Sam Russo bio
6/16/2010 4:14:00 AM | General
Career Highlights: Ranks ninth in Georgia Southern history with 224 games played and ninth with 215 starts...Sixth in school history with 17 career home runs...Sixth at Georgia Southern with 94 career RBI....542 slugging percentage as a junior in 2009 ranks ninth in a season at Georgia Southern...Hit the second most doubles (16) as a junior...Tied for ninth in a season with eight home runs in 2009.
2010 (Senior): Started 50 games at first base...Hit .259 with seven runs scored and 24 RBI, third on the team...Hit four home runs and five doubles...Had a season-high three hits against Western Carolina (3/21) and Elon (5/1)...Earned a putout and an assist on the first triple play in Georgia Southern history against Chattanooga (4/11)...Drove in a season-high four runs against Samford (4/17)...Recorded just five errors in 417 chances for a .988 fielding percentage.
2009 (Junior): NFCA Scholar-Athlete...Second Team All-SoCon...Hit .301 with eight home runs and 32 RBIs in 53 starts at first base...Ranked second on the team in RBI and slugging (.542)...Recorded 11 multi-hit games and a seven game hit streak (4/4-18)... Went three for three with a home run in the Samford series finale...Drove in four runs and recorded three hits in the SoCon Tournament win over UNC Greensboro (5/8)...Plated three runs with a home run in the fifth inning...Went three for four with three RBIs and a double against Western Carolina (3/21).
2008 (Sophomore): Started 66 games...Batted .233 with two home runs and 22 RBI...Recorded 11 multi-hit and five multi-RBI (tied 5th on team) performances... Began season with four-game hitting streak, including a three-hit, two-run performance in the season-opener at Savannah State (2/7)...Compiled six-game hit streak in late February, batting .450 with two doubles over that stretch...Started streak with three straight two-hit outings...Tallied four hits in five at bats with two RBI vs. Alabama State (2/16)...Launched home run in SoCon Championship game vs. Chattanooga (5/10)...Both hits vs. Savannah State (4/22) were doubles, and added two RBI and two runs.
2007 (Freshman): Made 46 starts in 55 appearances...Hit .243 with three homers and 16 RBI...Named to Southern Conference All-Tournament team after she tied for the team lead with a .375 average and six runs batted in...Drove in game-winning run against Western Carolina with a walk-off double and hit a two-run home run in the first elimination game against Furman...Had a hit in six of seven games with three two-hit performances...Recorded seven multi-hit and five multi-RBI games...Finished month of February with six-game hitting streak and had a hit in nine of her first 12 outings.
High School: A three-year varsity starter and captain for South Gwinnett...Team won the 2005 Region 85A Championship...Named to the First Team All-State and was voted MVP of the state all-star game...Chosen as a member of the September Team of the Month.
Personal: Born Samantha Lynne Russo on July 2, 1988 in Milford, Conn....Daughter of Chris and Denise Russo...Hobbies include singing, shopping, and spending time with friends...Would want Ellen Page to play her in a movie...The moment in history she would want to see is the Ellis Island immigration...Chose Georgia Southern because the campus is beautiful and the girls are fun to be around...Craziest ambition is to become a singer...Favorite places on campus are Sweetheart Circle and the softball field...In 10 years sees herself married with children and working as an elementary school teacher...Favorites: sports figure - Derek Jeter; pro team - Yankees; TV show - any show on the Animal Planet, pre-game meal - pasta or breakfast...Majoring in early childhood education.
Russo's Career Statistics
|
YEAR |
AVG. |
GP-GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB-ATT |
FLD% |
|
2007 |
.243 |
55-46 |
140 |
5 |
34 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
5 |
22 |
0-0 |
1.000 |
|
2008 |
.233 |
66-66 |
206 |
18 |
48 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
22 |
6 |
32 |
0-0 |
.978 |
|
2009 |
.301 |
53-53 |
166 |
22 |
50 |
16 |
0 |
8 |
32 |
4 |
32 |
2-2 |
.981 |
|
2010 |
.259 |
50-50 |
147 |
7 |
38 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
24 |
3 |
21 |
2-3 |
.988 |
|
CAREER |
.258 |
224-215 |
659 |
52 |
170 |
35 |
0 |
17 |
94 |
18 |
88 |
4-5 |
.983 |
Russo's Career Bests
|
AB |
5, five times; last vs. Chattanooga (4/11/10) |
|
R |
3 at Florida A&M (2/17/09) |
|
H |
4 vs. Alabama State (2/16/08) |
|
Streak |
7 games (4/4/09 – 4/15/09) |
|
RBI |
4, two times; last at Samford (4/17/10) |
|
2B |
2, five times; last at Jacksonville (3/30/10) |
|
HR |
2 at Samford (4/17/10) |
|
BB |
1, 18 times; last vs. College of Charleston (4/24/10) |
|
SB |
1, four times; last vs. North Florida (3/24/10) |
|
PO |
14 at Florida A&M (2/17/09) |
|
A |
4, four times; last vs. College of Charleston (5/8/08) |
