Samantha Louisa Ricketts (born December 29, 1986)[1] is an American, former collegiate All-American, professional softball first baseman, and the current head coach at Mississippi State.[2] She played college softball at Oklahoma, where she set the then career RBI record and was named a two-time Second Team NFCA All-American.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Mississippi State |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 159–100 (.614) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 29, 1986 San Jose, California |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma |
| Playing career | |
| 2006–2009 | Oklahoma |
| 2009–2010 | Akron Racers |
| Position(s) | First baseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2009–2011 | Oklahoma (GA) |
| 2012–2014 | Wichita State (asst.) |
| 2015–2018 | Mississippi State (asst.) |
| 2016 | USSSA Pride (asst.) |
| 2019 | Mississippi State (AHC) |
| 2020–present | Mississippi State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 159–100 (.614) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
As a Player:
As an Assistant: | |
Playing career
editRicketts played college softball for Oklahoma from 2006 to 2009, where she set the then career RBI record and was named a two-time Second Team NFCA All-American.[3][4]
Ricketts was drafted 12th overall by the Akron Racers in the 2009 NPF Draft, and played two seasons for the team.[5]
Coaching career
editMississippi State
editOn July 21, 2014, Ricketts was named an assistant coach for Mississippi State.[6] On July 30, 2018, she was promoted to associate head coach. On July 22, 2019, Ricketts was named the head coach for Mississippi State.[7][8]
USSSA Pride
editOn May 25, 2016, Ricketts was named an assistant coach for the USSSA Pride of the National Pro Fastpitch league.[9]
Personal life
editRicketts is the sister of softball athletes Keilani Ricketts and Stephanie Ricketts. She is of Samoan descent.[10]
Statistics
editOklahoma Sooners
edit| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 2006 | 57 | 166 | 23 | 59 | .355 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 97 | .584% | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 63 | 183 | 41 | 76 | .415 | 81 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 142 | .776% | 37 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 60 | 159 | 33 | 56 | .352 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 108 | .679% | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 57 | 180 | 32 | 58 | .322 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 97 | .539% | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 237 | 688 | 129 | 249 | .362 | 239 | 48 | 2 | 47 | 444 | .645% | 115 | 47 | 2 | 3 |
Head Coaching Record
editCollege
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2020–Present) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 25–3 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 35–25 | 8–15 | 9th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 37–27 | 10–14 | 11th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 28–25 | 7–16 | 12th | |||||
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 34–20 | 12–12 | T–6th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Mississippi State: | 159–100 (.614) | 37–57 (.394) | |||||||
| Total: | 159–100 (.614) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Samantha Louisa Ricketts, Born 12/29/1986 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Samantha Ricketts". HailState.com. Mississippi State University Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "2007 NFCA ALL-AMERICANS". NFCA.org. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "2009 NFCA ALL-AMERICANS". NFCA.org. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "Samantha Ricketts". Stats.805stats.com. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "Samantha Ricketts Hired as Mississippi State Softball Assistant Coach". ForWhomTheCowbellTolls.com. Vox Media, Inc. July 21, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Samantha Ricketts Named MSU Head Softball Coach". HailState.com. Mississippi State University Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "OU softball: Samantha Ricketts hired as Mississippi State head coach". OUDaily.com. The Oklahoma Daily. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "USSSA Pride Add Sam Ricketts to 2016 Coaching Staff". usssapride.com. May 25, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ "Softball coach for Mississippi State is a daughter of American Samoa". Samoa News. August 5, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Oklahoma Softball 2019 Media Guide". Soonersports.com. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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