2022 Softball Roster
Pochop, Samantha
Jersey Number 72
Samantha Pochop
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Henderson, Nev.
- High School:
- Rancho HS
Bio
Career: A four-year letterwinner … has returned for a fifth season … has made 78 appearances in the circle … has compiled a 2.81 ERA and 35-20 career record … has tallied 357 strikeouts in 331.2 innings pitched to rank ninth on the school’s career strikeouts chart … also has a pair of hits in 10 plate appearances.
Senior (2021): Compiled an 11-2 record in 17 appearances on the mound … started 12 games in the circle … tallied 95 strikeouts in 76.2 innings pitched … threw a complete game shutout against North Dakota State (3/20) … tallied a season-high 12 Ks against South Dakota (3/19) … was named AAC Pitcher of the Week on March 22 after pitching 13 innings, striking out 23 and allowing just eight hits in wins over South Dakota (3/19) and North Dakota State (3/20).
Career at Tulsa: Three-year letterwinner who has made 61 appearances in the circle and owns a 24-18 record with 262 strikeouts in 255.0 innings pitched ... also has a ..200 batting average with a pair of hits in 10 at-bats.
Sophomore (2019): Made 11 appearances with 7 starts in the circle and went 4-2 with 64 strikeouts in 51.2 innings ... also recorded two saves, moving her to 7th all-time in TU history ... led the TU staff with a 0.87 ERA ... finished sixth in the NCAA in Earned Run Average ... totaled three shutouts and opponents hit just .170 against her ... had 12 strikeouts in 6.0 innings pitched in her season debut against Dayton (2/9) ... picked up saves against Eastern Kentucky (2/7) and Tennessee State (2/14) ... tallied a season-high 14 Ks and yielded just one hit in a shutout of North Alabama (2/15) ... had three games of 10+ strikeouts.
Sophomore (2019): American Athletic Conference Second-Team ... made 30 appearances in the circle and went 12-8 with 115 strikeouts in 118.0 innings ... also recorded four saves, which ranked second in the American Athletic Conference ... registered a 2.91 ERA, which ranked second on the TU staff ... totaled four shutouts and opponents hit just .219 against her ... went 6-1 with three saves and a 1.90 ERA in 51.2 innings during conference play ... had seven strikeouts against Nebraska (3/17) en route to her first no-hitter ... had a season-high 13 strikeouts in a shutout of North Dakota (2/15) ... tallied 10 Ks and yielded just three hits in a shutout of UCF (4/20) ... also finished with 11 strikeouts in a win over Sam Houston State (2/24).
Freshman (2018): Appeared in 20 games in the circle and went 8-8 with 83 strikeouts in 85.1 innings ... posted a 3.86 ERA and opponents hit .284 against her ... also had a pair of hits and an RBI in nine at-bats (.222 BA) ... went 2-4 with a 4.25 ERA during conference play ... picked up her first win in 4.2 innings of relief against Houston Baptist (2/11) ... registered a season-high 11 strikeouts against UCF (3/24) ... at the plate, went 1-for-3 while getting the start at first base in a win over Houston (4/22).
High School: Four-year letterwinner for head coach Amanda Zunno at Rancho High School in Henderson, Nev. ... recorded 52 wins, a 1.09 ERA, 770 strikeouts and an opposing batting average of just .129 over 460.2 innings in 115 games during her career ... also posted a .338 batting average ... was the 2016 Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year and Las Vegas Journal Review Pitcher of the Year as well as a three-time Silver State Preps Pitcher of the Year and a four-time Sunrise East first-team all-conference pick ... also was a Nevada Preps Female Athlete of the Year as a senior and named to the Best of Nevada Preps as a junior ... helped lead her team to three state tournament appearances, including a state runner-up finish in 2016 ... also was a three-year letterwinner in volleyball and basketball.
