2014 Softball Roster
Roster
Sam Lenahan
- Position:
- C
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Lawrenceville, GA
- High School:
- Collins Hill HS
2014: Proved to be one of the main power threats for the third-straight season ... Played and started in 59 of the team’s 60 games ... Earned 47 starts at catcher, 11 at first base and one as the designated player ... Led the Bulldogs in runs batted in with 43 and home runs with 10 ... Homer total is tied for the seventh most in a year in program history ... Ended the year standing second on the team in runs scored (30) and walks (39), third in slugging percentage (.484), total bases (74) and on-base percentage (.422), tied for fourth in hits (36) and fifth in doubles (six) ... The 39 walks were the ninth most in a year in program history and were the 14th most in the Southeastern Conference during the campaign ... Was hit by a pitch 12 times, tied for the sixth most in a year in program history, and tied for 12th in the league ... Hit .235 and was five-of-five in stolen bases ... Tallied a squad-high 390 putouts and 35 assists ... Threw out 13 runners stealing in 27 attempts (48.1 percent caught) ... Opponents’ 51.9 percent success rate was the lowest against a catcher in a single year in program history ... The 13 runners caught was the sixth most during an MSU campaign and was tied for third in the league in 2014 ... Turned in the best single-season fielding percentage in program history at .998 (390 putouts, 35 assists, one error) ... Within the SEC, stood fourth in putouts and third in chances ... Hit .667 (four-for-six) with the bases loaded ... Reached base 47.6 percent of the time when leading off an inning (30-for-63) ... Tied for the squad lead with 11 two-out runs batted in ... Drove in a MSU-high 13 runners from third base with fewer than two outs and converted on 59.2 percent of attempts (13-for-22) ... Tallied eight multiple-hit games to go along with a team-best 11 multi-RBI contests ... Reached base in 17-straight games (April 5-May 7), tied for the longest streak on the team during the season ... Hit in every spot of the batting order except second and ninth ... Squad posted a 7-2 record when leading off (.778 winning percentage) and went 16-6 (.727 winning percentage) when batting in the cleanup spot ... Started 23 of 24 SEC games and hit a team fourth-best .270 in such contests ... Tied for the squad lead with 15 RBI during league contests and held the top spot with four long balls ... Finished second with 13 walks and led the way with a .446 on-base percentage versus SEC foes ... An integral part of victories, driving in 40 runs during the team’s 39 triumphs ... Added all 10 long balls in wins ... Excelled in home games, hitting a team second-best .329 (23-for-70) while pacing the squad with 19 runs scored, 28 driven in and a .671 slugging percentage ... Posted a team-high .489 on-base percentage in Starkville ... Led the Bulldogs with 28 RBI and six home runs during non-conference contests ... Plated both game-deciding scores during the Friday games of the FAU Strike Out Cancer Tournament (Feb. 14) ... During four-game home stand (Feb. 19-23), hit .444 with nine RBI, three home runs and a 1.444 slugging percentage ... Drove in a career-high four runs against Central Arkansas (Feb. 19), three on a home run to right center ... Hit two game-winning home runs in the Iowa series, crushing the deciding blast in the opener (Feb. 21) by hitting a two-run shot in the bottom of the third inning ... In game two versus the Hawkeyes (Feb. 22), provided a three-run shot in the bottom of the first ... Became the first Bulldog to hit a home run in three-straight games, with long balls versus Central Arkansas and the first two Iowa contests, since 2014 volunteer assistant coach Jessica Cooley accomplished the task March 3-4, 2012 ... Broke out of a zero-for-37 slump at No. 21 Auburn (March 21) with a single in the sixth inning ... Followed in game two of the series (March 22) with a three-for-four performance that matched single-game career high for hits ... Matched career high with four runs batted in during finale at Auburn (March 23), including a three-run home run ... Hit two-run home run in game one against Marshall (March 29) ... Delivered a game-winning, two-run home run at No. 4 Tennessee (April 18) in the top of the seventh inning ... Hit first career grand slam in game two against Arkansas (April 26) to account for the game-winning run ... Homer was 30th of career, the fourth most in MSU history.
