2020 Softball Roster
Gress, Sam
#BehindThe20 with former Pack Stars Abbie Sims and Renada Davis
Wednesday, April 24
Softball: Players Presser (2/15)
Thursday, February 15
Softball: Coach Leftwich Presser (2/15)
Thursday, February 15
EmpowHER with Aisha Weixlmann #Shorts #NCState #GoPack
Monday, October 16
Jersey Number 9
Sam Gress
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Harrisburg, Pa.
- High School:
- Central Dauphin
Bio
Seventh in career ERA
Sixth in career for fewest BB/7 inn.
Eighth in career shutouts
2021 - Sophomore Season
2021 - Freshman Season
2020 - Freshman Season
High School/Prep Career
Sixth in career for fewest BB/7 inn.
Eighth in career shutouts
2021 - Sophomore Season
- Tossed 72.1 innings with a 3.29 ERA only allowing six home runs
- Finished the season 7-3 with three complete games
- Led all pitchers with three shutouts
- Recorded a career-high seven assists against Lehigh (Feb. 18)
- Tallied a career-best eight strikeouts in the 11-0 (5 inn.) win over Central Connecticut State (Feb. 26)
- Started the season 6-0 in the circle
2021 - Freshman Season
- Played in 20 games, including 15 starts primarily at shortstop where she batted .212 with seven hits and eight runs scored
- Also had three pitching appearances, with a win against Gardner-Webb where she did not allow a run in 6.0 innings pitched
- Recorded her first career home run against Boston College (2/20) to help NC State to a comeback win over the Eagles
2020 - Freshman Season
- Had a total of 16 appearances, including nine in the pitching circle. Saw action at first base, second and pitching.Â
- Tallied a 1.27 earned run average in 27.2 innings pitched, ranking 35th in the NCAA and third in the ACC
- Threw a five-inning, no-hitter in her first collegiate start against North Carolina A&T (2/28), becoming the first NC State freshman to throw a no-hitter in their first collegiate start since 2004.Â
- Struck out a career-high five batters in five innings against North Carolina A&T (2/28)
- Also boasted a .214 batting average with 14 at bats, three hits and three RBIs
High School/Prep Career
- 2019 Pennsylvania Softball Player of the Year and PennLive Softball Player of the Year
- All-State First-Team in 2019
- Led Central Dauphin to a PIAA 6A Softball State Championship
- Set a school record with a 20-1 record her senior year and a 0.34 ERA. Also holds school records for most strikeouts in a single-season (208)
- Earned Midd Penn Commonwealth Division All-Star honors her sophomore, junior and senior year
- Received PennLive All-area All-Star honors as a junior
- Gave up one earned run in 51.2 innings pitched her sophomore season
- Led her team to a district championship title her junior season after throwing three consecutive shutouts
- Owned a .382 batting average with 12 career home runs heading into her senior season
- Was also a membber of the women's basketball and golf programs at Central Dauphin