Samantha Ricketts

Samantha Ricketts is an American, former collegiate All-American, right-handed hitting pro softball first basemen originally from San Jose, California. She is the current head coach of Mississippi State softball team.[1] She played her college career for the Oklahoma Sooners softball team from 2006-09, where she set the then career RBI record and was named a two-time Second Team NFCA All-American.[2][3] In the 2009 National Pro Fastpitch Senior Draft, she was selected 12th overall and played two seasons for the Akron Racers.[4] She is the sister of softball athletes Keilani Ricketts and Stephanie Ricketts.

Samantha Ricketts
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMississippi State
ConferenceSEC
Record25–3 (.893)
Biographical details
BornSan Jose, California
Alma materOklahoma
Playing career
2006–2009Oklahoma
Position(s)First Baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2011Oklahoma (GA)
2012–2014Wichita State (asst.)
2015–2018Mississippi State (asst.)
2019Mississippi State (AHC)
2020–PresentMississippi State
Head coaching record
Overall25–3 (.893)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As a Player:

Big 12 Regular Season Champions (2009)
Big 12 Tournament Champions (2007)
As an Assistant:

MVC Regular Season Champions (2014)

Coaching career

Mississippi State (asst.)

On July 21, 2014, Ricketts was hired as an assistant coach for the Mississippi State softball program.[5]

Mississippi State

On July 22, 2019, Ricketts was announced as the new head coach of the Mississippi State softball program.[6][7]

Statistics

Oklahoma Sooners

[8]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2006 57 166 23 59 .355 51 9 0 11 97 .584% 19 17 0 0
2007 63 183 41 76 .415 81 18 0 12 142 .776% 37 11 1 1
2008 60 159 33 56 .352 51 13 2 9 108 .679% 38 12 0 0
2009 57 180 32 58 .322 56 8 0 15 97 .539% 21 7 1 2
TOTALS 237 688 129 249 .362 239 48 2 47 444 .645% 115 47 2 3

Head Coaching Record

College
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Mississippi State Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2020–Present)
2020 Mississippi State 25–30–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Mississippi State: 25–3 (.893)0–0 (–)
Total:25–3 (.893)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Samantha Ricketts". HailState.com. Mississippi State University Athletics. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. "2007 NFCA ALL-AMERICANS". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  3. "2009 NFCA ALL-AMERICANS". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  4. "Samantha Ricketts". Stats.805stats.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. "Samantha Ricketts Hired as Mississippi State Softball Assistant Coach". ForWhomTheCowbellTolls.com. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  6. "Samantha Ricketts Named MSU Head Softball Coach". HailState.com. Mississippi State University Athletics. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  7. "OU softball: Samantha Ricketts hired as Mississippi State head coach". OUDaily.com. The Oklahoma Daily. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  8. "Oklahoma Softball 2019 Media Guide". Soonersports.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.



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