Oklahoma State University Athletics
2018 Cowgirl Softball Roster
Roster
Clakley, Samantha
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Jersey Number 11
Samantha Clakley
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Carthage
- Hometown:
- Carthage, Texas
Bio
2018 Second-Team All-Big 12
2018 Season/Career Highs
Innings Pitched   7.0, seven times, last at Texas, 4/22/18
Hits   10, twice, last at No. 1/1 UCLA, 4/27/18
Earned Runs   7 at No. 3/3 Oklahoma, 5/2/18
Walks   6 at No. 3/3 Oklahoma, 5/5/18
Strikeouts   7 at Texas, 4/20/18
018 (Junior): Transferred to OSU from UT Arlington … Named a second-team All-Big 12 performer … Proved to be the workhorse of the Cowgirl pitching staff, tossing 164.2 innings in 35 appearances during her first season in Stillwater … Started in 26 of her 35 appearances and threw 12 complete games … Logged two shutouts and posted a 16-9 record for the year … Ranked third in the Big 12 with 164.2 innings pitched in 2018 and 10th with a 2.76 earned run average … Posted a streak of 26 consecutive appearances in which she did not walk more than two batters … Threw only one wild pitch and hit just 12 batters throughout the season … Logged 13 innings in the circle over two appearances on opening weekend in Arizona, which was the second-most by a Big 12 pitcher that week … Walked no batters and earned her second win during a six-inning showing against South Florida in mid-February … Made her first relief appearance of the season against UC Davis on Feb. 24, pitching three innings and allowing one earned run … Pitched a complete game against Wisconsin on Feb. 22, allowing just one earned run while striking out four and walking none … Gave up just three earned runs and struck out nine in nine innings of work during the Mizuno Classic in Stillwater March 2-4 … Allowed only one run over 14 innings pitched during the OSU Hall of Fame Classic in early March … She walked just two batters in the Oklahoma City-based tournament and logged her first shutout as a Cowgirl … Tossed a complete game in OSU’s conference opener against Iowa State, allowing just one run and striking out two en route to picking up her eighth win of the season … Surrendered just one run in a complete-game performance against Texas Tech that helped OSU take the series opener on March 29 … Hurled five innings in relief against Texas Tech on March 31, helping the Cowgirls clinch their second Big 12 series of the season with a 10-4 road victory … Allowed one run and walked one in 6.2 innings against Kansas on April 5 … Dominated No. 16/17 Baylor in a pair of appearances against the Lady Bears, giving up just three earned runs in more than 11 innings of work … Struck out a season-high seven batters at Texas on April 20 … Pitched a pair of complete games against the Longhorns, including a one-run outing that improved her record to 14-6 for the year … Mowed through the South Dakota lineup on April 28 en route to tossing a five-hit shutout in a game that lasted just one hour and nine minutes ... Pitched eight innings over the two-day Big 12 tournament and earned her first save of the season with a three-inning display against Iowa State on May 12 ... Made two appearances during the NCAA Tournament, including a two-inning relief effort to help the Cowgirls avoid elimination against DePaul on May 19.
2017 (Sophomore at UTA): Named Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference and SBC All-Tournament team ... Appeared in 45 games - tied third in UTA history, started in 39 games - tied fourth in UTA history - on the way to 26 wins - third in UTA history ... ERA of 2.32 was fifth-best in Sun Belt ... Was first in the Sun Belt in appearances, second in innings pitched in the league (253.0), third in wins, seventh in strikeouts (137) ... SBC Pitcher of the Week on May 8 after picking up three total wins vs. Houston and Texas State (Sixth complete-game shutout of TXST) ... Set SBC record with 15.0 innings pitched in win over ULM.
2016 (Freshman at UTA): Named Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference ... Appeared in 37 games, making 29 starts on the mound ... Recorded a team-best 18-14 record and a 3.09 ERA ... Threw 22 complete games with three shutouts ... Led the SBC and was 50th in Division I in saves (3) ... Won the first nine decisions of her career as part of team’s 19-0 start to the season.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Carthage High School ... Two-time TGCA All-State selection (2012, 2015) ... First-team All-State member (TSWA) in 2015 and second-team All-State member (TSWA) in 2014 ... Two-time District Pitcher of the Year in 2012 and 2014 ... Named 19-4A District MVP (2015) ... Longview News Journal’s Newcomer of the Year (2012) ... Second-team All East Texas (2014) and first-team All East Texas (2015) ... Named to first-team Super East (2015) and second-team Super East Texas team by ETX Sports Network (2014) ... 20-3A District honorable mention (2013) ... Academic All-District team member all four years ... Recorded 969 career strikeouts ... Hit .350 in her senior year ... Played travel ball for Texas Impact Gold ... Member of FFA, FCA, TSA and FBC Youth.
