Sammy Fernandez

Faith Cain

INF

/ Softball

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Photo by: Kenny Grimes Photography

Photo by: Kenny Grimes Photography

Position:
Infield
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Carmel, N.Y.
High School:
Carmel

Notables: Active representative in Syracuse University's chapter of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... Spring 2016 Scholar-Athlete of the Week honoree ... 2016 ACC Academic Honor Roll Award recipient ... 2017 NFCA Mid-Atlantic Second Team All-Region honoree ... Active volunteer with Exceptional Family Resources.

Senior Year (2018): She started in each of the 48 games she played in ... Fernandez was the club's first-string shortstop ... Her 68 assists in the field ranked second on the team ... Fernandez had a squad-best 16 stolen bases and was 16-of-21 on steal attempts ... She ranked third on the squad in hits (48) and fourth in runs scored (25) ... Fernandez opened the season with three consecutive two-hit games ... She was a combined six-for-12 (.500) in the three contests ... Fernandez went 2-for-4 in the season opener against UT Arlington (2/9) … Batted 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs in a victory over Massachusetts (2/9) … She finished 2-for-4 with a double and a run versus Southern Mississippi (2/11) … Fernandez doubled and scored twice when the Orange defeated Yale (2/23) … She had a season-high three hits in a victory against Texas-San Antonio (2/24) … Fernandez also scored and drove in a run ... She hit an RBI double and scored a run at George Mason (3/3) … Went 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI versus Monmouth (3/4) … Fernandez also stole two bases... She recorded two runs against George Mason (3/4) ... Her third three-hit game of the campaign came at Virginia Tech (3/9) ... She scored a run, drove in a run, and stole a base against the Hokies ... Fernandez had two hits and stole a base versus Florida State (3/23) ... She went 2-for-4 in back-to-back games with Army (3/28) and Boston College (3/31) ... Fernandez also had consecutive two-hit showings versus Canisius (4/4) and at Notre Dame (4/7) ... She swiped two bases in the same outing with Notre Dame ... In the first game of a double-header sweep of Siena, Fernandez had two hits and drove in a run ... She contributed two hits, including a triple, and scored versus Louisville (4/13) ... Fernandez had two hits and scored a run when the Orange defeated Binghamton (4/24) .. She was 3-for-4 with three runs and two stolen bases in a Syracuse victory against Cornell (4/30) ... Fernandez led off the Colgate (5/2) with a triple and scored the game's first run ... She earned Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better g.p.a.).

