Final Bio
Utility player who could play both corner infield positions and catcher ... Owned a good glove with good instincts.
2016 SEASON - JUNIOR
Single-Season Rankings (after the 2016 season): T-7th in times hit by pitch (5)
Played a big part in her final season, starting 26 times and playing in 34 games after playing in just eight games her first two seasons (2014-15) ... Batted .235 (16-for-68) with 11 runs, nine RBIs, three doubles and a triple ... Also drew eight walks and was hit by a pitch five times (second on team), posting a .354 on-base percentage and a .309 slugging percentage ... Only batted .176 (6-for-34) in Mountain West play, but had an impressive .364 on-base percentage with seven walks and three times hit by a pitch ... Had three multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game ... Also had one go-ahead RBI and one game-winning RBI ...
2015 SEASON - SOPHOMORE
Played in five games on the season, going 0-for-1 at the plate and making two assists in three fielding chances ... Made her 2015 debut with two assists against Idaho State on Feb. 6 ... Also played vs. North Dakota State (Feb. 12), Nebraska (Feb. 20), St. John's (Feb. 27) and vs. Brigham Young (March 12) ... Grounded out in her only at-bat of the season vs. Brigham Young.
2014 SEASON - FRESHMAN
Played in her first official season of playing after redshirting the 2013 campaign ... Was 0-for-1 on the season with a hit by pitch, owning a .500 on-base percentage, and one run scored ... Went 0-for-1 at the Kajikawa Classic from Feb. 6-8 ... Struck out in her only plate appearance against No. 22/20 Stanford (2/7) ... Was 0-for-0 with a hit by pitch at the Campbell/Cartier Classic from Feb. 13-16 ... Came on as a pinch runner vs. South Dakota (2/14) and stayed in the game to play third base, recording her first collegiate putout ... Also reached base safely for the first time of her career in the game when she was hit by a pitch ... Scored the walk-off run, the first run of her career, against Texas Tech (3/16).
2013 SEASON - REDSHIRT
Redshirted her first season on The Mesa.
CLUB - FRESNO FORCE
Played her club ball for the Fresno Force under coach Jeff Jennings.
HIGH SCHOOL - CHOWCHILLA
Was a four-year letterwinner at Chowchilla High School ... Earned first-team all-league accolades all four years, leading the league in batting average (.431) as a junior in 2011 ... Named to the all-star team of Central Valley ... Hit . 411 as a senior with five home runs, 26 RBIs and 22 runs ... As a junior, batted .431 with three homers, 20 RBIs and 30 runs ... Also played volleyball, earning first-team all-league honors and was the team captain her final two seasons ... A scholar-athlete.
PERSONAL
Samantha Breann Vlot was born Aug. 18, 1993 in Visalia, Calif. ... Daughter of Valerie and Dirk Vlot ... Majored in criminal justice.