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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2022 Softball Roster

Ken Lanese
Romeo T Guzman

42 Sam Ward

42 Sam Ward

  • Position:
    C
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Bridgewater, N.J.
  • Major:
    Accounting
  • High School:
    Bridgewater Raritan
  • Prev School:
    Rider

Summary

Biography

2022:
CAA Player of the Week on May 10…Appeared in all 48 games and made 47 starts at third base…Tallied 31 hits including nine doubles which tied for a team high and two home runs…Drove in 20 runs and scored 14 times…Drew 13 total walks…Recorded a .333 slugging percentage…Tallied eight multi-hit games including one three-hit game…Reached base consecutively in 10-straight games…Drove in at least two runs on three occasions…Went 3-for-4 with an RBI double against Louisville on 3/6…Had a huge offensive game against Elon on 3/26 when she went 2-for-3 with two home runs and five RBI’s, the most RBI’s in a single game by a Pride player in four seasons…Had a two-RBI double against Delaware on 4/23…Went 2-for-3 with three RBI’s against Towson on 5/8…Was named the CAA Player of the Week following an LIU game and the Towson series when she batted .556 (5-for-9) with four RBI’s, two runs scored, a .556 slugging percentage, and .545 on base percentage for the week.

2021:
Appeared in eight games and made three starts as Hofstra’s designated player...Delivered her first hit of the season, a two-RBI double as a pinch hitter in Hofstra’s 9-5 win over Delaware on April 17...Recorded another hit one game later against Delaware on 4/18.

2020:
Missed 2020 season due to injury...Earned CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll distinction following the spring 2020 semester.

2019 (at Rider):
Hit a team-best .333 with a .578 slugging percentage and .388 on base percentage before leaving the team…Also added 10 RBI, two home runs and five doubles…Had three multi-hit games, all coming in her final eight games.
 
2018: (at Rider):
Saw action in 48 games, including 37 starts, primarily at second base…Finished second on the team with four home runs and fourth with 17 RBI…Compiled a .252 batting average and scored 14 runs…Was successful on all four of her stolen base attempts…Had five multi-hit games, including a 3-for-4 effort with three RBI, three runs scored and two stolen bases against Canisius
 
High School:
Played four years of Varsity Softball at Bridgewater Raritan High School…Selected to the All-Area team for three-straight years including First Team honors in 2017…Named to the All-Conference team three times including First Team distinction in 2015 and 2017…Also named to the All-New Jersey State Group IV Second Team in 2017… Batted .333 or better all four years, .400 or better in three years and a career-high .505 during her senior year…Recorded a career batting average of .433 with 117 career hits…Team won the NJ North 2 Group IV Championship in 2015 and was also the NJ Group IV Runner-Up…Team won 2016 Skyland Conference Championship and 2017 Somerset County Championship.
 
Personal:
Daughter of Chris and Lisa…has two siblings, Daniel and Jessica…Majoring in Accounting at Hofstra.
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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2020Junior

    C
    5'3"
    42
  • 42

    2021Senior

    C
    5'3"
    42
  • 42

    2022Graduate Student

    C
    5'3"
    42