An All-American candidate after earning third-team honors in 2010 ... Could go down as the best pitcher ever to don the Scarlet and Black ... Owns three career schools records and four season records with still her final year to go ... Has morphed from a junkball pitcher to a strikeout machine ... Has 22 career double-digit strikeout games, including 13 in 2010 ... Has six sisters, including Amanda, who lettered at San Diego State from 2004-07.
SDSU Career Rankings: 1st in strikeouts (651), 1st in strikeouts per seven innings (9.05), 1st in total shutouts (since 1983) (30), 2nd in win percentage (.662), 2nd in saves (8), 2nd in opponents batting average (.194), 2nd in solo shutouts (since 1999) (21), 4th in wins (51), 4th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.58), 5th in hits allowed per seven innings (4.98), 5th in WHIP (BB+H/IP) (0.993), 7th in appearances (105), 7th in games started (73), 9th in innings pitched (503.2), 10th in ERA (1.65), 10th in complete games (39)
HONORS
* 2010 Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-American (Third Team)
* 2010 NFCA All-West Region Team (First Team)
* 2010 Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Year
* Two-time All-Mountain West Conference Team (2009-10)
* 13-Time MWC Pitcher of the Week (2/24/09, 3/17/09, 4/7/09, 4/21/09, 2/16/10, 2/23/10, 3/11/10, 3/23/10, 4/5/10, 4/12/10, 4/19/10, 5/4/10 and 5/11/10)
2010 SEASON - JUNIOR
NCAA Rankings: 7th in ERA (1.20), 12th in strikeouts (354), 13th in strikeouts per seven innings (10.33), T-16th in solo shutouts (11), 20th in hits allowed per seven innings (4.38), T-20th in victories (29)
SDSU Single-Season Rankings: 1st in strikeouts (354), 1st in strikeouts per seven innings (10.33), 1st in opponents average (since 1991) (.173), 1st in solo shutouts (since 1999) (11), T-1st in total shutouts (14), 3rd in victories (29), 4th in innings pitched (240.0), T-4th in games started (33), 5th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.10), T-5th in appearances (45), 8th in hits allowed per seven innings (4.375), 10th in WHIP (BB+H/IP) (0.867)
Became the second Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-American in school history when she was named to the third team ... Earned first-team NFCA all-West Region honors ... Named the Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Year ... Won the MWC Pitcher-of-the-Week award nine times, which tied former Aztec Christina Ross (2008) for the most in a season in league history ... Her 13 career selections are the most-ever by a MWC player ... Struck out a school, MWC and SDSU Softball Stadium record 21 batters in SDSU[apos]s 4-0, nine-inning loss to No. 22/20 Texas A&M on March 21 ... Ranked among the top 20 in the country in six categories, including seventh in ERA (1.20) ... Went a career-long 39 innings without allowing a run from March 21-April 11 ... Had a scoreless streak of 33 2/3 innings from Feb. 26-March 14 ... Went 24-6 over her final 185 2/3 innings (since Feb. 27) ... Went 8-8 with a 2.12 ERA against NCAA tournament teams, limiting those teams to a .211 batting average ... Started out 2010 with a bang, earning MWC Pitcher of the Week honors after a strong performance at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. ... Went 4-0 with a 0.31 ERA over 22 1/3 innings, striking out 32 with five walks, while limiting her opponents to 10 hits (seven singles) and a .133 batting average ... All four of her victories came against teams who were receiving votes in one of the two national polls as she went 19 2/3 innings without giving up an earned run to start the season ... Earned the honor again the following week after going 2-2 with a 2.15 ERA over 13 innings at the Campbell/Cartier Classic ... Had 22 strikeouts to just one walk ... Tossed a one-hitter with a then season-high 13 strikeouts against UCSB on Feb. 18 ... Held defending national champion and top-ranked Washington scoreless for five innings but ended up allowing five runs (four earned) in the sixth ... Struck out seven Huskies in the game ... Struck out 10 against CS Northridge in just four innings of relief ... Earned MWC POW honors again on March 11 after going 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA over 13 innings at the San Diego Classic I ... Tossed a one-hit shutout with 13 strikeouts against UTEP on March 4, then gave up just four hits in an Aztec run-rule victory over No. 22/21 Fresno St. on March 6 ... Got the win after striking out 10 and allowing one run over No. 25/rv UMass on March 18 ... Came in as a reliever the following day versus Kansas and struck out all seven batters she faced to earn the victory ... In fact, the Jayhawks only made contact (fouled strikes) on four of Beasley[apos]s 29 pitches ... Struck out the record 21 batters, including 19 swinging, in the extra-inning loss to No. 22/20 Texas A&M on March 21 ... Earned MWC honors again after going 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA over 19 2/3 innings from March 30-April 3 ... Best game over that span came against USD on April 3, where she struck out 12 in a two-hit shutout ... Won the award the following week after going 3-0 with a 0.41 ERA to start MWC play ... Had 32 strikeouts to just two walks over 17 innings ... Had 11 strikeouts over five scoreless innings vs. UNM on April 9 and 12 more vs. Colorado St. on April 11 ... Earned her seventh MWC award on April 19 after striking out 11 and limiting .331-hitting UNLV to just five hits in a 4-0 SDSU shutout ... Won her career-high ninth straight game on April 23 at BYU, striking out 11 over seven innings in an 9-4 Aztec win ... Earned MWC POW accolades after posting back-to-back shutouts against UNLV (No. 15 avg. in the country) on May 1-2 ... Had 17 strikeouts combined over the two games ... Won the award the following weekend, going 2-1 with a 1.05 ERA and 29 strikeouts over 20 innings ... She allowed nine hits and held the opposition to a .125 batting average.
