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2021 Softball Roster

24 Sammie Stefan

  • Position Infield
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Keystone
  • Hometown LaGrange, Ohio

Biography

Senior (2021)

  • Appeared in 17 games, started in 6 
  • Notched a homer, four RBIs, and two runs in win over Rutgers (5/08)
  • Tallied a hit in win over Purdue (3/12) 
  • Made appearances at third base


Sophomore (2019)

  • Second Team All-Big Ten
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Made 49 starts in 50 appearances, primarily as the designated player
  • Also played first base and third base
  • Led the team in doubles (11), home runs (7), total bases (75) and slugging % (.521)
  • Hit her first career home run in the first contest of the 2019 season vs. Murray State (Feb. 8)
  • Tied her season high with three hits vs. Nicholls State including one double and one RBI (Feb. 15)
  • Hit a home run vs. Houston (Feb. 16)
  • Had back-to-back multi-hit games vs. Portland State and UC Riverside (Feb. 22)
  • Hit a three-run homer vs. Villanova (March 16)
  • Went 2-4 in the Big Ten opener vs. Minnesota with an RBI double and a run scored (March 22)
  • Went 2-3 with a home run vs. Ohio State (March 31)
  • Tied her season high with three hits vs. Michigan State, including one home run, three RBIs and two runs scored (April 7)
  • Scored two runs in a two-hit outing vs. Indiana, also drove in a pair of runs and hit a home run (April 13)
  • Hit a grand slam vs. Rutgers (April 23)

Freshman (2018)

  • Appeared in 21 games and started in eight of them
  • Had a slugging percentage of .263
  • Went 1-for-3 and scored a run in opening game of season against Cal Poly (2/9) in UCLA Tournament.
  • Went 1-for-3 scoring a run and double at No. 4 UCLA (2/9)
  • Went 1-for-1 against Illinois State (2/25) in last game of Florida Tournament
  • Went 1-for-3 with first RBI of the season in win against Saint Francis (PA) (4/11)
  • Went 1-for-1 in second game of series at No. 14 Michigan... went 2-for-3 in in first game of series against Michigan State.

Before Maryland: Two-time All-American at Keystone High School...two-time First Team All-Ohio (2016 & 2017) selection…Second Team All-Ohio (2015) selection…three-time PAC Conference Player of the Year...2017 Lorian County Miss Softball…three-time Lorain County Division II Player of the Year...2016 Morning Journal Player of the Year...four-time First Team All-Conference selection...four-time First Team All-Lorian County selection...two-time First Team All-District selection...four-time First Team All-Region selection...Highschoolsports.com 2015 All Star Team...Ohio All Star Team member...only second player in Ohio state history to hit two grand slams in the same game…204 career RBIs ranks second in state history…holds Keystone High School’s single season (13) and career home run (34) and RBI (204) records...National Honor Society...Honor Roll...coached by Jim Piazza...played travel ball with Ohio Sundogs coached by Duane Sunagel…also played volleyball and basketball in high school.

Personal: Daughter of Tony and Anna Stefan…has three siblings, Taylor, AJ and Mia…craziest ambition is to play softball in the Olympics…lists sports hero as Albert Pujols…chose Maryland for the, “family feel”…hobbies include drawing and singing…career plans include teaching and coaching softball…superstitions include having hair the same way every game…majoring in elementary special education.  

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2018Freshman

    Infield
    13
  • 24

    2019Sophomore

    Infield
    24
  • 24

    2020Junior

    Infield
    24
  • 24

    2021Senior

    Infield
    24