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2015 RMU Softball Roster

24 Samantha Santillo

24 Samantha Santillo

  • Position:
    C
  • B/T:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Ellwood City, Pa.
  • Highschool:
    Lincoln

Summary

Biography

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Awards
- 2014 Northeast Conference Golden Glove Award Winner 
- 2013 Northeast Conference Golden Glove Award Winner 
- 2012 Northeast Conference Golden Glove Award Winner
- 2012 All-Northeast Conference Second Team
- 3-Time Northeast Conference Academic Honor Roll
 
Worth Noting
- Was the first player in league history to win the Golden Glove award more than once
- Has the best fielding percentage (.995) in RMU history (min. 250 chances) entering 2015
- Owns 101 hits and 55 RBI in 139 games entering 2015
- Is the only Colonial to ever win the same major postseason award at least three times in a career

2014 Highlights (Junior)
- Won the NEC Golden Glove Award, given to the league’s top defensive player, for the third consecutive season
- Became just the second NEC softball player to win the same major postseason award at least three times in a career
- Played in 43 games, starting 41, including 34 at catcher
- Was again the backbone of the RMU defense, excelling at multiple defensive aspects of the game
- Tallied a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage as she did not commit an error in 237 chances
- Was the only player in the league to post a perfect fielding percentage with more than 125 chances
- Caught nearly half of opposing runners trying to steal, throwing out 15-of-31 that attempted a steal
- Allowed only one passed ball all season, helping RMU lead the league in fewest passed balls per game
- Assisted the pitching staff in posting a 2.08 team ERA, the best such mark by RMU in over a decade
- Contributed 26 hits and 20 RBI on the season
- Batted .364 with a .545 slugging percentage with two outs and runners in scoring position
- Ranked second on the team with 11 two-out RBI
- Went 3-for-4 with three RBI Feb. 8 against Canisius
- Also went 3-for-4 March 1 against Gardner-Webb
- Finished 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in a win over local rival Pitt
- Blasted a three-run homer on the 10th pitch of an at bat Feb. 16 against Western Kentucky
- Delivered a game-tying, pinch-hit single with RMU down to its final strike Feb. 8 against Bowling Green
- Also hit a two-run homer April 18 against Bryant
- Caught three runners stealing March 30 against Saint Francis, the first time a Colonial backstop threw out three in one game in over a decade
- Threw out runners in four straight games Feb. 14-15, including twice against nationally ranked UCLA
- Caught her second-career no-hitter March 16 against Villanova

2013 Highlights (Sophomore)
- Won the NEC’s Golden Glove Award, given to the league’s top defensive player, for the second straight season
- Played in 46 games, starting 44, including 42 at catcher
- Committed just two errors in 335 chances to post a .994 fielding percentage
- Only one of her errors came while playing catcher
- Caught 6-of-10 players attempting to steal within NEC play
- Played a role in helping RMU to a 2.14 team ERA, a mark which was lowered to 1.42 in NEC play
- Tallied 33 hits, including seven for extra bases, during the season
- Hit .317 (19-for-60) with a .450 SLG% during conference play
- Was 3-for-4 with a home run, tying her career high for hits, in a win at Saint Francis April 16
- Started a five-run rally in the seventh inning to turn a deficit into a lead in the nightcap at Saint Francis
- Went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer against Cornell March 16
- Was 3-for-6 with two doubles and two RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Quinnipiac May 4
- Also went 3-for-6 with a double, a RBI and a run the following day in a sweep of Sacred Heart that clinched the regular-season title
- Executed a squeeze to drive in the winning run in RMU’s last at bat in a win against Western Carolina Feb. 24
- Was 2-for-3 with a RBI against LIU Brooklyn April 20
- Reached base safely twice in three plate appearances against Oklahoma State March 16
- Scored the winning run in the 10th inning of a victory over Boston University March 17
- Caught a no-hitter by Nicole Sleith March 29 against Mount St. Mary’s
- Added a double and a RBI in that victory over the Mountaineers
- Started at first base at Cleveland State May 2, her first start in the field at a position other than catcher

2012 Highlights (Freshman)
- Won the NEC's Golden Glove Award, which is bestowed upon the league's top defensive player
- Became the first Colonial in school history to win the Golden Glove Award
- Also earned All-NEC Second Team honors at catcher
- Her league award made her the first RMU freshman catcher to be named to an All-NEC team
- Played in 50 games, starting 46, including 42 at catcher
- RMU was 27-15 (.643) when Santillo started behind the plate
- Posted a .993 fielding percentage, making only two errors in 301 chances
- Named NEC Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week March 26
- Earned the honors after going 8-for-16 with two homers to help RMU to three NEC road wins
- Hit .275 in her rookie season and was third on the team in hits (42) and tied for fourth in home runs (five)
- Was second on the squad with 27 RBI and led the team in 2-out RBI with 19
- Hit .318 with a .530 slugging percentage in NEC play and posted 15 RBI in league games
- Had a tremendous day March 25 at Wagner as she went 5-for-8 with two homers, delivered in the clutch and had her first three-hit game and first three-RBI outing
- Knocked in the game-winning run with a two-out single in the eighth inning of the Game One win against the Seahawks
- Followed that up by hitting a game-tying, two-run homer in the seventh inning with RMU down to its final out, forcing extra innings in Game Two at Wagner
- Crushed a homer in her first-ever home plate appearance in a March 28 victory over Cleveland State, her third home run in three games
- Had a 10-game hitting streak from March 18 through March 31
- Hit .317 with a .500 slugging percentage during the final 34 games of the regular season
- Posted a .372 average with a .581 slugging percentage with runners on base and two outs
- Notched a walk-off single in the eighth inning to help RMU down Kennesaw State Feb. 25
- Tallied 12 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games
- Hit .352 with a .556 slugging percentage in road games
- Started all 20 NEC games and threw out six of nine (.667) potential base stealers in those contests
- Tagged a runner out at the plate on a bang-bang play to preserve the lead in the late innings in a 1-0 win over Quinnipiac April 21
- Collected her first collegiate hit and RBI Feb. 24 vs. Central Arkansas
- Drilled her first-career extra-base hit, a double, in her first-ever plate appearance in NEC play March 24 at LIU Brooklyn
- Made her collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Towson Feb. 17
- Stole her first-career base in a April 20 win at Sacred Heart
- Appeared as a defensive replacement in left field in a March 18 win over Coppin State

Pre-RMU Highlights
- Named AAA all-state second team by Pennsylvania softball coaches in 2011
- Earned back-to-back All-Section awards from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in her junior and senior seasons
- Hit .395 with a .490 slugging percentage for the Pittsburgh Spirit during the 2010 summer season
- Also accumulated a .995 fielding percentage in that stint with the Spirit
- Hit a walk-off double as a freshman to win the 2008 WPIAL AAA Tournament Championship
- Helped the Wolverines to a 20-2 record in that season as the squad advanced to the state quarterfinals
- Also claimed multiple All-Star selections from both the Beaver County Times and the New Castle News
- Garnered game MVP honors on five occasions at Queen of Diamonds Softball Recruiting Showcases
- Was a travel ball teammate of fellow Colonial Alexis Schwartzmiller
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Historical Player Information

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    2012Freshman

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    2013Sophomore

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    2014Junior

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    2015Senior

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