#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	8	8	27	26	.231	.259	.346	.605	1	6	1	1	-	7	-	1	5	-	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	38	36	135	114	.351	.422	.684	1.106	21	40	13	2	7	41	11	6	21	-	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
8/30/2026	Team Klingler	Team Kilfoyl	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Ana Gold wins MLBx Durham competition with Rick Ankiel and Duke alum Michael DiMartini

A couple of hometown heroes hoisted the MLBx trophy in Durham on Friday night. Former St. Louis Cardinal Rick Ankiel, along with Carolina Blaze infielder Ana Gold and fellow Duke alum Michael DiMartini, won the home run derby hosted at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. “It was electric,” Gold said after the event. ‘The energy […]