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SamanthaAllen
- class Senior
- High school Hollywood Hills
2007 (junior): Saw action in two games before suffering a back injury … Started against Stephen F. Austin … Notched six strikouts in four innings of work … Appears on the UK all-time record lists with 64 appearances(6th), 211.1 innings pitched (7th), 38 games started (7th), 114 strikouts (7th), and 14 wins (7th).
2006 (sophomore): Made 13 appearances in the circle for the Wildcats, including eight starts … Had a record of 2-3 with a save in 34.2 innings of work … Recorded 16 strikeouts and had an ERA of 4.04 … Allowed just two hits in 4.0 innings of work in the Cats’ series-clinching win over South Carolina … Notched a season-high four strikeouts in her final appearance of the season against Ole Miss while giving up one run on two hits in 4.0 innings … Enters the season ranked sixth all-time at UK in appearances with 62 … Ranks seventh in UK career record books in games started (37), innings pitched (207.1) and wins (14) … Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2005 (freshman): Led the team and ranked seventh in the SEC with 29 games started … Had a record of 12-17 and ranked second on the team with a 4.95 ERA … Ranked third in the SEC with 49 appearances … Led the pitching staff and was eighth in the league with 172.2 innings pitched … Recorded a team-best 92 strikeouts … Threw nine complete games and hurled two shutouts … Struck out a season-high nine batters in a complete-game win over Belmont … Tossed a complete-game 10-inning shutout against Bowling Green.
High School: Coached by Jenna Andrews … Her team won the district championship four consecutive years … Career-high was a Florida High School Athletics Association record 32 strikeouts in a single game … Named to the Class 5A first team her junior season by the Florida Sports Writers Association.
Personal: Chose UK over Elon University and the University of Illinois-Chicago … Chose to play at UK because she wanted to play softball in the SEC.
| Allen’s Career Hitting Stats | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | AVG | GP/GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OB% | SF | SH | SB-SBA |
| 2005 | .000 | 6/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Allen’s Career Pitching Stats | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | ERA | W-L | APP | GS | CG | SHO/CBO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | OPP/AVG | WP | ||||
| 2005 | 4.95 | 12-17 | 49 | 29 | 9 | 2/1 | 0 | 172.2 | 232 | 153 | 122 | 98 | 92 | .324 | 6 | ||||
| 2006 | 4.04 | 2-3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0/1 | 1 | 34.2 | 36 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | .276 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 4.79 | 14-20 | 62 | 37 | 9 | 2/2 | 1 | 207.1 | 268 | 174 | 142 | 115 | 108 | .316 | 7 | ||||
Career Pitching Highs
Category Career High (Last)Innings 10, 2x (Bowling Green St. - 2/27/05)Runs 13 (Florida - 5/7/05)Hits 12 (Florida - 5/7/05)Strikeouts 9 (Belmont - 3/6/05)Walks 6, 2 times (Belmont - 3/6/05)