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2022 Softball Roster

Rudi Ayasse
Rudi Ayasse

Samantha Ferguson #9 C/1B

  • Position:
    C/1B
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Highschool:
    John F. Kennedy
  • Hometown:
    Cypress, Calif.

Summary

Biography

Career Statistics

AS A JUNIOR (2022): Game-by-Game Statistics

Appeared in 20 games and made 15 starts … started 11 times as designated player and four times at catcher ... hit two doubles and drove in four runs on the season ... posted three multi-hit games ... tied for fourth on the team with seven walks ... went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored in a win over regular season champion Oakland (04/15) ... hit a double against Robert Morris (03/25) ... singled and added a sacrifice fly at Purdue Fort Wayne (03/10) ... enjoyed back-to-back multi-hit performances with two against both Stanford (02/19) and Seattle (02/20) ... notched a double and RBI in that game against Stanford ... made first start of the season at Stanford (02/18) ... made season debut as a pinch hitter against BYU (02/18).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2021): Game-by-Game Statistics
Horizon League All-League First Team … Horizon League All-Tournament Team … played in 48 games making 47 starts … served as the designated hitter or catcher for the Flames … batted .331 on the season to tie for 14th in the Horizon League … tallied the second-most hits on the squad with 50, putting her in a tie for seventh in the League … drove in 28 runs to tie for ninth-most in the conference … crossed the plate 15 times … put together a .424 slugging percentage and a .380 on-base percentage … drew 12 walks … batted seven sacrifice hits … recorded 15 multi-hit showings and seven multi-RBI showings … tabbed 10 extra-base hits made up of eight doubles and two home runs … owned a .933 fielding percentage with 22 putouts and six assists … caught three of six batters stealing as catcher … named Horizon League Player of the Week after batting .733 in UIC's series sweep over Purdue Fort Wayne (03/20-03/21), tallying 11 hits, one sacrifice fly, three runs and 10 RBIs in the four-game set … was a perfect 4-for-4 with one RBI and a pair of doubles at Green Bay (03/27) … batted 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI in game one of the Northern Kentucky finale (04/03) … picked up two hits, two runs and two RBI against IUPUI (04/06) … went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles and one RBI in game two of the Cleveland State opener (04/16) … batted 2-for-3 and scored a run in game one of the Cleveland State finale (04/17) … brought in one run off two hits while also scoring a run herself at Oakland (04/24) … went 2-for-3 against Iowa State at the Columbia Regional (05/22).

AS A FRESHMAN (2020): Game-by-Game Statistics
Played and started in all 20 games of the shortened season, from either the designated player or catcher position … led the team with a .349 average on the season … compiled the second-most hits with 22 … ended the season with a .413 slugging percentage and a .468 on-base percentage … collected five RBI and eight runs on the season … drew 12 walks and made three steals … struck out a team-low four times … recorded one double and one home run … tallied six multi-hit showings … batted a perfect 3-for-3 at FGCU (02/15) … collected two hits at Fresno State (02/22) … tabbed two hits and drove in a run against Ohio State (02/23) … recorded two hits, three runs and one RBI against Louisville (02/28) … went 2-for-3 against Oregon (03/01) … tallied two hits and drove in one run against Dayton (03/07) … scored two runs against Akron (03/08).

PREP/PERSONAL: Lettered in softball and volleyball at John F. Kennedy High School, competing in the Empire League … Earned a spot on the Second Team All- League Academic Team and was given the Coach’s Award her sophomore year … Named “Most Improved” and was awarded First Team All-League honors as well as All-League Academic Team her junior year … Member of the National Honors Society … Led her club team, The OC Batbusters, in hits, singles, doubles, triples, RBIs, and batting average … Led her high school squad in hits, doubles, triples, and RBIs her junior year … Won the 2018 Empire League Championship in 2012 with her teammates, breaking a 12 year drought for the school … Her cousin Annie Alvarez plays soccer at Biola University and her cousin Andrew Alvarez currently plays baseball at San Luis Bispo … Daughter of Tom and Karen Ferguson … Intended major at UIC is biological sciences (pre-med).

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
- All-Horizon League First Team (2021)
- Horizon League All-Tournament Team (2021)
- Horizon League Player of the Week
     ~ March 23, 2021

CAREER BESTS
AB: 5, four times, last at DePaul (5/7/21)
R: 3 vs. Louisville (2/28/20)
H: 4 at Green Bay (3/27/21)
Streak: 8 games (3/20/21-3/27/21)
2B: 2, twice, last vs. Cleveland State (4/16/21)
3B: N/A
HR: 1, three times, last vs. IUPUI (4/6/21)
GS: N/A
RBI: 3, twice, last vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (3/21/21)
BB: 3 vs. Drake (2/29/20)
SB: 1, three times, last vs. Drake (2/29/20)
PO: 11 vs. Dayton (3/06/20)
A: 2 vs. Syracuse (2/27/21)

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2020Freshman

    C/1B
    5'11"
    9
  • 9

    2021Sophomore

    C/1B
    5'11"
    9
  • 9

    2022Junior

    C/1B
    5'11"
    9