#72, Infield, R/R

Sami Williams

Status: Injured - Temporary

Iowa State University '21

Hometown: Laguna Niguel, California

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

Playing for Girls Who Code

Williams received her Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering from Iowa State in 2020, and returned for her Master of Science in Information Systems. She has three brothers (Jake, Luke and Ike). Her brother Luke was drafted by the Phillies in 2015 and made his major league debut on June 8, 2021.

Athletes Unlimited will be Williams’ first professional softball opportunity.

2021 NFCA First Team All-American (first in program history)
Led ISU to first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1988 and first-ever NCAA Regional Final in 2021
Broke single-season program records for batting average (.446), home runs (21), runs scored (66), hits (82) and doubles (25)
Iowa State’s all-time leader in hits (329), doubles (79), home runs (67), RBI (180), runs scored (212), at-bats (833) and games played (253)
Finished her career T-No. 3 in NCAA DI Softball history, and her 627 total bases are fourth in NCAA history
2021 Senior CLASS Award Softball First Team All-American
2021 Celia Barquin Arozamena Iowa State Female Athlete of the Year
2021 NFCA DI All-Midwest Region First Team
2021 NFCA National Player of the Week (3/2)
2021 Big 12 Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2021 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team
2021 All-Big 12 First Team
Four-time Big 12 Player of the Week
2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2020 CoSIDA Academic All-American
2020 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2019 Honorable Mention All-American by Softball America
2019 Big 12 Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2019 All-Big 12 First Team
2019 NISC Ames Regional MVP
2019 CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team
2019 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2018 CoSIDA Academic All-American
2018 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2017 National Freshman of the Year Finalist
2017 NFCA DI All-Midwest Region First Team
2017 All-Big 12 First Team
2017 All-Big 12 Freshman Team

Plays for Bandits

YEAR	G	GS	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
2021 Championship*	2	-	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Career Totals	2	-	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-

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

DATE	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
9/5/2021	Team Osterman	Team Piper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9/4/2021	Team Vidales	Team Osterman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/30/2021	Team Osterman	Team Warren	1	1	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
8/29/2021	Team Hayward	Team Osterman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/28/2021	Team Osterman	Team Piancastelli	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Highlights

2026 AUSL Draft Report Cards

Last year, I took a swing at grading the four Athletes Unlimited Softball League teams after they built their inaugural rosters. Some things I got right, like giving the Talons an ‘A’ with the strongest bullpen and a balance of contact and power hitters. Others I got very wrong (I ranked the Bandits with the […]