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  Samantha Pellechio

Samantha Pellechio

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Lebanon, N.J.

High School:
North Hunterdon

Height:
5-5

Position:
C/SS

Birthdate:
03/29/1989

B/T:
R/R

2009: Louisville Slugger/NFCA First Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region selection... Named First Team All-Atlantic 10 after starting all 59 games at shortstop... Two-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Week... Led Rams with a .360 batting average, 10 home runs, and 45 RBI, as well as slugging percentage (.601) and on-base percentage (.419), all career-highs... Had the Rams' longest hit streak of the season at ten games (4/4-16)... Had 15 multi-hit and 9 multi-RBI games... Opened the season by hitting a home run in her first two games... Was 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBI in the Rams' upset win over #12 Fresno State (2/6)... Went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against #17 California (2/8)... Went 4-for-4 with a double against St. Peter's (3/10)... Drove in a career-high five runs with a pair of doubles against Mt. St. Mary's (3/13)... Had a home run and three RBI against Howard (3/14)... Was 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI at N.C. State (3/19)... Went 4-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI versus Quinnipiac (3/25)... Had a home run and four RBI versus Temple (4/5)... Went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBI at Fairleigh Dickinson (4/7)... Collected three hits, including two doubles at St. Bonaventure (4/9)... Tied a career-high with five RBI, while collecting three hits, including a home run, at Rhode Island (5/2)...Was 2-for-3 with an RBI in an upset win at #24 Massachusetts (5/3).

2008: Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team selection... Hit .287 in her inaugural season... Appeared in 64 games, starting 60... Registered 26 runs, seven doubles, two home runs and 13 RBI... Had 14 multi-hit games... Had two hits and two runs against Wright State (2/17)... Went 3-for-3 with a triple and two runs scored against Saint Louis (3/30)... Was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI at Dayton (4/5)... Collected three hits, including a double versus Fairleigh Dickinson (4/8)... Was a combined 3-for-5 with three runs scored against Seton Hall (4/10)... Was 2-for-3 with three runs scored against Marist (4/23)... Hit safely in three of five Atlantic 10 Tournament games, including two hits against St. Bonaventure (5/9).

Before Fordham: Four-year varsity softball player at North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, N.J... Named 2006 Player of the Year by The Courier News and The Express Times, while garnering "Hitter of the Year" honors from The Star Ledger... Earned First Team All-State, First Team All-West Jersey, and First Team Skylands Conference awards in 2006... Set the school records for home runs (13) and hits (48) in a season at North Hunterdon... Member of the National Honor Society and the National Honor Roll.

Personal: Majoring in Biological Sciences... Has two sisters and a brother.

Career-Highs:

Hits: 4, 3x, last at Fairleigh Dickinson, 4/7/09

Runs: 3, vs. Marist, 4/23/08

RBI: 5, 2x, last at Rhode Island, 5/2/09

2B: 2, 3x, last at St. Bonaventure, 4/9/09

SB: 2, vs. St. Peter's, 3/10/09

Longest Hit Streak: 10 games - 2009