Samantha Davis

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Class: Senior Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. High School: Alta Loma HS

Height: 5-7 Position: P Birthdate: 04/13/1987 B/T: R/R

Top returning pitcher ... Has good movement on her pitches ... Will be counted on by the coaching staff for leadership ... Has commands of several pitches.

2008 (Jr.): Earned Second Team All-Conference USA honors ... Made 28 appearances and 27 starts ... Finished with a 15-12 record ... Had an 2.53 ERA with 88 strikeouts ... Worked 180.0 innings ... Pitched a nine-inning complete game shutout against Kennesaw State (2/16), earning K-Club all-tournament honors ... Pitched an 11-inning game compete game against No. 16 Louisiana-Lafayette (2.24) in a 3-2 loss ... Put a string of seven-straight wins together, beginning with Northwestern State (3/26) and ending with Marshall (4/19) ... 2007 (So.): Recorded a 7-13 record in 29 appearances, including 18 starts ... Won four straight decisions at one point during the year ... The streak started against Marshall, going the distance in a 2-1 victory and then came back for a four-inning relief stint with a victory in the nightcap of the doubleheader ... Added an eight-inning complete game win against UTEP (4/15) in a 4-3 decision and then finished the string with a win at Ole Miss in 4.2 innings of relief ... Registered 17 games in which she threw five or more innings ... Tallied a season-best seven strikeouts against UAB (4/21) in a 7.1 inning performance ... Added a six-strikeout game versus Tulsa (4/28)... 2006 (Fr.): Made her career debut against Auburn (3/1), pitching 1.1 innings, allowing one hit ... Got two wins in the doubleheader against UTEP (3/25), finishing game one by tossing 3.1 innings, allowing two hits and no runs, walking one and striking out two, before tossing 2.1 innings in game two, allowing two runs, both unearned, walking one and striking out three, tying a career-high ... Pitched 4.2 innings against Seton Hall (3/3) and Central Michigan (3/4), allowing two hits against Seton Hall and only one against Central Michigan ... Pitched four innings in relief against Florida (3/5), striking out a career-high three ... Earned her first career save against Mississippi State (3/7), pitching three innings, allowing one hit ... Got her first career win against Marshall (3/11), pitching the final 3.2 innings, allowing two hits ... Tossed 4.1 innings in relief against Ole Miss (3/16), allowing only two hits ... Made her first career start against Troy (3/22), lasting 2.2 innings, allowing four hits, six runs, two earned and walking two ... Matched her career-high with three strikeouts against UAB (4/14) ... Pitched three innings in relief in game one against Tulsa (5/6), allowing two hits.

Prep: Played for Coach Chuck Zerkle ... Helped the team to a 12-10-1 record as a senior ... Finished senior season with a 12-7 record ... Led the Baseline League with a 1.13 ERA in 129.2 innings of work ... Struck out 98, while walking 37 ... Tossed 16 complete games and four shutouts ... Also hit .117 in 60 at bats, with seven hits and four RBI ... As a junior, she helped lead Alta Loma to the AFA California State Championship ... She finished the year with a 0.73 ERA in 135 innings of work, allowing 42 runs, 14 earned, while striking out 150 ... Played in the Field of Dreams All-Star game ... Travel Ball: Played four seasons for the Classics, two for the Spirits, two for the Lite and one for the Thunder ... Also played one summer for the American Pastime.

Personal: Daughter of James and Ramona Davis ... A psychology major ... Born April 13, 1987.

Davis' Career Pitching Statistics
YEAR        G/GS  CG  W  L  SHO  SV    IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO   ERA
2006 (Fr.) 28/4    0  3  5    0   3  78.0  84  45   34  19  37  3.05
2007 (So.) 28/18  13  7 13    0   0 143.1 182  97   67  56  61  3.27
2008 (Jr.) 28/27  19 15 12    4   0 180.0 182  75   65  51  88  2.53




Davis' Career Highs
Innings Pitched: 11.0 vs. UL-Lafayette (2/24/08)
Fewest Earned Runs: 0, 20 times (last
vs. UTEP, 4/27/08)
Fewest Hits: 0 vs. Jackson State (2/20/08)
Strikeouts: 12 vs. Kennesaw State (2/16/08)
Fewest Walks: 0, 20 times (last vs. UCF 5/4/08)