Junior Year (2017): Earned All-ACC Academic Team honors ... Recorded two hits and a run against East Carolina (2/10) … Had one hit and scored two runs against Georgia (2/10) … Went 3-for-4 and scored one run against Winthrop (2/11) … Recorded three hits against St. John’s (2/17) … Registered two hits, two runs, and one RBI against Savannah State (2/17) …Had two hits and scored one run against Tulsa (2/18) …Recorded two hits and one RBI against Toledo (2/18) … Went 3-for-5, with two RBIs and one run scored against Lehigh (2/25) …Registered two hits and one run scored against Elon (2/26) … Hit a two RBI double against Morgan State (2/26) … Had two hits and scored three runs against Georgia State (3/3) … Scored one run against USF (3/3) …Went 3-for-4 and scored two runs against Penn State (3/4) … Recorded one hit and two RBIs against Gardner-Webb (3/14) … Had one hit and scored one run against Gardner-Webb (3/14) … Singled and scored a run against Georgia Tech (3/17) … Registered two hits and scored one run against Georgia Tech (3/18) … Tripled to center field and scored two runs against Louisville (3/24) … Registered one hit, three putouts and two assists in game one against Boston College (4/2) … Singled to right field and scored one run in game one against Binghamton (4/5) … Hit two doubles to bring home four runs in game two against Binghamton (4/5) … Recorded two singles and scored one run against Florida State (4/8) … Singled twice and scored one run in game one against Florida State (4/9) … Registered a double and a single in game two against Florida State (4/9) … Had two hits, one run, and one RBI in game one against Pittsburgh (4/14) … Went 2-for-5 in game two against Pittsburgh (4/14) … Registered one run, three hits, and one RBI in game three against Pittsburgh (4/15) … Went 3-for-4 in game two against Niagara with a bunt and two singles (4/18) … Singled to left field and scored one run against North Carolina (4/22) … Hit an RBI single against North Carolina (4/23) … Recorded a triple, a single, and one stolen base in game one against Colgate (2/26) … Registered a pair of singles and a stolen base in game two against Colgate (4/26) … Singled to left field twice, picking up one RBI in game one against Virginia Tech (4/28) … Singled twice and scored one run in game two against Virginia Tech (4/29) … Recorded one single and one run in game three against Virginia Tech (4/30) ... She earned Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Sophomore Year (2016): Registered two hits against Long Beach State (2/12) ... Hit a one run double and picked up one RBI against Purdue (2/20) ... Recorded a double against Fordham (2/26) ... Went 3-for-5 with one double and three runs against Morgan State (2/26) ... Stole one base against UCF (2/27) ... Picked up one hit, one walk, and one stolen base against Charlotte (2/27) ... Recorded a single, a triple, a run, and an RBI against CSUN (3/4) ... Stole two bases and picked up two hits against CSU Bakersfield (3/4) ... Had one hit against No.13 UCLA (3/5) ... Racked a double and picked up an RBI against North Carolina (3/12) ... Scored two runs against Charleston Southern (3/16) ... Scored one hit against Florida State (3/20). Racked up six hits and two RBIs against Niagra (3/23) ... Stole two bases against Notre Dame (3/26) ... Tripled against Georgia Tech (4/2) ... Went three-for-four, picking up a triple and a double against NC State (4/16) ... Went four-for-four, bringing in five runs against NC State (4/17) ... Registered two hits and one run against Louisville (4/23) ... Registered one hit, walked, and scored one run against Boston College (4/30) ... She earned Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Freshman Year (2015): Went three-for-four against Virginia (4/25) ... Hit a triple against Notre Dame (4/19) ... Hit two-for-three while chipping in a RBI double against Niagara. Hit three-for-three in second matchup of double header against Niagara (4/15) ... Sacrificed one bunt and had one hit against North Carolina (4/3)...Stole one base for their win against Hartford (3/14)...Stole one base against Pennsylvania (3/11)..Walked once against Yale (3/11)...Recorded one run against Virginia Tech (3/7)...Had one hit and one run against Nevada (2/22)...Picked up two hits and a run against Long Beach State (2/21) ... Walked twice, stole a base and recorded a RBI against Northwestern (2/20) ... Scored twice on a hit and a walk against Loyola Marymount (2/20) ... Went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two runs against Akron (2/15) ... Drove in two runs on a 2-for-4 day against B-CU (2/14) ... Went 2-for-4 against Akron (2/13) .. Walked, singled and scored against Western Illinois (2/8) ... Scored two runs on a single and a walk against Samford (2/7) ... Hit 2-for-4 with two runs and a stolen base against Central Michigan (2/7) ... Recorded two hits and a run against Miami (OH) (2/6) ... Went 1-for-2 with a walk, a run, and a RBI in her career debut against UIC (2/6) ... She earned Spring 2015 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

High School: Played shortstop for Kerri O’Connor and Tom Domicoli at Carmel High School in Carmel, New York … Credited with 40 hits, 14 doubles and four triples, finishing with a .533 batting average in her senior year … She crossed home plate 27 times and batted in 14 runs while only striking out three times over the course of 75 at-bats … She was near perfect on the base paths as well, sliding in safely on 26-of-27 stolen base attempts … She finished her career with a .453 batting average, bringing in 102 runs for the Rams and 58 RBI’s … At bat, she tallied 42 doubles, 21 triples, and six home runs, along with 85 stolen bases to close her career … She was named to the NYS All-State team from eighth grade to senior year, and made the NYS All-Section First Team in her junior and senior years … She was recognized by the Putnam Journal News as a First-Team All-Westchester player in 2014, and made the All-Mid-Hudson Valley First Team in 2013 … As a starter all of her five years on varsity, she lead the Carmel softball team to their first section championship in school history … She also played for Team Long Island 18U Gold.

Personal: Samantha Nicole Fernandez … Born in August 1996 … Daughter of Tim and Christine Fernandez … Two sisters ... Major is Health and Physical Education in the School of Education.