SAM AT A GLANCE: Highly athletic, very smooth infielder ... Shows great hands and a strong arm ... Triple-threat hitter, with surprising pop.
JUNIOR (2018): Started in all 54 games ... Batted .234 with 32 hits, seven doubles, two triples, 14 RBI and a .314 slugging percentage ... Had 12 stolen bases in 15 attempts ... Had .944 fielding percentage ... Had four multi-hit and three multi-RBI games ... Opened season with four-game hitting streak ... Went 2 for 4 and scored a run vs. Auburn-Montgomery on Feb. 3 ... Went 2-for-4 vs. North Alabama on Feb. 2 ... Had a double and drove in two runs in season-opening win over Tuskegee on Feb. 2 ... Went 2-for-4 with a run scored vs. Pittsburg State on Feb. 11 ... Had two hits in three plate appearances, driving in a run in win over Hillsdale on March 9 ... Doubled, walked and drove in two runs in win over Ursuline on March 6 ... Had a double and drove in two runs in win at Rollins on final day of season on April 28 ... Dean's List in fall and spring ... National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar All-American.
SOPHOMORE (2017): Started all 51 games at second base for the Bucs ... Batted .288 with 21 runs scored and eight RBI ... Stole five bases in five attempts ... Drew seven walks against eight strikeouts ... Had nine multi-hit games, including a 4-for-4 effort against Rollins on April 22 ... Had a six-game hitting streak from April 8-18, batting .444 (8-for-18) against Eckerd, Embry-Riddle and Keiser ... Earned Dean's List honors in both terms ... Named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll ... NFCA Scholar All-American.
FRESHMAN (2016): Started all 41 games she played out of 42 on the season ... Second on the team with .371 average ... Scored 20 runs and drove in another 17 ... Had four doubles for a .403 slugging percentage ... Drew nine walks against just 10 strikeouts for a .422 on-base percentage ... Third on the team with 107 putouts and second with 64 assists, fielding .929 ... Had 13 multi-hit games, third on the team ... Had a six-game hitting streak from April 16-23, batting .500 (10-for-20) ... Had a five-game hitting streak from March 25-April 2, batting .526 (10-for-19) ... Stole six bases in eight attempts ... Went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI against Florida Tech on March 5 ... Went 3-for-5 with three RBI in 10-9 win over Rollins on April 17, including the gamewinner in the 10th inning ... Earned Athletic Director's Honors in the fall ... Named to the NFCA Scholar All-America team.
REDSHIRT (2015): Joined the team in January, but did not appear in games ... Earned President's List honors in the spring semester ... Named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll and the NFCA Scholar All-America team.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Spent the fall of 2014 with the South Florida Bulls, but did not participate.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year varsity letter winner in softball for coach Kate Walsh at O'Fallon Township High ... Hit .445 with 32 runs scored and 10 stolen bases as a senior ... Also slapped seven doubles and drove in 14 runs ... Posted 17 walks against just seven strikeouts ... Led the Panthers to a 23-11 record ... Earned First Team All-Conference honors and was a team captain ... A member of the National Honors Society.
PERSONAL: Daughter of David and Lynn Busekrus ... Has three siblings: one brother, Justin, who currently played baseball at UMSL and two sisters, twin Sydney and Elizabeth ... Hobbies include: playing the guitar and drums, producing music and dancing ... Majoring in broadcasting and emerging media.