2013: Led all regular starters with a .324 batting average, 40 runs batted in, 35 runs scored, 51 walks, a .622 slugging percentage and .502 on-base percentage ... The 51 walks tied the MSU single-season record while the .502 on-base percentage is the ninth best in a year in program history and the .662 slugging percentage is the 10th-highest mark ... Starter for all 57 games, 39 at catcher, 14 at third base and four at first base ... In 14 starts at third base, batted .419 with an .806 slugging percentage and .609 on-base percentage ... Threw out 10 would-be base stealers ... Started all 24 games in Southeastern Conference action and led the squad with 13 runs scored ... Picked up a team fourth-best 16 hits and easily topped the Bulldogs with 21 walks in league games ... A power bat in non-conference contests, hitting .386 with a team-high 12 doubles, 22 runs scored, 32 batted in and 30 walks ... Led the team in road games with a .356 average, .644 slugging percentage and 15 runs batted in ... Hit .600 with the bases loaded (three-for-five) and reached base 54.0 percent of the time when leading off an inning ... Drove in eight runners from third base with less than two down in 14 opportunities, good for a conversion rate of 57.1 percent ... Drove in a team-best 18 runs with two outs ... Led the squad with 14 multiple-hit contests and 11 multi-RBI games ... Reached base in 28-straight games (Feb. 16-April 3), the longest streak on the team ... Finished two-for-two in the season opener with a solo homer and a walk versus South Alabama (Feb. 7) ... Named to the Bulldog Battle All-Tournament Team (Feb. 16-17) after hitting a tournament-best .500 with four runs, four walks, three RBI, two homers, a double and a stolen base ... Belted a solo homer to right, walked and stole first base of the season in the Western Kentucky (Feb. 16) victory ... Collected a career-high-tying three hits, drove in two runs and hit a solo home run in the extra-inning victory versus Lipscomb (Feb. 17) ... Named to the Blues City Classic All-Tournament First Team (Feb. 23-24) after hitting at a .455 clip (five-for-11) with a .909 slugging percentage, collecting four RBI, two doubles, two walks, a home run and a run scored ... Collected three RBI, two hits, two runs and a home run in the D9 Citrus Classic opening win versus Hofstra (March 1) ... The same day, went two-for-two with three RBI and a walk in a victory against Maryland (March 1) ... Tied a career high with three walks in game two versus No. 12 LSU (March 9), helping snap MSU’s 21-game losing streak against its SEC West rival ... Went one-for-three with a two-run homer and two walks in the series opener at No. 21 Kentucky (March 22) ... Tallied two hits, two runs and stole second base of the season in game two against Auburn (March 29) ... Hit a game-tying two-run home run with one out in the bottom of the seventh in the series finale against Auburn (March 30), helping MSU to a walk-off win ... Scored a run in the series finale win at No. 3 Florida (April 7), helping the Bulldogs to their second win over a top-three team in program history ... Registered the game-winning hit in the nationally televised win against Ole Miss (April 12) on ESPNU in the series opener ... Tallied two singles and an RBI in the series finale at No. 4 Alabama (April 21) ... Singled in the series opener at No. 14 Texas A&M (May 3) ... Scored twice, walked and singled in a 6-2 win against the Aggies (May 4) ... Led off the game with a home run and walked twice in the regular-season finale at Houston (May 6).
2012: An NFCA All-South Region First-Team member after hitting .321 with 54 hits, 28 RBI, 26 runs, 21 walks, seven doubles and two home runs ... Started all 57 MSU games, with 44 starts at third base, 11 at catcher, one at first and one as the designated player ... Moved from catcher to third base Feb. 24 to help the team shore up its corner defense and played there for the majority of the season ... Hit cleanup a team-high 43 games ... A 2012 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete as well as a 2012 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll selection ... Tied for team lead with 16 multiple-hit games ... Scored the game-winning run seven times, the second most on the team ... 21 walks were the fifth most by a sophomore in program history ... Went two-for-four, scoring a run in a season-opening win against South Alabama (Feb. 9) ... Hit first home run of the season against Lipscomb (Feb. 10) ... Went two-for-three with a run, RBI and walk in a 9-6 win versus Memphis (Feb. 12) ... Tallied two hits to go along with a career-high-tying two runs and an RBI in a 5-3 victory against No. 20 Georgia Tech (Feb. 25) ... Opened the Bulldog Classic with a career-high-tying three hits, two runs scored and two RBI in the win over Columbia (March 2) ... Named to the Bulldog Classic All-Tournament Team (March 2-4) ... Went two-for-four with a then career-high-tying three RBI in the second game of the doubleheader versus No. 3 Florida (March 7) ... Notched a two-RBI single in the second game against No. 11 Tennessee (March 24) ... Came back one day later in the series finale versus the Lady Vols and went two-for-two with a double (March 25) ... Tallied a single, run and walk in the series opener versus No. 2 Alabama (March 30) ... Finished a sweep at Ole Miss with a career-high-tying three hits, including a double (April 15) ... Hit a walk-off RBI single on national television to beat Kentucky in game two (April 21), finishing two-for-four with a stolen base ... Tallied three hits for the fifth time in career in the series finale against Auburn (May 6) ... Notched an RBI double and scored a run in the SEC Tournament opener against No. 3 Alabama (May 10) ... Drove in two runs on a double against BYU in the opening game of the NCAA Eugene Regional (May 17).
