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Samantha Yarbrough Season 2020

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Samantha Yarbrough Season 2020

PositionRHP
Height5-6
YearSophomore
HometownFairhope, Ala.
Previous SchoolSouth Alabama
B/TR/R

HONORS AND AWARDS:
2022 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 SASS Academic Achievement Award

2021 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Watch List
Softball America’s 2021 Preseason Top 25 College Juniors (No. 21)
Softball America’s 2021 Preseason Top 100 (No. 68)
Softball America Top Players of 2020 (No. 67)
SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week (March 2, 2020)


2022 | SENIOR SEASON:
Made seven relief appearances and posted a 1-0 record in the circle … struck out 12 batters in her 11.0 innings of work … made season debut with a pair of relief appearances during the St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational (2/18 – 2/19) … struck out a season high five batters against Delaware State (2/26), earning the victory in relief … made her appearance in SEC action at No. 10 Arkansas (4/10) … in her final appearance at Jane B. Moore Field (5/1), used just seven pitches to retire No. 15 Georgia in order in the top of the seventh.

2021 | JUNIOR SEASON:
Made five appearances and earned one start in the circle for the Tigers … closed the season with a 1-1 record and combined for one shutout … struck out 14 batters in 10.1 innings pitched … lone start of her junior season came against No. 19 South Carolina (2/21) in the finale of the Osprey/Dolphin Invitational in Jacksonville … earned a win in a relief appearance against IUPUI (2/27), striking out a season high six … tossed an inning of relief against Southeastern Louisiana (3/6) retiring the side in order … held No. 18 Missouri (3/27) to one hit through 2.2 innings of relief while striking out a game-high three batters.

2020 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Appeared in 13 contests, mostly as a reliever, while earning three starts in the circle … two of her three starters were complete-game efforts …  masterful in her debut season with the Tigers, posting a perfect 6-0 record in the circle with one save to her credit … allowed just eight earned runs over 48.2 innings pitched for a team-low 1.15 earned run average … finished the season ranked sixth in the Southeastern Conference and 28th nationally in ERA … led Auburn’s staff with 53 strikeouts, the 12th most in the SEC … Averaged 7.6 strikeouts per seven innings, the 11th-highest mark among all conference pitchers … allowed just 24 hits to hold opponents to a .147 average at the plate, the seventh-lowest mark in the SEC … ranked fourth in the conference and 10th in all of Division I softball with a 3.45 hits allowed per seven inning mark … made Auburn debut in a relief appearance in the season opener against Baylor (Feb. 7) … tossed six innings of relief against Texas State (Feb. 8), allowing just one hit while fanning seven to secure her first win of the season … earned a second victory of her sophomore campaign tossing four innings of no-hit softball against Alabama State (Feb. 15), striking out four in the outing … first start of the season came against No. 18 Minnesota (Feb. 29) during the Tiger Invitational, as she one-hit the Gophers in the complete-game 5-1 victory … continued her Tiger Invitational success earning a save against Binghamton (March 1) as she struck out seven over 3.0 innings of relief … Capped the Tiger Invitational with a shutdown performance against Georgia Southern (March 1), allowing just one hit and striking out four over 3.1 innings to earn the victory in relief … her efforts over the Tiger Invitational earned SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week honors (March 2) … making her SEC debut at No. 7 Florida, held the Gators to one run over a career-high 10 innings of work while striking out eight in the appearance … the run allowed in Gainesville ended a streak of 16.1 consecutive innings of scoreless softball for the sophomore … closed the season with a complete-game performance at Jacksonville (March 10), striking out a career-high 10.  

2019 | SOUTH ALABAMA:
Appeared in 29 games as a true freshman, including 14 starts in the pitching circle … finished the season with a 6-9 record and two saves … credited with a 4.71 ERA over 93.2 innings pitched … struck out a team-high 103 batters … allowed a .212 opponent batting average in 29 pitching appearances … threw five complete games … Struck out a career-high nine batters on three occasions, including accomplishing the feat against Georgia Southern (April 27)  in just 3.1 innings of relief … Made her collegiate debut against Tennessee State (Feb. 9), when she went 6.0 innings, scattered five hits, struck out five batters and allowed only one run.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Concluded her prep career with a two-season stint at Fairhope High School after playing at Macon-East High, Pike Liberal Arts School and Charles Henderson High … named AL.com Coastal Alabama Softball Player of the Year as a junior and senior … an Alabama Sports Writers Association Super 10 All-State Softball team selection … named ASWA Class 7A Player of the Year as a senior; finished third in 2018 Miss Softball voting … batted .431 with 10 home runs, 43 RBI and 54 runs scored while going 13-2 with a 1.12 ERA and 124 strikeouts in the circle as a senior … as a junior, recorded 294 strikeouts with a 28-6 record, including four saves, and 1.72 ERA and four no-hitters in 188 innings to go along with 14 home runs, 57 runs scored and 56 RBI … helped Pirates to Class 7A state championship after coming through the loser’s bracket and winning six straight games, including four on the final day; had at least one hit in those six wins and nine RBI during the state tournament … batted .517 as a freshman at PLAS; selected to the AISA Class AAA all-tournament team as a sophomore.

PERSONAL:
Daughter of Chad and Melissa Yarbrough … has one younger sister ... Father played football at Troy (1992-94) and uncle, Mike Armstrong, Jr., also played football at Troy (1994) ... majoring in apparel merchandising - product design and management.