Grace College Athletics

2014 FRESHMAN – Started in 55 games, assuming responsibilities as Grace’s centerfielder in her first season … hit .301 for the year, finishing fifth on the team with 47 hits and third with eight stolen bases … was a national Player of the Week winner from the NCCAA on April 15 after batting .706 over six games, ripping off 12 hits in 17 at-bats with 3 doubles and 7 RBIs … stole two bases in two attempts versus Hannibal-LaGrange … had a six-game hitting streak in league play … was 3-for-3 with 2 doubles, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored against Goshen … batted .333 in four games at NCCAA Nationals … hit .345 in league games … batted 3-for-6 in the Crossroads League Tournament … hit a walkoff single in the ninth inning to beat Indiana Wesleyan … notched five hits in a doubleheader against St. Francis … was 3-for-3 against Hannibal-LaGrange … drove in three runs on three hits against St. Francis … tripled in a game with Huntington … did not commit a fielding error in 53 of her 55 games.
 
PREP – An All-Conference outfielder for Kokomo High School … holds the school record for most stolen bases … produced a .384 average during her senior season, leading Kokomo’s team with 33 hits, 23 runs and 22 stolen bases … led Kokomo with a .333 batting average and 12 steals as a junior, tallying 13 hits and scoring seven runs.
 
WHO IS SAMANTHA – Major: Counseling
Dream job: Children’s counselor
Favorite movie: Stick It
Favorite band: Rascal Flats
Something interesting about me: I was a gymnast for 10 years
Favorite TV show: Survivor
Life verse: Philippians 4:13
Best thing about Grace softball: My teammates
Why I chose Grace: I wanted to continue growing closer to God while getting the opportunity to play softball
Something about a teammate no one else knows: Allison is scared of elephants
My hidden talent: I’m good at ping-pong