SAMI WILLIAMS

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2021 NFCA First Team All-American
2x NFCA DI All-Midwest Region First Team (2017, 2021)
NFCA National Player of the Week (March 2, 2021)
3x All-Big 12 First Team (2017, 2019, 2021)
2x Big 12 Softball Student-Athlete of the Year (2019, 2021)
All-Big 12 Freshman Team (2017)
Honorable Mention All-American by Softball America (2019)
4x CoSIDA Academic All-American (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
NFCA National Freshman of the Year finalist (2017)
4x Big 12 Player of the Week
4x Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
2x NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee 2021, 2020

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2021
Appeared in and started all 57 games at shortstop ... led the team in batting average (.446), hits (82), home runs (21) and slugging percentage (.902) ... set Iowa State single-season records for batting average, runs scored and home runs ... ended her career as the Big 12's all-time leader in career hits (329), doubles (79) and total bases (627) ... was named the NFCA National Player of the Week on March 2 following the GCU Purple Classic ... was named Big 12 player of the Week twice ... hit .611 (11-of-18) with five home runs, 10 runs scored and 11 RBI at the GCU Purple Classic ... hit a walk-off home run vs. Baylor on April 24 ... became the Big 12's all-time hits leader vs. Baylor at the Big 12 Championship, collecting the 329th base hit of her career to pass previous record-holder Norrelle Dickson (Oklahoma, 2004-07) ... 2021 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team member ... finished her career T-No. 3 in NCAA DI Softball history with 79 doubles ... her 627 total bases are fourth in NCAA history ... led Iowa State to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1988 and the first NCAA Regional final in school history.

2020
Appeared in and started all 24 games at shortstop ... led the team in batting average (.342), hits (26), home runs (9), RBI (28) and slugging percentage (.816) ... ended the season as the NCAA DI leader in career doubles (64) ... was named Big 12 player of the Week following the Gamecock Invitational ... went 3-for-3 with three RBI, a home run and a double to help Iowa State defeat No. 8 Michigan ... hit the 43rd home run of her career vs. No. 22 South Carolina, breaking Iowa State's career record (42 - Tori Torrescano).

2019
Had one of the greatest statistical seasons in program history … was the NCAA DI doubles leader with 25 on the season … broke single-season school records for base hits (82), runs (59), doubles (25) and home runs (17) … also led Iowa State in slugging percentage (.786), stolen bases (10) and walks (27) … named Honorable Mention All-American by Softball America … named First Team All-Big 12 … was MVP of the NISC Ames Regional … set a single-game school record with three doubles vs. Purdue … also tied a career-high with four base hits vs. Purdue … tallied the third multi-home run game of her career with two on March 30 vs. Texas Tech … hit walk-off home runs in back-to-back games vs. Kansas on the final weekend of the regular season … was named the Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year … was named CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team … had a career-long 16 game hitting streak, just two shy of Iowa State’s all-time record … broke Iowa State career doubles record on March 8 vs. Cal Poly.

2018
Appeared in and started all 56 games at shortstop as a sophomore … lead the team in batting average (.388), hits (76), runs (41), stolen bases (13), home runs (12), RBI (27) and slugging percentage (.653) … was a perfect 13-of-13 on stolen base attempts … went 3-of-4 with four RBIs, a home run and a double in a win over Presbyterian … went 3-of-3 with two solo home runs in Iowa State’s 2-0 win at UT Arlington … tallied a career-high four base hits on six at-bats with a double and a triple in 5-4 win at No. 24 Oklahoma State.

2017
Appeared in and started all 58 games at second base ... named 2017 All-Big 12 First Team and All-Midwest Region First Team ... finalist for NFCA National Freshman of the Year ... led the team in batting average (.363), runs (33), hits (66), doubles (20), home runs (8), RBIs (31) and slugging percentage (.615) ... her 20 doubles set a new single-season school record and tied for No. 3 nationally and No. 1 among all NCAA DI freshmen ... recorded a .382 batting average in Big 12 play to rank No. 8 in the conference ... had a team-high 20 multi-hit games ... went 2-for-3 with five RBIs and two home runs on Feb. 18 vs. Tennessee State ... went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, two doubles and two runs scored on March 17 vs. Drexel ... led Iowa State to its first Big 12 win of the season, going 2-for-4 with a home runs, three RBIs and two runs scored as ISU rallied past Oklahoma State ... collected the first walk-off hit of her collegiate career to help Iowa State complete a three-game sweep of Kansas.

High School 
Four-year starter at Dana Hills High School ... was named the team MVP following both her junior and senior seasons … received scholar-athlete honor all four years of high school … earned First Team All-South Coast League in 2016 after hitting .487 with 37 hits, 16 RBIs and two home runs in 2014-15 as a junior … also earned First Team All-Conference as a senior … hit .487 with 58 hits, 14 RBIs and three home runs.

Personal 

Daughter of Jeannine and Mark Williams…has three brothers (Jake, Luke and Ike) … brother Luke was drafted by the Phillies in 2015, made his major league debut with the Phillies in 2021 … Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering 2020, Master of Science in Information Systems 2021 ... Works as a software engineer in baseball systems for the Chicago Cubs