2017 Softball Roster
Roster
Sam Dellinger
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Papillion, Neb.
- High School:
- Papillion-La Vista
Papillion-La Vista High School
Named the 2015-16 Gatorade State Softball Player of the Year in the state of Nebraska … Four-time All-State selection while primarily playing second base, but also played first base and pitched for coach Todd Peterson at Papillion-La Vista … Two-time member of the Lincoln Journal Star Super-State Team … Earned honorary captain status on the Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska team following her senior season ... Named a 2015 NFCA Second Team All-American ... NFCA South Central Region First Team honoree as a junior and Second Team as a senior ... Led the Monarchs to a runner-up finish at the 2015 Class A state tournament with a .536 batting average with 43 RBIs, 43 runs scored, 16 doubles and 10 home runs … Also finished 9-1 with a 1.93 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 54 innings in the circle during senior season … Broke a Nebraska state record with 17 home runs as a junior … Claimed a spot on the Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska team with a .549 average, 56 RBI and 13 doubles to go along with her 17 homers … Helped lead Papillion-La Vista to four state tournament appearances, including a runner-up finish twice (2013, 2015) … Hit a three-run home run and finished with two runs scored while playing on the Blue Team in the 2016 Nebraska Coaches Association All Star Game ... NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... Four-time Metro High School Activities Association All-Academic Team member ... Volunteered with Race for the Cure, Adopt a Family, the Open Door Mission and the Humane Society.
The daughter of Anthony and Michelle Dellinger ... Has three siblings; Alyssa, Jordan and Sydney ... Currently studying in the College of Arts and Sciences.
