- "I made VWC my No. 1 choice because of the softball program and the location"
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Randolph-Macon College and Coastal Carolina University
Career Highs
Hits: 2 – (11x, most recent, at Guilford – 4/12/15 – G2)
Doubles: 1 – (2x, most recent, Randolph – 3/28/15 – G2)
Triples: NA
Home Runs: NA
Runs: 2 – (6x, most recent, Sweet Briar – 4/7/15 – G1)
RBI: 3 – (Randolph – 3/28/15 – G2)
Stolen Bases: 1 – (8x, most recent, Roanoke – 4/18/15 – G1)
Hitting Streak: 5 – (2x, most recent, 3/24/15 – 3/29/15)
2015 All-ODAC Second Team
First-Year (2015): Played in 36 games as the Marlin’s starting centerfielder… Batted .364, one of the top first-year marks in the conference… Drove in 12 RBI and scored 23 runs… Went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs, and two RBI in collegiate debut at North Carolina Wesleyan College on March 4… Drove in three runs as part of a 2-for-3 day against Randolph College on March 28… Posted two-hit efforts in four-straight games from March 24 to March 28.
Academic Accomplishments: Academic Dean's Scholarship recipient
Before VWC: All-Virginia first team honoree as a senior… Selected to compete in the Virginia High School Coaches Association's All-Star game… 2014 District Player of the Year, first team all-conference honoree, and first team All-Region II honoree… Helped guide Powhatan to a 23-3 record as a senior, including a 14-0 conference mark… Posted a .375 batting average as a senior… 2013 first team all-district and second team All-Region II honoree… Three-year starter for Powhatan… Also competed for the Virginia Flames 18-U Select team and the Richmond Rampage 18-U team.
Personal: Daughter of Cindy and Fred Pearce… Has two sisters, Tiffany and Melissa.
Get to Know Sami
- Enjoys country music, eating pasta, and vacation time in Gatlinburg, Tennessee
- Favorites include the movie "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and the TV series "Friends"
- A fan of softball standout Lauren Gibson, baseball's Washington Nationals, and singer Taylor Swift
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "short, athletic, fun, hard worker, outgoing"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "being competitive and showing people that hard work pays off"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "how I read the ball when I'm in the outfield"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to play my best and contribute to the team to help make us successful"
- People might be surprised to know: "I hate chocolate"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I'm married, living in Tennessee, with no less than three dogs"
