1 Sami Feller
1 - Sami Feller
Height: 5-2
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Coral Springs, FL
High School: Stoneman Douglas
Position: P/OF
Bats/Throws: R/R

Career: 
Through three seasons, she owns a hitting mark of .359 (78-of-217) ... Has 21 multi-hit games to her credit ... Has made 23 appearances in the circle and has compiled a won-lost mark of 7-3.

Junior (2019):
Breakout year that saw her earn numerous honors and awards ... Played in 51 games and made 49 starts -- 35 in right field, seven in left field, three in right field, four as the designated hitter and one as a pitcher ... Shared UAA Co-Position Player of the Year with teammate Cassie Baca ... First Team All-UAA ... Named UAA Athlete of the Week on four occasions ... Ended the campaign first on the team and 12th among UAA players in hitting with a mark of .373 (59-of-158) ... No. 3 on the squad and in the league with 59 hits ... Scored 36 runs, good for third place on the team and UAA ladders ... Tied with Cassie Baca for the team lead with 18 multi-hit games ... Four outings with two or more RBIs ... Second on the club with 10 stolen bases ... Earned a berth on the NCAA Championships All-Tournament Team and was named UAA Hitter of the Week (May 28) after hitting .353 over the team's five-game run, collecting a squad-high tying six hits in 17 plate appearance while scoring two runs and adding one RBI ... Went 3-for-4 with one ribbie in team's come-from-behind 7-5 victory over Randolph-Macon (May 22) ... Raced from first base to score the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth on Greta Wilker's walk-off double in a 3-2 decision over Eastern Connecticut State (May 26) ... Hit .311 (14-of-45) during the squad's 13-game run in the postseason ... UAA Hitter of the Week (Apr. 23) after posting a .688 effort (11-of-16) at the plate with a team-high five RBIs and slugging percentage of 1.125 in a four-game series at Case Western Reserve -- collected two or more hits in all four contests ... 4-for-5 and hit her first homer of the year that accounted for the Eagles' initial run in an eventual 10-7 win over CWRU (Apr. 21) ... Tabbed as UAA Hitter of the Week (Apr. 30) after helping Emory to a four-game sweep of Brandeis (Apr. 27-28) which allowed it to clinch the UAA title -- hit a team-high .615 (8-for-13) with a team-hgh seven runs scored and six RBIs ... Registered a 3-for-4 mark in the batter's box with three ribbies, all of which came on a three-run homer in the top of the fifth in a 12-3 win over Brandeis in the opener of the series ... Two safeties and knocked in what proved to be the GWRBI in the fourth with a single that plated Jenna Wilson in an eventual 6-3 verdict in the second game of the series ... Hit safely twice against Brandeis in a 3-2 triumph (Apr. 28), driving in the squad's  first score of the game and later scoring the scoring the game-winning run in the top of the sixth following a double by Mattie Ryan ... Three hits in four plate appearances and scored once in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Birmingham Southern (Apr. 10) ... 3-for-4 in the series opener vs. Washington University (Apr. 6) and scored a pair of runs while knocking in the team’s final score of the game in the top of the seventh ...  2-for-4, scored a pair of runs and knocked in two with a two-out triple in the bottom of the fourth that staked the Eagles to a 7-1 advantage in an eventual six-inning, 10-2 verdict over Carnegie Mellon (Mar. 30) ... Doubled in Mattie Ryan with the team’s first score of the game in the bottom of the third in an eventual 8-0 win over Berry College (Mar. 27) ... 2-for-2 with one run scored, one RBI and three stolen bases in a 6-1 victory vs. LaGrange (Mar. 24).

Sophomore (2018):
Made key contributions both in the circle and in the batter's box ... Saw action in 31 games ... Registered 22 starts, 19 in right field and three as a pitcher ... Hit .322 (19-of-59) and finished with one homer and seven RBIs ... Turned in five multi-hit contests ... Went 3-for-4 at the plate and socked a three-run homer, her first career blast in a 7-2 win over CNU (Mar. 15) in the second game of a doubleheader ... Two hits and scored twice in a six-inning, 11-3 triumph over Piedmont College (Apr. 19) ...  Came through with a two-out single in the top of the sixth and would come around to score to tie the game at 2-2 following a double by Allie Moberg in an eventual 4-2 decision over Lynchburg (May 12) in the NCAA Atlanta Regional ... Was successful on all three of her base-stealing attempts ... Recorded two hits, including a double, and singled in the game's final run in a six-inning, 8-0 win over Case Western Reserve (Mar. 30) ... 2-for-2 at the plate with one RBI in a 7-1 triumph over Case Western (Mar. 31) in the first contest of a twinbill ... Posted a 2-1 won-lost mark as a pitcher, finishing with an ERA of 1.68 over 16 2/3 innings of work ... Fanned a total of 20 batters ... Drew the start in the circle vs. Averett (Feb. 15) in the first game of a twinbill and tossed three innings, fanning six and allowing just one hit ...  Started and picked up a win in a 5-1 win over NYU (Apr. 28) in the first game of a doubleheader, tossing four scoreless innings and striking out seven ...  Quelled a two-on, one-out situation in the top of the seventh and wound up with the win after Emory posted a 3-2 triumph vs. NYU (Apr. 28) in the second game of a doubleheader.

Freshman (2017):
Finished her rookie season with a 4-1 record as a member of the Emory pitching staff ... Appeared in 10 games and made three starts with one complete game to her credit ... Named UAA Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 27) after registering both of Emory's wins in the Case Western Reserve (Mar. 24-25), allowing two earned runs over 13 1/3 innings of work and striking out nine ... Threw a masterful complete-game, three-hit shutout, fanning four, in the Eagles' 7-0 vs. Case Western in the second game of the series ... Started and registered the win, tossing 6 1/3 frames and giving up two runs, while striking out five, in a 15-3 decision over CWRU (Mar. 25) ... First career win came after a two-inning stint of scoreless relief, striking out two, in a 13-1 triumph vs. Wesleyan (Feb. 19) in the second game of a doubleheader ... Solid showing vs. North Carolina Wesleyan (Feb. 25) at the William Peace Triangle Classic, picking up the win in a starting capacity, hurling five innings of shutout ball, allowing four hits and striking out six in a 4-0 triumph. 

High School:

Four-year member of the softball program at Stoneman Douglas High School ... Was coached by Brian Staubly ... Served as team captain her final two years ... Recorded a total of 319 strikeouts during her prep career ... Fanned 175 opposing batters her junior campaign and tossed a no-hitter in the district championship contest ... Helped her squad to a spot in semifinals of the state tournament as a junior ...  Earned all-county recognition all four years as chosen by the Miami Herald and was a three-time honoree by the Orlando Sentinel ... Helped her program to a pair of district titles and one regional championship. 

Played travel ball for Florida Power Black.

Personal:
Daughter of Marc and Barbara Feller ... Born March 1 ... Majors in Media Studies.

Quote:
"I selected Emory because of the expansive academic opportunities as well as the competitive athletics."

Career Stats

Year ERA W-L GS GC IP H R ER WP HBP SO BB
2017 3.20 4-1 3 1 30.2 26 14 14 5 8 23 22
2018 1.68  2-1  16.2  14  6 4 0 20 
2019 4.97 1-1 1 0 12.2 15 10 9 3 0 10 11
TOTAL 3.15 73 7 1 60 55 30 27 12 8 53 42

 

Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT AVG
2018 31-22 59 10 19  7  2  0  1 3-3 .322
2019 51-49 158 36 59 26  9  3  2 10-12 .373
TOTAL 82-71 217 46 78 33 11  3  3 13-15 .359