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2025 Softball Roster

30 Samantha Turnage

  • Position 1B
  • Height 5-11
  • Custom3 L/L
  • Major Business Management - HR Management
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pearl River, LA
  • Prev School East Carolina University
  • High School Westminster Christian Academy

Biography

FMU:  1-year letterwinner....Appeared in 26 games (4 starts) as part of the 2025 Patriot squad that reached the NCAA Super Regionals.....4 multi-RBI games....Flouished as the season came to an end....Transfer from East Carolina University, where she played one season....Also attended Coastal Alabama Community College South, where she played two seasons....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2025 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2025 (spring).

ECU:  Played in three games for the Pirates in 2024.…Hit .333 at the plate in three at-bats….Recorded a two-RBI single in ECU’s win over Elon (3-26-24)....Named to the Academic Honor Roll for the 2023 fall semester.

CACCS:  As a sophomore in 2023, batted .226 in 32 games with a homer and 6 RBIs....Earned 2023 Most Outstanding Leadership Award Bay Minette Campus....Appeared in 54 games for the Sun Chiefs in 2022....Batted .353 with nine home runs, eight doubles, and 58 runs batted in....Struck out only 15 times in 136 at bats....Recorded a fielding percentage of .981 with 153 put outs and four assists....2022 first-team All-Region....2022 first-team All-South selection.

PERSONAL:
  • Born in New Orleans, LA 
  • Graduate of Westminster Christian Academy in Opelousas, La., where she played for coach Rachel Turnage
  • 4-time All-District selection (2018-21)
  • 4-time All-Parrish pick (2018-21)
  • 2019 All-State Team
  • Named 2021 District Goalie MVP for soccer
  • Also lettered in volleyball and basketball
  • Was a member of the Cheerleading squad
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
  • As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  Teacher 
  • Favorite Sports Team:  Boston Red Sox
  • Favorite Movie:  She's the Man 
  • Favorite Musical Artist:  Morgan Wallen 
  • Favorite thing about FMU:  A family culture 
  • Favorite Off-Field Activity:  Painting 
  • Goals for Upcoming Season:  Finish out my eligibility in a positive light, make great connections with my new teammates, play as hard and as well as I possibly can, have no regrets leaving softball
  • Why did you Choose your Sport:  My dad is a baseball coach and has coached at the college and high school level
  • Biggest Mental Challenge:  Balancing school and athletics

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