Sam Ritsema - 2014 - Softball - Lake Forest College

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2 Sam Ritsema

Height 5-6
Class Senior
Highschool Hudsonville
Hometown Hudsonville, Mich.

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Career Stats-Batting/Fielding(Click on season for game-by-game stats.)
YEAR	GP-GS	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SLG	BB	SO	OB%	SH	SB-A	PO	A	E	FLD%
2011	31-31	.314	102	24	32	5	0	3	13	.451	10	23	.375	1	6-10	48	79	11	.920
2012	33-33	.245	94	21	23	4	1	7	16	.532	10	18	.324	1	1-1	48	65	10	.919
2013	35-35	.342	114	25	39	6	1	3	18	.491	5	14	.382	2	10-11	54	68	12	.910
2014	38-38	.372	121	38	45	11	0	7	29	.636	9	17	.441	1	5-6	46	58	16	.867
CAREER	137-137	.323	431	108	139	26	2	20	76	.531	34	72	.384	5	22-28	196	270	49	.905

Career Highs
OFFENSE	NO.	OPPONENT / DATE
Hits	4	vs. Carthage College on March 30, 2011
Runs	4	vs. Carthage College on March 30, 2011
RBI	4	Many Times (last vs. Fontbonne University on May 10, 2014
Total Bases	8	vs. Knox College on April 21, 2012
Stolen Bases	2	vs. Sage Colleges on March 12, 2013
DEFENSE	NO.	OPPONENT / DATE
Putouts	5	vs. University of Mount Union on March 7, 2011
Assists	8	vs. Carthage College on March 30, 2011

Awards
YEAR	AWARDS
2011	1st varsity letter Forester Athlete of the Week (March 10)
2012	2nd varsity letter Academic All-Midwest Conference
2013	3rd varsity letter Forester Athlete of the Week (April 25) Academic All-Midwest Conference National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division IIIScholar-Athlete
2014	4th varsity letter Team Captain Midwest Conference Player of the Week (April 14) Forester Athlete of the Week (May 15) NCAA Division III Regional All-Tournament Team All-Midwest Conference South Division Forester Fall Semester All-Academic Team Academic All-Midwest Conference

Other Notables
YEAR	NOTES
2011	Played in and started all but one of the Foresters' 32games Led the team in runs scored and assists, tied for second in stolenbases, and ranked fourth in base hits Had at least one base hit in 24 of 31 appearances with sixmulti-hit games Singled, stole a base, and scored in season opener against WebsterUniversity on March 6 Belted first career home run against Trine University on March6 Hit a grand slam against Greensboro College on March 9 Went 4-for-5 with a home run, four runs scored, and two RBI ingame two against Carthage College on March 30 Had an eight-game hitting streak from April 2-10 Batted .400 (6-for-15) with four walks and two doubles in fiveMidwest Conference Classic games April 9-10
2012	Started all but two of the team's games at shortstop Led the team and Midwest Conference in home runs while tying thefifth-highest total in program history Also tied for first on the team in runs scored and second inRBI Finished second on the squad in total bases and assists, fourth inputouts, and tied-for-fourth in walks Had five multi-hit games on the season Hit a double and a grand slam against College of Mount St. Josephon March 12 Handled 41 consecutive chances in the field without an errorduring 13-game span from March 15-April 1 Belted home runs at the University of Chicago on March 26 andagainst Robert Morris University on April 1 Went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored in 3-1 victoryover Beloit College on April 14 Homered twice and tied a season-high with four runs batted induring game two against Knox College on April 21 Went 2-for-4 with a home run in season finale against MonmouthCollege on May 5 Finished second season tied for ninth in team history in careerhome runs
2013	Started every game, including all but one at shortstop Ranked second on the team in runs scored, total bases, stolenbases, and assists Was also among the squad's top five in batting average, hits,doubles, home runs, RBI, slugging, and on-base pct. Finished 16th in the Midwest Conference in batting average Also ranked tied-for-fourth in the league in stolen bases,tied-for-seventh in hits, ninth in runs, and 10th in assists Had at least one base hit in all but seven contests with ninemulti-hit performances Went 2-for-5 with a triple, two runs, three RBI, and a pair ofstolen bases against Sage Colleges on March 14 Also had a season-high three base hits against Millikin Universityon March 14 Scored and drove in at least one run in both games of doubleheaderat Wheaton College on March 30 Went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in game two at CornellCollege on April 6 Drove in and scored two runs each and tied season-high with threehits in game two at Knox College on April 7 Had a seven-game hitting streak from April 12-20 Went 4-for-7 with two doubles, a home run, and three RBI indoubleheader against Monmouth College on April 20 Belted game-tying two-run homer in bottom of sixth inning of MWCTournament game at Lawrence Univ. on May 4 Finished third season ranked tied-for-sixth in program history incareer home runs and eight in assists
2014	Played every inning of every game at shortstop Led the Foresters in at-bats and assists and tied for the team leadin base hits Finished second on the squad in batting average, runs scored, anddoubles Was also in the top five on the team in home runs, RBI, totalbases, on-base pct., slugging pct., and stolen bases Ranked third in the Midwest Conference in runs and hits (tied) andfourth in home runs and total bases (tied) Also finished eighth in the league in slugging percentage and 12thin batting average and on-base percentage Matched the program's single-season record for getting hit bypitch Runs total for the year ranks third in team history, homeruns tied-for-eighth, and total bases tied-for-10th Had at least one base hit in all but 10 games with a team-high 14multi-hit games Batted .556 (10-for-18) in final five games during Spring Breaktrip to Clermont, Florida, March 12-15 Went 3-for-6 with a double, stolen base, and two runs scored indoubleheader at Monmouth College on March 30 Hit .526 (20-for-38) during 11-game hitting streak from March30-April 13 Batted 5-for-7 with three doubles, three runs, and four RBI indoubleheader against Knox College on April 5 Went 10-for-18 with three home runs, eight runs scored, and nineRBI in five games at the MWC Classic April 11-13 Belted home runs in back-to-back games against Wheaton College onApril 21 and at Univ. of Chicago on April 22 Handled final 31 chances in the field without an error from April22-May 11 Homered and scored and drove in two runs each in game two againstCornell College on April 26 Drew three walks, including one with the bases loaded, and scoredthree runs against Grinnell College on April 27 Caught line drive for final out of MWC Championship Tournament onMay 3 Had a base hit in three of four games during NCAA RegionalTournament at Illinois Wesleyan University May 9-11 Belted a grand slam in 7-6 victory over Fontbonne University duringthe NCAA Regional Tournament on May 10 Finished third in program history in career home runs and fifth inat-bats, runs, and assists Also ranks sixth in team annals in career total bases, seventh inbase hits and runs batted in, and eighth indoubles

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2011Freshman

SS/2B

5'8"

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2012Sophomore

SS/2B

5'5"

2
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2013Junior

SS

5'5"

2
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2014Senior

SS

5'6"

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