#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

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

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

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 AUSL	18	18	64	51	.471	.531	1.078	1.609	15	24	8	1	7	30	6	4	10	4	55	3	-	-	1
2021 Championship*	2	-	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Career Totals	20	18	67	54	.463	.522	1.037	1.559	15	25	8	1	7	30	6	4	10	29	56	3	-	-	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
7/6/2026	Bandits	Volts	4	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	1	-	1	-	-	-
7/5/2026	Bandits	Volts	3	2	-	.333	-	.333	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
7/4/2026	Bandits	Volts	4	4	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	1	1	-	-	1	2	-	-	1	-	4	-	-	-	-
7/2/2026	Bandits	Cascade	4	3	.667	.500	1.667	2.167	2	2	-	-	1	4	-	-	-	-	5	1	-	-	-
6/30/2026	Bandits	Cascade	4	4	.750	.750	1.750	2.500	1	3	1	-	1	7	-	-	1	-	7	-	-	-	1
6/28/2026	Spark	Bandits	5	2	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	1	2	2	-	-	2	2	1	-	-	4	-	-	-	-
6/27/2026	Spark	Bandits	4	3	.667	.750	2.000	2.750	3	2	1	-	1	3	1	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-
6/24/2026	Volts	Bandits	4	4	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	1	1	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
6/23/2026	Volts	Bandits	4	3	.667	.750	1.000	1.750	-	2	1	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
6/22/2026	Bandits	Blaze	4	2	.500	.500	1.500	2.000	1	1	-	1	-	2	-	1	-	-	3	1	-	-	-
6/20/2026	Bandits	Blaze	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
6/17/2026	Bandits	Blaze	3	2	1.000	1.000	2.500	3.500	2	2	-	-	1	2	-	1	-	-	5	-	-	-	-
6/16/2026	Bandits	Spark	4	4	.250	.250	.500	.750	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-
6/14/2026	Bandits	Spark	4	3	.667	.750	1.333	2.083	1	2	2	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-
6/13/2026	Bandits	Spark	2	1	-	.500	-	.500	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/11/2026	Talons	Bandits	4	4	.750	.750	1.500	2.250	2	3	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-
6/10/2026	Talons	Bandits	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/9/2026	Talons	Bandits	2	2	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-

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

Highlights

2026 AUSL Draft Results

The 2026 Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) rosters crystallized on Monday evening as the six teams participated in the AUSL Draft. The night began with an Expansion Draft, in which the Oklahoma City Spark and Cascade drafted unprotected players from the AUSL’s original four teams – the Bandits, Blaze, Talons, and Volts. Each team protected […]