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Samantha Allen - Softball - University of Kentucky Athletics 8

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)
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