2011: Named to the 2011 All-SEC Freshman Team after hitting .285 with eight home runs and 36 RBIs in 55 games (54 starts) ... Led the SEC by throwing out 22 potential base stealers ... A 2011 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... Went one-for-two with a walk and RBI in the SEC Tournament opening-round game against Alabama (May 12) ... Hit .357 in first collegiate weekend, adding six RBI, five runs, two doubles and two home runs ... Homered and walked twice while going one-for-two and accounting for four runs against UNLV (Feb. 11) ... Went two-for-three with two RBI and two runs scored against No. 11 Washington (Feb. 12) ... Hit a pinch-hit, walk-off home run, the first pinch-hit homer by a Bulldog since 2005, to earn a spot on the Bulldog Round-Robin All-Tournament Team (Feb. 18-20) ... Collected a season-high two walks while garnering a hit against Southern Miss (Feb. 23) ... Tallied a .400 batting average during the Bulldog Classic (March 4-6) in helping MSU win the event ... Doubled in two runs and scored twice as MSU clinched a series sweep against South Carolina (March 9) ... Homered as part of a season-high three-hit and three-RBI effort in State’s SEC/ACC Challenge-opening win against Florida State (March 12) ... Hit .667 with two doubles in a sweep of Arkansas (March 18-20) ... Went two-for-three in the series opener versus the Razorbacks, doubling and scoring once ... Hit a three-run home run, her fifth round-tripper of the season, in the series opener at Kentucky (March 25) ... Tallied three RBI on a career-best two triples in the second game against Alcorn State (March 29) ... Drove in the winning run against Ole Miss in game two of the series (April 2) ... Homered and scored twice in the series-clinching win against the Rebels (April 3) ... Notched a double, drew two walks and scored twice in a series-opening upset of No. 22 Auburn (April 8) ... Hit seventh home run of the year in game two at No. 3 Alabama (April 16) ... Collected a pair of hits and drew five walks in three games against No. 21 LSU (April 29-May 1) ... Returned to home state and hit a second-inning home run to give Mississippi State a lead it would not relinquish en route to an 8-6, series-opening upset of No. 7 Georgia (May 6).
PRE-COLLEGE: Invited to the United States Junior National Team tryouts in Chula Vista, Calif. ... Enjoyed a stellar career and earned three letters behind the plate for Billy Dooley and Collins Hill High School ... Helped the Eagles battle through the losers’ bracket to win the Georgia 5A State Championship ... Hit a bases-clearing triple that ignited a four-run rally in the bottom of the sixth inning of the championship game ... Played an integral part in top-ranked Collins Hill going 35-4 and winning the program’s first Region 7-5A championship in five years ... Selected First-Team All-State and the 5A Defensive Player of the Year following senior season ... Tabbed the Region 7-5A Player of the Year, Georgia Dugout Club (GDC) 5A Player of the Year, GDC All-Star and member of the 2009 Gwinnett Daily Post Super 6 ... As a senior, hit .340 with 27 RBI and 25 runs while helping 2009 Eagles to Gwinnett County Team of the Year honors ... Catcher for CHHS’ 2007 squad that finished 20-13-1 and advanced to the sectional tournament ... Played travel softball alongside fellow Bulldog Heidi Shape for the Georgia Elite ... Helped the 2010 Elite to a ninth-place showing at the prestigious ASA Gold National Tournament and a 13th-place finish at the 2009 ASA Gold Nationals in Oklahoma City ... The 2009 Georgia Elite finished with a No. 9 ranking by Rivals.com ... Selected as an adidas Futures Top 100 Participant in 2008.
PERSONAL: Born Samantha Nicole Lenahan on Jan. 17, 1992, in Shawnee Mission, Kan. ... Daughter of Tom and Elizabeth Lenahan ... Has two brothers, Bryce and Ian ... Majored in mathematics ... Hopes to one day visit the Philippines to see where her mother grew up.