Personal: Daughter of Steven and Sherri Clakley ... Majoring in speech pathology.
2018 Season/Career Highs
Innings Pitched   7.0, seven times, last at Texas, 4/22/18
Hits   10, twice, last at No. 1/1 UCLA, 4/27/18
Earned Runs   7 at No. 3/3 Oklahoma, 5/2/18
Walks   6 at No. 3/3 Oklahoma, 5/5/18
Strikeouts   7 at Texas, 4/20/18
018 (Junior): Transferred to OSU from UT Arlington … Named a second-team All-Big 12 performer … Proved to be the workhorse of the Cowgirl pitching staff, tossing 164.2 innings in 35 appearances during her first season in Stillwater … Started in 26 of her 35 appearances and threw 12 complete games … Logged two shutouts and posted a 16-9 record for the year … Ranked third in the Big 12 with 164.2 innings pitched in 2018 and 10th with a 2.76 earned run average … Posted a streak of 26 consecutive appearances in which she did not walk more than two batters … Threw only one wild pitch and hit just 12 batters throughout the season … Logged 13 innings in the circle over two appearances on opening weekend in Arizona, which was the second-most by a Big 12 pitcher that week … Walked no batters and earned her second win during a six-inning showing against South Florida in mid-February … Made her first relief appearance of the season against UC Davis on Feb. 24, pitching three innings and allowing one earned run … Pitched a complete game against Wisconsin on Feb. 22, allowing just one earned run while striking out four and walking none … Gave up just three earned runs and struck out nine in nine innings of work during the Mizuno Classic in Stillwater March 2-4 … Allowed only one run over 14 innings pitched during the OSU Hall of Fame Classic in early March … She walked just two batters in the Oklahoma City-based tournament and logged her first shutout as a Cowgirl … Tossed a complete game in OSU’s conference opener against Iowa State, allowing just one run and striking out two en route to picking up her eighth win of the season … Surrendered just one run in a complete-game performance against Texas Tech that helped OSU take the series opener on March 29 … Hurled five innings in relief against Texas Tech on March 31, helping the Cowgirls clinch their second Big 12 series of the season with a 10-4 road victory … Allowed one run and walked one in 6.2 innings against Kansas on April 5 … Dominated No. 16/17 Baylor in a pair of appearances against the Lady Bears, giving up just three earned runs in more than 11 innings of work … Struck out a season-high seven batters at Texas on April 20 … Pitched a pair of complete games against the Longhorns, including a one-run outing that improved her record to 14-6 for the year … Mowed through the South Dakota lineup on April 28 en route to tossing a five-hit shutout in a game that lasted just one hour and nine minutes ... Pitched eight innings over the two-day Big 12 tournament and earned her first save of the season with a three-inning display against Iowa State on May 12 ... Made two appearances during the NCAA Tournament, including a two-inning relief effort to help the Cowgirls avoid elimination against DePaul on May 19.
2017 (Sophomore at UTA): Named Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference and SBC All-Tournament team ... Appeared in 45 games - tied third in UTA history, started in 39 games - tied fourth in UTA history - on the way to 26 wins - third in UTA history ... ERA of 2.32 was fifth-best in Sun Belt ... Was first in the Sun Belt in appearances, second in innings pitched in the league (253.0), third in wins, seventh in strikeouts (137) ... SBC Pitcher of the Week on May 8 after picking up three total wins vs. Houston and Texas State (Sixth complete-game shutout of TXST) ... Set SBC record with 15.0 innings pitched in win over ULM.
2016 (Freshman at UTA): Named Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference ... Appeared in 37 games, making 29 starts on the mound ... Recorded a team-best 18-14 record and a 3.09 ERA ... Threw 22 complete games with three shutouts ... Led the SBC and was 50th in Division I in saves (3) ... Won the first nine decisions of her career as part of team’s 19-0 start to the season.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Carthage High School ... Two-time TGCA All-State selection (2012, 2015) ... First-team All-State member (TSWA) in 2015 and second-team All-State member (TSWA) in 2014 ... Two-time District Pitcher of the Year in 2012 and 2014 ... Named 19-4A District MVP (2015) ... Longview News Journal’s Newcomer of the Year (2012) ... Second-team All East Texas (2014) and first-team All East Texas (2015) ... Named to first-team Super East (2015) and second-team Super East Texas team by ETX Sports Network (2014) ... 20-3A District honorable mention (2013) ... Academic All-District team member all four years ... Recorded 969 career strikeouts ... Hit .350 in her senior year ... Played travel ball for Texas Impact Gold ... Member of FFA, FCA, TSA and FBC Youth.
Personal: Daughter of Steven and Sherri Clakley ... Majoring in speech pathology.
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