Samantha Ricketts Explained

Samantha Ricketts
Current Title:	Head coach
Current Team:	Mississippi State
Current Conference:	SEC
Birth Date:	December 29, 1986
Birth Place:	San Jose, California
Alma Mater:	Oklahoma
Player Years1:	2006–2009
Player Team1:	Oklahoma
Player Years2:	2009–2010
Player Team2:	Akron Racers
Player Positions:	First baseman
Coach Years1:	2009–2011
Coach Team1:	Oklahoma (GA)
Coach Years2:	2012–2014
Coach Team2:	Wichita State (asst.)
Coach Years3:	2015–2018
Coach Team3:	Mississippi State (asst.)
Coach Years4:	2016
Coach Team4:	USSSA Pride (asst.)
Coach Years5:	2019
Coach Team5:	Mississippi State (AHC)
Coach Years6:	2020–present
Coach Team6:	Mississippi State
Championships:	As a Player: Big 12 Regular Season Champions (2009) Big 12 Tournament Champions (2007) As an Assistant: MVC Regular Season Champions (2014)

Samantha Louisa Ricketts (born December 29, 1986)^[1] is an American, former collegiate All-American, professional softball first baseman, and the current head coach at Mississippi State.^[2] She played college softball at Oklahoma, where she set the then career RBI record and was named a two-time Second Team NFCA All-American.

Playing career

Ricketts played college softball for Oklahoma from 2006 to 2009, where she set the then career RBI record and was named a two-time Second Team NFCA All-American.^{[3] [4]}

Ricketts was drafted 12th overall by the Akron Racers in the 2009 NPF Draft, and played two seasons for the team.^[5]

Coaching career

Mississippi State

On July 21, 2014, Ricketts was named an assistant coach for Mississippi State.^[6] On July 30, 2018, she was promoted to associate head coach. On July 22, 2019, Ricketts was named the head coach for Mississippi State.^{[7] [8]}

USSSA Pride

On May 25, 2016, Ricketts was named an assistant coach for the USSSA Pride of the National Pro Fastpitch league.^[9]

Personal life

Ricketts is the sister of softball athletes Keilani Ricketts and Stephanie Ricketts. She is of Samoan descent.^[10]

Statistics

Oklahoma Sooners

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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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Samantha Louisa Ricketts, Born 12/29/1986 in California . CaliforniaBirthIndex.org . 6 November 2022.
2. Web site: Samantha Ricketts . HailState.com . Mississippi State University Athletics . 23 July 2019.
3. Web site: 2007 NFCA ALL-AMERICANS . NFCA.org . 2020-08-18.
4. Web site: 2009 NFCA ALL-AMERICANS . NFCA.org . 2020-08-18.
5. Web site: Samantha Ricketts . Stats.805stats.com . 2020-08-18.
6. Web site: Samantha Ricketts Hired as Mississippi State Softball Assistant Coach . ForWhomTheCowbellTolls.com . 21 July 2014 . Vox Media, Inc. . 23 July 2019.
7. Web site: Samantha Ricketts Named MSU Head Softball Coach . HailState.com . Mississippi State University Athletics . 23 July 2019.
8. Web site: OU softball: Samantha Ricketts hired as Mississippi State head coach . OUDaily.com . 22 July 2019 . The Oklahoma Daily . 23 July 2019.
9. Web site: USSSA Pride Add Sam Ricketts to 2016 Coaching Staff . usssapride.com . May 25, 2016 . May 25, 2016.
10. Web site: Softball coach for Mississippi State is a daughter of American Samoa . Samoa News . 6 November 2022 . 5 August 2019.
11. Web site: Oklahoma Softball 2019 Media Guide . Soonersports.com . 2020-08-18.