-for-3 in the opener of a doubleheader against Dordt College on April 13 and capped the year with two hits in three of her final four outings. Her first career home run was hit against Kalamazoo on March 21. As a sophomore last season, Sam had a break-out year, starting all 34 of the team’s games at shortstop and was fifth on the team in hitting. She ended the year ranked second on the team in runs scored and RBI and was third in doubles. She had 11 multi-hit games, including a 2-for-3 effort with a home run and four RBI in the opener against Northwestern College. Later in the year, she went 2-for-2 with two doubles and two runs scored in the finale against Cornell College.
Career Statistics:
Hitting
|
Season
|
GP-GS
|
Avg.
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB-ATT
|
| 2011 | 33-31 | .234 | 77 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5-6 |
|
2012
|
34-34 |
.301
|
103 | 22 | 31 | 5 |
1
|
5 | 20 | 1-1 |
|
Career Totals
|
67-65 |
.272
|
180 | 32 | 49 | 6 |
1
|
6 | 25 | 6-7 |
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