Personal information | |
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Nickname(s) | Hotty, Hammo, Hammer |
Nationality | Australian |
Born | 8 April 1973 Melbourne |
Residence | Melbourne, Australia |
Sport | |
Country | Australia |
Sport | Baseball |
Event(s) | Women's World Series, Women's Baseball World Cup |
Club | Doncaster Dragons BC |
Team | Doncaster, Victoria, Australia |
Achievements and titles | |
World finals | 2001,2002,2003,2004,2006,2008,2010 |
National finals | 1999-2010 |
Samantha Hamilton (born 8 April 1973 in Victoria) is a first basewoman and outfielder for the Australia women's national baseball team. In the 2006 Women's Baseball World Cup Hamilton stole the most bases for the tournament (6 from 6 games). In the Victorian Women's League, she plays with the Doncaster Dragons, helping them to a VBA title in 2007 and winning the leagues batting title that year.
Hamilton is an 8-time national champion with Victoria and also won the 2002 & 2003 World Series Gold medals with Australia, plus a bronze in 2001.
She is currently the only player in Australia to have played at every Australian Championships and in every Australian Women's team.