2018 JUNIOR - Named to the All-Crossroads League Team, NCCAA All-Region Team, and NAIA/NFCA First Team All-Region … tied for the team lead with a .391 batting average … led the team with 28 stolen bases … appeared in 46 games, starting 45 … named Crossroads League Player of the Week on February 19th after going 5-9 (.555) with a double, an RBI, and four runs scored in two games against Bethel (Tenn.) … tallied two four hit games against Siena Heights and Huntington … drove in five runs against Dakota Wesleyan (SD) … plated four runs against Siena Heights … went 4-6 in a doubleheader against Mt. Vernon Nazarene … logged two triples against Dakota Wesleyan.
2016 SOPHOMORE - Batted an impressive .353 for the year, starting in every game but two … was named the league’s Player of the Week on March 7 … was second on the team with 21 stolen bases … hit successfully in 40 games … had 19 games with multiple hits … enjoyed a 10-game hitting streak early in the season … was a perfect 5-for-5 with two runs scored against Goshen … batted 5-for-6 in a doubleheader against Mt. Vernon Nazarene … plated a run in final eight games of the year … drove in three runs against Roosevelt … was 3-for-3 with three runs scored against Purdue North Central … stole two bases against Goshen … stole two bases in the league tournament … stole a base in both games of a doubleheader against Bethel … racked up eight hits in five postseason games.
2015 FRESHMAN - Did not play - redshirt.
PREP – An Indianapolis standout from Cardinal Ritter who earned All-City honors … posted a 1.93 ERA from the mound as a senior, striking out 221 batters in 192 innings … earned 19 wins as a pitcher in 2014 … stole 24 bases in 25 attempts as a senior … hit .504 in her final season with 57 hits in 31 games, tallying 8 doubles, 7 triples and 1 home run to go along with 42 runs and 30 RBIs … helped Cardinal Ritter to sectional championships in her final two seasons … had a batting average of .514 as a junior … notched 12 complete games from the mound as a junior, posting an ERA of 2.58 for the season … hit .372 as a sophomore and .347 as a freshman.
GET TO KNOW SAMANTHA –
Major: Counseling
Dream job: To work with juvenile delinquents
Favorite movie: Kingsman
Favorite band: I’m an all-around music lover
Something interesting about me: I’m obsessed with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Favorite TV show: Flashpoint
Life verse: Isaiah 41:13
Best thing about Grace Softball: We are a family that sticks together through anything and everything.
Why I chose Grace: I chose Grace because of the loving community and to grow spiritually.
Something about a teammate no one else knows: Hannah Herbster watched the same Notre Dame lacrosse game four times in a row without knowing it.
My hidden talent: Card throwing