2009 SEASON - SOPHOMORE
NCAA Rankings: T-1st in saves (6), 28th in strikeouts per seven innings (8.45), 44th in strikeouts (227)
SDSU Single-Season Rankings: T-1st in saves (6), 3rd in strikeouts (227), 3rd in strikeouts per seven innings (8.45), T-4th in total shutouts (since 1983) (11), 5th in opponents average (.203), T-6th in solo shutouts (since 1999) (7), T-8th in appearances (41)
Earned 2009 all-MWC honors ... Named MWC Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 24, March 17, April 7 and again on April 21 ... Pitched in 41 of the 53 games on the season, including a stretch of eight straight contests from March 13-20 ... Tied for first in the nation and first in school history with six saves ... Led the league in opponents average (.203), strikeouts (227) and saves (6) ... Struck out 11 in her first 13 innings (5.92-per-seven innings), but improved that to 216 over her final 175 frames (8.64-per-seven innings) ... Pitched two innings of scoreless ball to pick up her second career save against Pacific on Feb. 7 ... Four of the six outs were strikeouts ... Earned her first start and victory of season against Cal Poly on Feb. 7 ... Struck out four in the game, while allowing three runs on six hits and a walk ... Tossed a complete game seven hitter with nine strikeouts, allowing just one run in SDSU[apos]s 5-1 win over UC Santa Barbara ... Pitched well against Long Beach State on Feb. 15, allowing just one earned run over 4 1/3 innings in the tough luck loss ... Tossed a one-hit shutout in SDSU[apos]s 2-0 win over Connecticut on Feb. 20 ... Struck out eight in the game with two walks and two hit batters ... Pitched well the following game in a 1-0 loss at No. 18 Louisiana-Lafayette, scattering six hits and the one earned run, which came on a bases loaded walk in the third inning ... Was named to the all-tournament team for her performance and later the MWC Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 24) ... Struck out 11 batters in just 4 1/3 innings of relief to get the win against San Diego on Feb. 25 ... Had 11 strikeouts in a complete game two-hitter in a tough luck 1-0 loss to Illinois State on March 6 ... Picked up her second save of 2009 with five strikeouts over two innings against Penn State on March 8 ... Struck out 12 in a complete game two-hitter against South Dakota State on March 11 ... Followed that up with a complete game, two-hit shutout and 10 strikeouts in a win over Oklahoma State (March 13) ... Picked up her third save later in the night against Northern Colorado by striking out her only opposing batter ... Had her then career long scoreless inning streak snapped at 22.1 (March 7-14) against New Mexico State, despite picking up the win and striking out 10 over seven innings ... Was named the MWC Pitcher of the Week for the second time on March 17 ... Earned her fourth save of 2009 against Texas Tech on March 17 ... Struck out a then career-high 14 while allowing just two hits in SDSU[apos]s win over Cal State Fullerton on March 20 ... The 14 K[apos]s were the third-most in a game in school history ... Followed that game up with 23 strikeouts over her next two contests, giving her 37 in three games and 21 innings (12.33 per seven innings) ... Struck out 10 in the first game against USD (April 1) in a two-hit shutout ... Then had 13 with one run allowed (a solo homer to lead off the game) in SDSU[apos]s 2-1 win over UNLV on April 5 ... Was named the MWC POW once again for her weekend efforts on April 7 ... Earned her fifth save of the season after striking out three in three innings of scoreless ball against UTEP (April 7) ... Had an eight-strikeout shutout versus Colorado State (April 10) ... Picked up her school-record tying sixth save with a perfect 2 1/3 innings of relief against Utah on April 17 ... Followed that up with a complete game two-hit shutout with seven K[apos]s at the Utes (April 18) ... Had a 10 strikeout game in just 4 1/3 innings against Brigham Young on May 1 ... Allowed six hits and no earned runs in the Aztecs[apos] 2-0 loss against the Cougars in the nightcap of a doubleheader on May 2 ... Pitched both games of the NCAA tournament ... SDSU was 21-3 when her strikeout total is equal or greater than her walks and hits total.
