Samantha Findlay
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Samantha Findlay (born February 22, 1986) is a American athlete who was born in Lockport, Illinois and attended Lockport East High School from 2001 to 2005; her parents are Joseph and Terri Findlay. She is a kinesiology major and the starting first-baseman for the University of Michigan Wolverines, that won the NCAA Women's Softball World Series in her freshman year.
[edit] 2005: Freshman Year
In her first season as a Wolverine, Samantha broke the single-season school record for RBI (previously 61) with 77, and tied the single-season school record for homeruns with 21.
She drove in her record-setting 62nd RBI of the season on April 14 against Canisius. On April 17, she tied a Michigan school record by hitting three homeruns in a single game against Indiana. On June 8, she drove in all four of Michigan's runs against UCLA, including a three-run 10th-inning homerun, to win the 2005 NCAA Women's Softball World Series.
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] University of Michigan Wolverines
YEAR | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
2005 | 72 | 72 | 194 | 60 | 70 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 77 | 43 | 43 | .361 |
2006 | 59 | 59 | 163 | 35 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 53 | .319 |