Personal: Born Samantha Maye Pochop on Jan. 12, 1999, in Henderson, Nev. ... daughter of Ron and Kim Pochop ... has a brother, Bryant ... began playing softball at age 6 ... hobbies include snowboarding, reading, camping and hiking ... favorite movie is Forrest Gump ... favorite local restaurant is 918 Coffee Shop ... major is exercise and sports science.
Senior (2021): Compiled an 11-2 record in 17 appearances on the mound … started 12 games in the circle … tallied 95 strikeouts in 76.2 innings pitched … threw a complete game shutout against North Dakota State (3/20) … tallied a season-high 12 Ks against South Dakota (3/19) … was named AAC Pitcher of the Week on March 22 after pitching 13 innings, striking out 23 and allowing just eight hits in wins over South Dakota (3/19) and North Dakota State (3/20).
Career at Tulsa: Three-year letterwinner who has made 61 appearances in the circle and owns a 24-18 record with 262 strikeouts in 255.0 innings pitched ... also has a ..200 batting average with a pair of hits in 10 at-bats.
Sophomore (2019): Made 11 appearances with 7 starts in the circle and went 4-2 with 64 strikeouts in 51.2 innings ... also recorded two saves, moving her to 7th all-time in TU history ... led the TU staff with a 0.87 ERA ... finished sixth in the NCAA in Earned Run Average ... totaled three shutouts and opponents hit just .170 against her ... had 12 strikeouts in 6.0 innings pitched in her season debut against Dayton (2/9) ... picked up saves against Eastern Kentucky (2/7) and Tennessee State (2/14) ... tallied a season-high 14 Ks and yielded just one hit in a shutout of North Alabama (2/15) ... had three games of 10+ strikeouts.
Sophomore (2019): American Athletic Conference Second-Team ... made 30 appearances in the circle and went 12-8 with 115 strikeouts in 118.0 innings ... also recorded four saves, which ranked second in the American Athletic Conference ... registered a 2.91 ERA, which ranked second on the TU staff ... totaled four shutouts and opponents hit just .219 against her ... went 6-1 with three saves and a 1.90 ERA in 51.2 innings during conference play ... had seven strikeouts against Nebraska (3/17) en route to her first no-hitter ... had a season-high 13 strikeouts in a shutout of North Dakota (2/15) ... tallied 10 Ks and yielded just three hits in a shutout of UCF (4/20) ... also finished with 11 strikeouts in a win over Sam Houston State (2/24).
Freshman (2018): Appeared in 20 games in the circle and went 8-8 with 83 strikeouts in 85.1 innings ... posted a 3.86 ERA and opponents hit .284 against her ... also had a pair of hits and an RBI in nine at-bats (.222 BA) ... went 2-4 with a 4.25 ERA during conference play ... picked up her first win in 4.2 innings of relief against Houston Baptist (2/11) ... registered a season-high 11 strikeouts against UCF (3/24) ... at the plate, went 1-for-3 while getting the start at first base in a win over Houston (4/22).
High School: Four-year letterwinner for head coach Amanda Zunno at Rancho High School in Henderson, Nev. ... recorded 52 wins, a 1.09 ERA, 770 strikeouts and an opposing batting average of just .129 over 460.2 innings in 115 games during her career ... also posted a .338 batting average ... was the 2016 Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year and Las Vegas Journal Review Pitcher of the Year as well as a three-time Silver State Preps Pitcher of the Year and a four-time Sunrise East first-team all-conference pick ... also was a Nevada Preps Female Athlete of the Year as a senior and named to the Best of Nevada Preps as a junior ... helped lead her team to three state tournament appearances, including a state runner-up finish in 2016 ... also was a three-year letterwinner in volleyball and basketball.
Personal: Born Samantha Maye Pochop on Jan. 12, 1999, in Henderson, Nev. ... daughter of Ron and Kim Pochop ... has a brother, Bryant ... began playing softball at age 6 ... hobbies include snowboarding, reading, camping and hiking ... favorite movie is Forrest Gump ... favorite local restaurant is 918 Coffee Shop ... major is exercise and sports science.
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