2008 SEASON - FRESHMAN
Basically earned the starting position as the designated player by starting the final 13 Mountain West Conference games ... Her 1.94 ERA was the fourth-lowest in the MWC by pitchers with enough innings to qualify ... Tied for third on the team with two home runs and was fourth with 20 RBI, despite playing in just 36 games ... Homered once every 44.5 at-bats, which trailed only Megan McDonald (1 HR every 32.4 at-bats) ... Both homers came in big situations as the first was a grand slam and the second was a three-run home run ... Had a .382 slugging percentage, which would be fourth on the team if she had enough at-bats to qualify ... Seven of her 23 hits were for extra-bases, including five doubles and two homers ... In the circle, she tossed three complete game shutouts ... Had 70 strikeouts in 75 2/3 innings, or 6.48 strikeouts-per-7 innings, the second-best ratio on the team ... Put together two four-game hit streaks ... The first was from March 14-18, where she was 4-for-10 (.400) with five RBI ... The second lasted from April 18-24 as she hit .400 (6-for-15) with four RBI ... Doubled to left-center field in her first collegiate at-bat against UC Davis on Feb. 9 ... Had another double and scored a run the following day against Portland State (Feb. 10) ... Picked up her first win in the circle as well, throwing a four-hit shutout against the Vikings ... Struck out four and walked two ... Went 2-for-2 in back-to-back games against Tulsa (Feb. 16) and Utah State (Feb. 17) ... Both hits in the Utah State game were doubles ... In the circle, she tossed a complete game three-hit shutout with five strikeouts ... Earned the start against No. 3/2 Northwestern and scattered two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk ... Tied her season high with five strikeouts ... Had a pinch-hit single and drove in her first run of the season in SDSU[apos]s loss to No. 13/10 Baylor on Feb. 24 ... Went 1-for-1 with two walks and a career-high two runs and two RBI against Harvard on Feb. 29 ... Threw a complete game shutout against New Mexico State on March 14 with four strikeouts ... Had arguably her best game of the season at home against San Diego on March 18 ... In the game, Beasley went 1-for-3 with a grand slam at the plate ... In the circle, Beasley struck out a season-high 10 batters over 6 2/3 innings ... Went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs and a homer at Utah on April 25 ... Drove in three runs once again on May 9 ... The Aztecs were a remarkable 26-6 when she started and 17-4 as the designated player ... SDSU was also 15-3 when she got a hit, 9-2 when she drove in at least one run, 8-0 when she scored and 6-0 when she recorded an extra-base hit ... On the pitching front, the team was 9-2 when she earned the starting nod.
HIGH SCHOOL - STEELE CANYON
A four-year letterwinner at Steele Canyon High School in San Diego, Calif., under coach Julie Bohe ... Named an EA Sports All-American after senior season ... Picked as the CalHi Sports Medium Schools Player of the Year ... CIF Player of the Year ... Was a two-time all-CIF first-team selection ... Led the Cougars to back-to-back CIF San Diego Division III Section titles ... Had her No. 7 jersey retired by Steele Canyon ...Had a terrific senior season where she batted .521 with 61 hits, seven home runs and 24 RBI ... Also excelled in the circle, going 15-4 with an 1.12 ERA in 125 2/3 innings ... Struck out 148, and tossed 18 complete games and seven shutouts ... Also played golf and basketball ... Was a third-team all-Grossmont League pick in basketball.
PERSONAL
Samantha Joanne Beasley was born Feb. 7, 1989, in San Diego, Calif. ... Is the daughter of Mary and Grady Beasley ... Has six sisters ... Sister, Amanda, played softball at SDSU and lettered four years from 2004-07 ... Chose San Diego State because her sister, Amanda, played here and she wanted to stay close to home ... Majoring in kinesiology with plans of eventually getting involved with physical therapy.