Final Bio
Slick fielding infielder, who could play both middle infield spots ... Made an immediate impact in 2015 after transferring from Texas Tech and improved tremendously over her final season in 2016.
HONORS
* 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-American (Second Team)
* 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 (First Team)
* 2016 All-Mountain West Team (First Team)
* Two-Time Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2015-16)
* Two-Time Mountain West Spring All-Academic Team (2015-16)
* 2014 Academic All-Big 12 Team (First Team)
* 2013 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
2016 SEASON - SENIOR
Single-Season Rankings (after the 2016 season): T-8th in doubles (13), 9th in hits (65)
Had a tremendous final season, hitting .359 (65-for-181) with two home runs, 25 RBIs, 32 runs, 13 doubles, two triples, 12 walks and five stolen bases, while posting a .486 slugging percentage and a .400 on-base mark ... Led the team in at-bats (181), runs (32), hits (65), doubles (13), triples (2) and total bases (88) ... Her 13 doubles tied for the eighth most in SDSU single-season history, while her 65 hits ranked ninth .. Among the MW leaders, ranked second in at-bats (181), in a tie for second in hits (65), a tie for fourth in plate appearances (200), tied for seventh in doubles (13) and a tie for 10th in triples (2) ... Also led SDSU in multi-hit games (17), go-ahead runs (14), go-ahead plays (GA RBIs + GA runs) (18), game-winning RBIs (5) and game-winning plays (GW RBI + GW runs) ... Was one of two (also Leia Ruiz) to start all 52 games ... All 52 of her starts came at shortstop ... Finished her career by starting the final 94 games (longest streak on the team) ... Had a streak of 20 games reaching base safely from March 25-May 8, the longest streak on the team ... Was 7-for-18 (.389) with four runs, two doubles, two triples and an RBI in the opening tournament at Cal State Fullerton from Feb. 12-14 ... Was 4-for-5 with two RBIs, a run and a stolen base against Harvard on March 17 ... Finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs, two runs, a double and a sacrifice fly vs. Princeton on March 19 ... Had a seven-game hitting streak from April 17-May 8 ... Best game was on May 6 at New Mexico, where she was 6-for-6 with three RBIs, four runs and a stolen base. The six hits were a school record, a Mountain West record, the most in the country last year, tied for the fifth most in NCAA history and tied for the third most in a regulation game in NCAA history. Her four runs also matched a school and MW record.
2015 SEASON - JUNIOR
Made an immediate impact in her first season, playing in 57 of the team's 58 games with starts in all 57 appearances ... Batted .244 (31-for-127) with two home runs, 12 RBIs, 24 runs, three doubles and 16 walks, owning a .315 slugging percentage and a .340 on-base mark ... Was 3-for-4 in stolen-base attempts and led the team with 14 sacrifice bunts ... Started 39 times at shortstop and 18 at second base ... Had five multi-hit games, three multi-run contests and two multi-RBI games ... Was one of just two Aztecs (Frankie Orlando) to be named a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete ... Also was a MW All-Academic Team selection ... Hit .204 (11-for-54) with a homer, four RBIs, 12 runs, eight walks and two stolen bases in Mountain West play ... Donned the Scarlet & Black for the first time in the opener vs. Purdue on Feb. 6, going 0-for-1 with a walk and a hit by pitch in a start a second base ... Scored her first run with SDSU the following game vs. Idaho State later in the day ... Recorded her first hit as an Aztec vs. Texas A&M on Feb. 7 ... Had a hit in a season-long seven straight games from Feb. 22-March 7 ... Had three hits apiece at Boise State (March 29) and in the second game of a doubleheader at Colorado State (April 18) ... Singled, walked and scored a run vs. CSUN in an elimination game at the NCAA Los Angeles Regional on May 16.
2014 SEASON (at TEXAS TECH) - SOPHOMORE
Started all 54 games at shortstop for Texas Tech, giving her 110 consecutive starts to begin her collegiate career ... Posted a perfect 4.0 GPA en route to being named a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... Hit .287 on the season with nine doubles, two triples, a pair of home runs and 19 RBIs ... Struck out only 13 times in 148 at-bats, marking the fewest strikeouts among regular position starters ... Scored 31 times, the second most on the team ... Totaled 61 bases en route to a .412 slugging percentage ... Also posted a .329 on-base percentage ... Finished fourth on the team with five stolen bases ... Added seven sacrifice hits and two sacrifice flies, ranking second on the team with nine total sacrifices ... Recorded 10 multiple-hit games which tied for third on the team ... Also posted five multiple-RBI performances.
2013 SEASON (at TEXAS TECH) - FRESHMAN
Recognized for work in classroom as part of Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team ... Was just one of 22 freshmen recognized for a perfect 4.0 grade point average ... Recorded one of the best freshmen seasons in Texas Tech history ... Batted .311 during rookie campaign, making just the sixth time that a Red Raider starting freshman had hit .300 or better in a season ... Started all 56 games, including 34 at second base and the other 22 at shortstop ... One of three Red Raiders to start and play in every game ... Finished with 47 hits while scoring 34 times ... Totaled 58 bases off six doubles, a triple and a home run ... Also reached eight times via walks and once by a hit by pitch for a .350 on-base percentage ... Her 34 runs scored ranked fourth on the team ... Posted eight stolen bases off nine attempts ... Only struck out 15 times on the year ... Recorded 10 multiple-hit games and five multiple-RBI performances.
CLUB - NEXT LEVEL
Played her club ball at Next Level.
HIGH SCHOOL - TEMECULA VALLEY
Four-year letterwinner with the Golden Bears ... Was one of the top middle infielders in the state of California out of high school ... Helped lead Temecula to the playoffs in each of her final three seasons ... Squad was the CIF Division II runner-up in 2010 ... Received numerous all-league and scholastic honors during her four seasons ... Hit .408 as a senior with a .415 on-base percentage despite working through two injuries during the year ... Had previously hit .470 as a junior with eight doubles and 35 runs scored ... Earned defensive MVP and offensive MVP team honors during her career ... Played on the 2012 Riverside County All-Star team ... Graduated summa cum laude ... Member of the school's distinguished honor roll and principal's golden honor roll.
PERSONAL
Samantha Camello was born Oct. 11, 1994 ... Daughter of Sue and Mike Camello ... Sister, Jessica, starred at San Diego State from 2008-11 ... Was a psychology major.