2023 Softball Roster

6 Samantha Bender

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Chambersburg, Pa.
  • Highschool Chambersburg

Biography

Career Honors:

  • 2022 Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete
  • 2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2022 NCAA Women's Enhancement Graduate Scholarship Recipient
  • 2021 Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete
  • 2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
  • 2019-20 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
  • 2019 MAAC All-Academic Team
2022 (Redshirt Senior - Tennessee)
  • Made five appearances with 6.0 innings pitched and a pair of strikeouts
  • Completed her bachelor's degree in kinseiology in May 2022
  • Pitch 2.2 scoreless innings of relief vs. Mississippi State (4/2)
  • Came on in relief vs. No. 5 Washington (2/18), throwing 1.1 innings with one strikeout
  • Made her season debut vs. No. 6 Florida State (2/17), tossing one inning of relief
2021 (Redshirt Junior - Tennessee):
  • Made 13 appearances in the circle with three starts
  • Recorded 17 strikeouts and owned a 2.75 ERA in 35.2 innings pitched
  • Posted a 1-2 record and also logged a pair of saves
  • Made her third start of the season vs. Tennessee State (4/14) and did not allow a run in 2.0 innings pitched
  • Fanned a season-high four batters in 2.0 innings of relief vs. Campbell (3/7)
  • Tossed her first career no-hitter vs. Northern Kentucky (2/28), using just 55 pitches to retire 15 of 16 batters faced in the 8-0 victory
  • Recorded her second consecutive save vs. Central Michigan (2/27), throwing one scoreless inning to close out the 9-0 win
  • Made her first appearance of the season with three hitless innings of relief and three strikeouts to earn the save vs. Ohio (2/22)
2020 (Junior - Tennessee):
  • Made 13 appearances in the circle, starting six times
  • Finished with a 2.77 ERA and a 5-1 win-loss record
  • Pitched 43.0 innings and threw two complete games
  • Fanned 14 batters and gave up 13 walks
  • Pitched three strikeouts and gave up one earned run in 4.2 innings vs FIU on Feb. 21
2019 (Sophomore - Iona College):
  • MAAC All-Academic Team selection
  • Made six appearances, getting the start three times
  • Was 0-3 with a 3.15 ERA across 20 innings pitched
  • Allowed 26 hits and struck out nine batters
2018 (Freshman - Iona College):
  • Made 18 appearances and started eight games
  • Finished season with a 1-8 record, 6.36 ERA and 50.2 innings pitched
  • Recorded four saves; the single-season record for Iona and also ranked atop the MAAC
  • Ended season tied for first all-time in program history in saves (4)
  • Ranked 49th nationally with four saves
  • Threw seven shutout innings against Marist (Apr. 22)

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