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2024 Softball Roster

Julia Kostopoulos
Julia Kostopoulos
Julia Kostopoulos
Julia Kostopoulos
Julia Kostopoulos
Julia Kostopoulos
Julia Kostopoulos

Samantha Saloun #8 C

  • Position:
    Catcher
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    SPASH
  • Hometown:
    Plover, Wis.

Summary

Biography

2023 (Junior)
Proved to be one of the best catchers in the Horizon League across her 53 starts... hit .253 in 154 at-bats... notched a career-high 35 RBI... launched five home runs... drew 17 walks and scored 16 runs... tabbed to Valeo Horizon League All-Academic Team... garnered first career conference Player of the Week award on 4/25/23... reached base 32.8 percent of her at-bats... one of just three Phoenix to have a slugging percentage over .400... swiped one base in her only attempt... caught eight stealing in 36 attempts...

2022 (Sophomore)
Received Horizon League Academic Honor Roll distinction both semesters... Received Horizon League All-Academic Honors... Tabbed to the Horizon All-League Second Team... started all 47 games behind the dish while hitting .303 and driving in 26 runs... tied with Jadin Justman for seven home runs, the second-highest mark on the team... after the Horizon League Championships concluded, she finished the season with a .296 average, starting all 50 games behind the dish... reached base 34.3-percent of the time... was 2-2 on stolen bases... caught seven attempting to steal in 26 attempts... 

2021 (Freshman)
Named to Horizon All-League First Team as a true freshman… earned All-Freshman Team honors as well… hit .365 in League games and a team-best .352 overall on the season… started in 42 games and recorded a team-high 45 hits with 9 doubles… hit 3 HRs and recorded 22 RBIs with a .492 slugging percentage… finished with a .433 on-base percentage and racked up 63 total bases… ranked 11th in the HL in batting average and ranked 9th in on-base percentage… recorded two 3-for-3 games at the plate against RMU and Cleveland State… had at least 1 hit in 33 of 43 games played… finished with 10 multi-hit games… finished second on the team with 22 RBI only struck out in 14 of 128 at-bats...

High School Accolades
Named First Team All-State in junior season at SPASH, including All-District, All-Conference, and Team MVP… senior season canceled due to COVID pandemic… Second Team All-State and First Team All-District in sophomore season… earned multiple team awards including Team MVP and Team Infield MVP… team Captain of Wisconsin Fastpitch team...

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2021Freshman

    Catcher/Third Base
    8
  • 8

    2022Sophomore

    Catcher
    8
  • 8

    2023Junior

    Catcher
    8
  • 8

    2024Senior

    Catcher
    8