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Jersey Number 1
Sam Dellinger
- Position:
- Utility
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-3
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Papillion, Neb.
- High School:
- Papillion-La Vista HS
AWARDS & HONORS
- All-BIG EAST First Team [2017]
- Gatorade Nebraska High School Softball Player of the Year [2016]
2020 (SENIOR)*
- Was one of three Jayhawks to start all 26 games (all in right field)
- Finished the season with a .310 batting average (21-for-70), four home runs and 10 RBI
- Compiled a season-high three RBI in an upset victory over No. 20 James Madison (Feb. 15)
- Hit her first home run of the season against then-No. 22 Arizona State (Feb. 7)
- Finished the season with seven multi-hit games
- Scored at least two runs in four games
2019 (JUNIOR)
- 2019 Big 12 All-Academic First Team selection
- Played in 32 games with 12 starts (11 in the outfield, one at DP)
- Finished the season with seven hits, two RBI and two doubles
- Logged a season-high four at bats vs. UTAH (2/9) and vs. Virginia (2/24)
- Recorded first RBI of the season at Arizona State in Kajikawa Classic
2018 (SOPHOMORE)
- Played in 51 games with 48 starts
- Registered 36 starts at second base and 12 starts as the designated player
- Primarily hit in the second spot (15 games) or the seventh spot (14) in the batting order
- Recorded a .283 batting average, .340 on-base percentage and a .435 slugging percentage
- Totaled 39 hits, 25 runs scored, 10 doubles, three home runs and 18 RBIs
- Played in all 18 Big 12 contests with 15 starts … Stole one base on one attempt
- Longest hitting streak of the season lasted six games
- Recorded seven multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games
- Went 2-for-4 at the plate and scored a run in KU’s season-opening win over Akron (Feb. 9)
- Recorded a season-high four hits at UTSA (Feb. 16), going 4-for-4 at the plate with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored
- Scored a season-high three runs against Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 23)
- Hit first home run as a Jayhawk against Elon (March 4)
- Went a combined 4-for-4 at the plate with four RBIs and a home run during a pair of games on March 15 against Northern Colorado and Western Illinois
- Became one of four Jayhawks to hit a triple in 2018 with a RBI-triple against Texas Tech (April 27) … Hit a three-run home run in the first inning of KU’s 4-1 season-finale victory over Iowa State (May 6)
2017 (FRESHMAN AT CREIGHTON)
- Earned All-Big East First Team honors
- Started all 50 games for the Bluejays as a freshman
- Started 28 games in left field, 15 as the designated hitter, seven as the starting pitcher and two at third base
- Primarily hit in the three-hole spot (28 games)
- Recorded a .338 batting average with 52 hits, including a team-leading 13 doubles, 10 home runs, and 42 RBIs
- Led CU in seven offensive categories (slugging percentage, hits, RBI, doubles, homeruns, total bases and at-bats)
- Recorded 13 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games
- Longest hitting streak of the season lasted 11 games
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB
- Named the 2015-16 Gatorade State Softball Player of the Year in the state of Nebraska
- Four-time All-State selection
- Primarily played second base, but also played first base and pitched for coach Todd Peterson at Papillion-La Vista
- Two-time member of the Lincoln Journal Star Super-State Team
- Earned honorary captain status on the Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska team following her senior season
- Named a 2015 NFCA Second Team All-American
- NFCA South Central Region First Team honoree as a junior and Second Team as a senior
- Led the Monarchs to a runner-up finish at the 2015 Class A state tournament with a .536 batting average with 43 RBIs, 43 runs scored, 16 doubles and 10 home runs
- Also finished 9-1 with a 1.93 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 54 innings in the circle during senior season
- Broke a Nebraska state record with 17 home runs as a junior
- Claimed a spot on the Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska team with a .549 average, 56 RBI and 13 doubles to go along with her 17 homers
- Helped lead Papillion-La Vista to four state tournament appearances, including a runner-up finish twice (2013, 2015)
- Hit a three-run home run and finished with two runs scored while playing on the Blue Team in the 2016 Nebraska Coaches Association All Star Game
- NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- Four-time Metro High School Activities Association All-Academic Team member
ACADEMICS
- Majoring in psychology in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences with a pre-med emphasis at the University of Kansas
- Earned a 4.0 GPA in her first semester at KU in Fall 2017
PERSONAL
- The daughter of Anthony and Michelle Dellinger
- Has three siblings — Alyssa, Jordan and Sydney
*=Shortened Season Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
Jennifer McFalls Press Conference
Tuesday, February 03
Softball 2026 Preseason Press Conference
Tuesday, February 03
Kansas at Wichita State Highlights
Wednesday, April 30
Kansas vs. Oklahoma State Highlights - Game 3
Sunday, April 27
