Enrolled at Eastern in the spring of 2014 after three semesters at Springfield College... third baseman who appeared in 24 games with 20 starts at Springfield in 2013, where the team won the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) tournament and qualified for the NCAA Division III tournament... batted .148 (8-for-54) with a .941 fielding average on 51 chances...
Coach Pepin: “Sam is an extraordinary third base person who has a ton of composure and competitive drive. Her bat has become more powerful. Sam will have a super senior season!”
High School: Four-year starter in softball, volleyball and basketball... played three infield positions in softball, where she helped the Wolverines to four conference titles... as a senior, team won its first two state tournament games in softball... was named all-conference and all-area in softball... two-sport captain... two-year member of the National Honor Society...
PERSONAL: born Samantha R. Rentz May 3, 1994... Parents: Michelle and Brian… Major: Biochemistry… Career Plans: Medical research… Residence: Griswold, CT...
CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | BAvg. | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SAvg. | BB | HP | SO | OBAvg. | SF | SH | SB- | A | PO | A | E | FAvg. |
| 2015 | .238 | 37 | 36 | 105 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 34 | .324 | 7 | 4 | 20 | .310 | 0 | 13 | 6- | 6 | 48 | 84 | 14 | .903 |
| 2014 | .364 | 34 | 33 | 88 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 42 | .477 | 16 | 1 | 17 | .454 | 3 | 5 | 2- | 2 | 23 | 83 | 6 | .947 |
| TOTAL | .295 | 71 | 69 | 193 | 48 | 57 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 76 | .394 | 23 | 5 | 37 | .379 | 3 | 18 | 8- | 8 | 71 | 167 | 20 | .922 |
SAMANTHA...REVEALED
Most difficult aspect of playing a sport in college: Mental toughness
Favorite sport other than my own: Basketball
My favorite moment playing sports: Winning LEC last year
Biggest rival: Western Connecticut
The biggest influence in my athletic career: My Dad
If I were a superhero my superpower would be: Read minds
Favorite musical artist or song: Sam Hunt
Pet peeve: Loud eaters
My life motto: Embrace change
If I could describe myself in one word, it would be: Loyal
In 10 years, I hope that I am not: Living at home
If I won lotto, this is what I would do with the money: Pay off student debt
Longest time I’ve watched a Netflix series: 6 hours
Biggest waste of time: Tier classes
Favorite smell: Clean Laundry
If I could travel anywhere in the world, it would be to: Australia
What I will take away from my college experience: Friendships
If you had to move to a different state, where would you move?: North Carolina
