Softball

Career: 3rd in on-base percentage (.411), 5th in walks (69), t-5th in sacrifice flies (6), 7th in runs scored (106), 10th in stolen bases (36), t-10 in triples (10), 11th in batting average (.327), 11th in RBI (81), and 12th in sacrifice bunts (21).

2020: Started all 22 games in the outfield her final season in Greeneville... Ended the year batting .338, with an OBP of .384 and slugged .462... Recorded 22 hits, 17 runs, 12 RBI, team-leading nine steals (t-4th in SAC), four walks, team-high three triples (t-2nd in SAC; 13th in NCAA), two hit by pitches, team-high two sacrifice flies (t-4th in SAC), two sacrifice bunts, and a pair of doubles in 75 plate appearances... Hit in 17-of-22 game with five being multi-hit... Went 2-for-2 three times: at Converse (Feb. 1), vs. Cedarville (Feb. 22), and vs. North Greenville (Mar. 10), all with at least one RBI and steal... Tripled in consecutive games, vs. Cedarville (Feb. 22) and Davis & Elkins (Feb. 23)... Notched three RBI in game one at Claflin (Feb. 2) and two in game two vs. Cedarville (Feb. 22)... Stole three bases in game one vs. Cedarville (Feb. 22) and a pair in the season-finale vs. North Greenville (Mar. 10)... Fielding percentage of .920 with 23 putouts... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award.

2019: Played in 40 games, all starting at shortstop... Finished with a batting average of .300, slugging percentage of .383, and an on base percentage of .381... Tied first on the team in sacrifice flies (2), second in walks (16), and tied for third in runs (21)... Had seven multi-run games, nine games with multiple hits, and two games with multiple walks... Went 4-for-5 against Bloomsburg in game two (Mar. 13) with four RBI, a double, and two stolen bases... Tripled against New Haven (Mar. 7) and homered in game one vs. Bloomsburg... Streak of four games with multiple hits in mid-March... Had five-game hitting streak in late March... Collected 43 putouts and team-leading 89 assists (6th in SAC) with a fielding percentage of .923... Had five putouts vs. Davis & Elkins (Feb. 25) and six assists twice... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Honor Roll.

2018: Played in 49 games with 47 starts at shortstop... Batted. .277 with 36 hits including six doubles, two triples and a home run... Added 23 RBI and finished ranked in the SAC with her team-best 23 walks (9th in SAC - T7th in TU history) and her eight sacrifice bunts (11th in SAC)... Led the team with 92 fielding assists and went 6-of-10 in stolen bases... Seven multi-hit games including a season-high 3-for-4 effort at Anderson (Mar. 27)... Recorded two hits each in back-to-back games in DH vs Belmont Abbey (Mar. 9) and DH vs Mars Hill (Mar. 22)... Also had two hits in season-finale at Milligan (Apr. 22)... Closed out the season with a 5-game hitting streak (Apr. 18-22) going 6-for-15 (.400)... Had a 6-game hitting streak from Feb. 25-Mar. 4... 5-game hitting streak from Mar. 22-27 going 9-for-17 (.529)... Drew two walks and stole two bases in season-opener against Clafin (Feb. 9)... Drove in five RBI at Limestone (Feb. 18), the 6th-most in TU history.

2017: All-South Atlantic Conference second team... Started in 51 games, mostly in the outfield and spot action at second base... Batted .386 with four home runs and 28 RBI.... Led the Pioneers in runs scored (45) and doubles (19 - 4th in SAC/19th in NCAA II), both school single-season records in the Division II era (since 1999)... Also had a team-best four triples and 13 stolen bases, ranked second in batting average, on-base percentage (.466), slugging percentage (.614), hits (64) and walks (25) and was third in RBI... In conference games only, she ranked fourth in doubles, tied for sixth in triples, seventh in walks and 10th in on-base percentage. Her 48 total bases in league games were third-best among SAC players, as were her 30 hits, while her nine doubles and three triples ranked her second in league games in both categories... Named to the SAC All-Tournament Team after finishing 5-for-10 with a home run, a stolen base and four runs scored in three games... Posted a seven-game hitting streak from Apr. 8-22 where she went 15-of-26 (.577) with six runs, four RBI, five doubles and two triples... Had a six-game hitting streak from Mar. 18-29, going 15-of-21 (.714) with 12 runs scored, three RBI, two doubles, two triples and three stolen bases... Hit a grand slam against Lees-McRae (Feb. 17)... Went 5-for-5 at Lenoir-Rhyne (Mar. 18), tying a TC single-game record for hits... Her three stolen bases vs Maryville, Mo. (Feb. 10) were tied for second in TC history... Tallied four hits with three RBI including triple at Mars Hill (Apr. 9)... Tied single-game record with three doubles at Clark Atlanta (Feb. 5).

High School: Graduated from Maiden (N.C.) HS... Coached by Katrina Robinson, Hugh McCall and Ronald Hefner in softball, and Amber Vaughn and Claire Hoots in basketball... Lettered fours years in softball and three in basketball... Four-time All-Conference (2013-16)... Four-time All-County (2013-16)... Four-time All-State (2013-16)... NC All-Star Team (2016)... Three-time All-Conference pick in basketball (2014-16)... Career Stats: .475 batting avg, .504 on-base pct, 104 hits, 52 RBI, 66 runs, 62 career games... Member of 2013 Conference regular season and tournament champoinship teams... 2013 Coaches' Award... Most Outstanding Defense Award (2015, 2016)... 2016 Most Outstanding Offense... District 7 Offensive Player of the Year (2016)... Basketball honors: 2013 Most Improved Award... 2014 Team Before Self Award... Two-time Lady Blue Devil Award (2015, 2016)... 2-time Offensive Player of the Year (2015, 2016)... Scored 1,000 career points.

Personal: Full name is Samantha Ann West... Born Aug. 20, 1998 in Hickory, N.C... Nickname: "Sammie"... Daughter of Dawn and Steven West... Sibling: Abby (17)... Majoring in special education with a minor in biology... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Dean's List... Hobbies: cooking, diy projects, lifting weights, watching movies, spending time with friends and family, going to the beach... Community service includes: Nettie Day of Service and working at the Humane Society... Future plans: Graduate school and earn her masters in communications and disorders for speech therapy... Favorite book: Seal of God; Favorite class at Tusculum: Innovative Technology; Favorite midnight snack: Cheez-Its; Favorite movie: "Toy Story 4"; Favorite musical artists: Luke Combs, Luke Combs; Favorite song: "Confidence" by Sanctus Real; Favorite sports teams: Tennessee Volunteers, Duke Blue Devils, New York Yankees; Sammie can't imagine a week without: Friends, family; Favorite athlete: Madison Shipman; Most thrilling moment in sports: Scoring her 1,000th point in basketball and being named the Female Athlete of the Year in 2015 and 2016; Favorite Tusculum moment: Beating Walters State in a fall tournament in 2016; Advice to kids: "Define your own happiness"; Favorite color: Orange; Favorite food: Crab; Favorite sport other than softball: Basketball; Person Sammie most admires: Her father; Most famous person Samantha has ever met: Monica Abbott; What people don't know about Sammie: She loves to cook; When she was a kid, Samantha tried to be like: Her older cousin, Lindsey Potter.