| Sammi Kane Kraft | |
| Birth Date: | 2 April 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Livingston, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California |
| Years Active: | 2005–2012 |
| Occupation: | Actress, musician, athlete |
Sammi Kane Kraft (April 2, 1992 – October 9, 2012) was an American baseball player, musician and actress.
Born in Livingston, New Jersey,[1] she starred in the 2005 remake of Bad News Bears as Amanda Wurlitzer.[2] She was featured in an ESPN.com Page 2-story about her athletic skills, and competed in the Junior Olympics.[3] She began a garage folk project in San Francisco under the name of Scary Girls[4] and continued to record music.
On October 9, 2012, at 1:30 am, Kraft was riding in the passenger seat of a car when it rear-ended a semi trailer and was then struck by another vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol. Subsequently, she was pronounced dead at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center.[5]
Alana Haim of the band HAIM has the initials "SKK" taped to her guitar in memory of Kraft.[6] The third verse of HAIM's song, "Hallelujah", is about the effect of Kraft's death on Alana, who was best friends with her at the time of her death.[7]
Kraft's heart was donated by her parents to Yvonne Payne, wife of television personality Charles Payne.[8]