#7, Infield, R/R

Sami Williams

Iowa State University '21

Hometown: Laguna Niguel, California

Big 12 all-time leader: career hits, doubles & TB

Sami Williams is a 5-foot-8 professional softball infielder from Laguna Niguel, California. She was acquired in the 4th Round of the 2026 Allocation Draft following a collegiate career at Iowa State.

Personal Life

Hobbies: Enjoys spending time outside, trying new restaurants and watching baseball.

Education & Career: Earned a bachelor’s in software engineering and a master’s in information systems; currently works as a senior software engineer for the Chicago Cubs.

Awards: Received the 2025 Katy Feeney Leadership Award from Major League Baseball.

Professional Experience

2026 AUSL Postseason (Chicago Bandits): Williams earned the starting assignment in all three of the Bandits' postseason games.

2026 AUSL Regular Season (Chicago Bandits): Williams started all 25 games and finished as the second-leading hitter in the AUSL with a .427 average, tying for the league lead with 32 hits. She established AUSL single-season records with 12 doubles and 34 runs batted in, while also ranking second in the league with a .495 on-base percentage and third with a .893 slugging percentage. She paced the AUSL with 12 multi-hit games during the regular season, including a pair of three-hit efforts, and accumulated a league-high 67 total bases. On June 30, against Portland, Williams matched the AUSL single-game record with seven runs batted in, going 3-for-4 with a double and a grand slam. She posted a .560 average (14-for-25) during an eight-game hitting streak from June 22 to July 4, hitting five home runs and driving in 23 runs during that stretch. She closed out the season by recording a hit in five of her final seven games, including three multi-hit outings.

2021 AU Pro Softball Championship Season: Compiled 690 points in the 2021 Championship Season, recording her first professional hit on August 30, 2021.

Other Professional Experience

WPF (2023): Hit .219 over 30 games with the Oklahoma City Spark in 2023, tallying one home run and nine RBIs.

College Experience: Iowa State (2017–2021)

Williams set the program record by playing in 257 career games, leading the Cyclones in hits, batting average, and home runs all five seasons.

Career Milestones: She tallied 79 career doubles, ranking fifth in NCAA history, and stands as Iowa State's all-time leader in hits (332), home runs (67), RBIs (180), and runs scored (214).

Senior Year (2021): Set program records by hitting .446 with 21 home runs and 66 runs scored.

YEAR	G	GS	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	LOB	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
2026 All-Star Cup	7	7	23	22	.273	.304	.409	.713	1	6	1	1	-	7	-	1	5	3	9	-	-	-	-
2026 AUSL Postseason	3	3	12	10	.100	.250	.100	.350	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	3	3	1	-	-	-	-
2026 Bandits	25	25	93	75	.427	.495	.893	1.388	20	32	12	1	7	34	10	4	13	8	67	4	-	-	1
2021 Championship*	2	-	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Career Totals	37	35	131	110	.364	.435	.709	1.144	21	40	13	2	7	41	11	6	21	39	78	4	-	-	1

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Splits

DATE	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	LOB	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
8/29/2026	Team Kilfoyl	Team Flippen	4	3	.667	.750	.667	1.417	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	2	-	-	-	-
8/23/2026	Team Palacios	Team Klingler	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/21/2026	Team Landry	Team Palacios	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/16/2026	Team Brown	Team Ricketts	4	4	.750	.750	1.250	2.000	1	3	-	1	-	3	-	-	-	1	5	-	-	-	-
8/14/2026	Team Ricketts	Team Klingler	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/10/2026	Team Garcia	Team Ricketts	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/8/2026	Team Corrick	Team Garcia	2	2	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	-	1	1	-	-	2	-	-	1	-	2	-	-	-	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Highlights

Sami Williams comes up clutch for Team Kilfoyl late for a 4-3 victory

Most of the 2025 AUSL All-Star Cup has been dominated by pitching, but the Saturday night matchup between Team Kilfoyl and Team Flippen was a hit fest. Sami Williams had the decisive swing in the bottom of the sixth, breaking up the tie-breaker with an RBI single to left field, scoring Skylar Wallace. Team Kilfoyl […]