University of Minnesota Athletics
2014 Softball Roster
Sam Macken
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Rochester Lourdes HS
- Hometown:
- Rochester, Minn.
2017Â - SENIOR SEASON:Â
Moved to the outfield and started all 61 games - hit .330 with a .442 on base percentage and a .530 slugging percentage - hit 17 doubles, a triple and seven home runs with 39 RBIs - earned second-team All-Big Ten honors - won the Big Ten sportsmanship award - was a top-30 finalist for the senior CLASS award - established two runs against Texas - recorded one hit against Colorado State - had a multiple hit game against Maryland with two hits, two runs, and three RBIs - contributed three runs and four hits including one three run homer, a double and five RBIs in two victories over North Carolina State - tallied two runs and three hits over two games against UC Davis - had two hits and one RBI versus Fresno State - added one hit and one putout versus Cal Poly - tacked on two runs in Minnesota's five inning win over Idaho State - had a multiple hit game against Troy - contributed one run, two hits and two RBIs against Illinois State - had a strong performance with three hits, one double, one RBI and one run in a pair of wins over Seattle - in two games against No. 8/8 Washington had one run and two hits including one double - added one run and two hits against South Dakota at the Washington tournament - contributed one run against Oregon State - tallied one run against No. 23/20 California - notched one run and three hits including one double and four RBIs in two games against Pacific - produced four hits, three runs and five RBIs in a three game series against Nebraska - in three games against Illinois, had two runs and three hits including a double - had three hits and three runs in a doubleheader against South Dakota - Produced four runs, three hits and two RBIs in three games against Indiana - tacked on three runs, three hits and one RBI in the series sweep over Northwestern -  combined for three runs, three its and one RBI in a doubleheader sweep over Wisconsin - established two runs, two hits and one RBI in three games against Iowa - knocked down two hits over NDSU and scored two runs in a doubleheader - made a splash on senior weekend against Purdue with two home runs  five runs and six RBIs including a five inning walk-off and a grand slam - contributed four runs, two hits and two RBIs in a series sweep of Penn State to help Minnesota claim the Big Ten regular season title - tacked on one run and one hit in Minnesota's 5-1 win over Northwestern in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.
2016Â - JUNIOR SEASON:
Started all 57 of the Gophers games at third base hitting leadoff in every game - led the team in essentially every hitting category with a .366 batting average, 71 hits, 22 doubles, 12 home runs, 53 RBI and a slugging percentage of .675 - the 22 doubles put her second place all-time in Gophers history for most in a season - finished top five in the NCAA for extra base hits with 35 - named first-team All Big Ten and to the NFCA Great Lakes All-Region first-team - earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors - contributed an RBI against Utah Valley - recorded hits against No.8 Oklahoma - added two hits and three RBIs against Texas Tech - established one run, two hits and one RBI against Long Beach State - added two hits against No. 19 Washington - in two games against Virgina Tech, earned three runs, three hits and one RBI - in first match up against No. 13/15 Florida State, added one run two hits and two RBI - earned two runs in the win over Mount St. Mary's - established five RBI, hitting one home run and one double over Arizona State - hit a double and earned one run in the win over Saint Francis - hit two doubles and established one run in the 5-0 win over Houston - contributed four assists and one run in win over Western Carolina - recorded an RBI in close loss to No. 9 Georgia - scored three times in the first inning, also recorded two RBI in win over Jacksonville - earned one run in close win over No. 9 Georgia - recorded five RBI and one run in win over UMASS - established a double and two runs in win over LIU - contributed one run and RBI against Tulsa - recorded two homeruns in win over No. 13 Oklahoma - accomplished a homerun in first at bat for the Gophers in win over UMKC - contributed two hits and one RBI in 5-0 sweep of Purdue - established one run, two hits and three RBI in three games against Northwestern - started at third base for three games against Illinois, recording five runs, five hits and five RBI - started at third in double header against Wisconsin, recording two runs and three hits in the first game - started at third base in series against Rutgers, establishing six hits, three runs and five RBI - started at third for both games against Nebraska, contributing three hits, two runs and one RBI - started at third for series against Maryland, adding three runs, four hits and five RBI - had four hits, a home run, three RBI and scored four runs in the Big Ten Tournament - had a double and five RBI in the NCAA Tournament.Â
2015 -SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Started all 60 of Minnesota's games at third base and hit first or second in the order in every game - Second Team All-Big Ten and First Team NFCA All-Great Lakes Region selection - Academic All-Big Ten - hit for a .363 batting average and a .471 on-base percentage - hit for a .385 batting average in Big Ten play and had a .415 average with a .528 on-base percentage at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium - was a perfect 14-for-14 on stolen base attempts - scored 57 runs, tying for the second-most in a single season by a Minnesota player - scored eight game-winning runs and drove in five game-winning runs - registered multiple hits in 18 games - reached base in 56 of 60 games, including a 24-game reached base streak from March 18 to April 29 - had hits in 45 games - had a .500 on-base percentage as a leadoff hitter and posted a .400 batting average with two outs, racking up 19 two-out RBI - put up a .417 on-base percentage against top-25 ranked teams and a .468 on-base percentage against teams that made the NCAA Tournament - had a career-high five RBI against Iowa (April 26) and scored a career-best three runs in games against NCAA Tournament teams Fordham (March 1), Michigan (April 3) and New Mexico State (May 15) - had an eight-game hit streak from April 11-22, including a string of five-consecutive games with two hits from April 11-18 - hit for a .444 average with a .500 on-base percentage and a team-best .667 slugging percentage at the NCAA Tucson Regional.
2014 - FRESHMAN SEASON:
Appeared in 43 games with 30 starts, playing primarily in the outfield - hit .258 with a .358 on-base percentage and posted an average of .324 with an OBP of .457 in Big Ten play - recorded her first-career hit in her first start against Central Arkansas (Feb. 8) - first career home run was a walk-off shot to clinch run-rule win against UNC-Greensboro (Feb. 23) - sealed Minnesota's first Big Ten Tournament championship in 15 years with a walk-off RBI single against Michigan (May 10) - hit a walk-off home run in a run-rule victory over Green Bay in the Gophers' Minneapolis NCAA Regional opener - hit a go-ahead three-run home run against Auburn in the bottom of the sixth inning of the NCAA regional championship to help send the Gophers to their first-ever super regional - scored game-winning runs against Nebraska (March 23), Purdue (May 4), and in regional play against North Dakota State (May 17) - had three multi-hit games, all in league action - reached base in eight-consecutive games from April 12 to May 4 and had a hit in the final seven contests of that stretch - was eight-for-eight on stolen base attempts on the season.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Earned six letters and won four team MVP awards for the Rochester Lourdes softball team, hitting for a career average of .509 - was a four-time all-conference, all-section, and all-state selection - set eight school season records, including average (.595), hits (47), and fewest strikeouts (one) - Holds 13 school career records, including average (.509), hits (135), and hitting streak (31 games) - won the school's Francis McGovern Award for her dedication to athletics and the Early Risers Exchange Club Athlete of the Season - Competed in numerous ASA and USSSA state and national events - was a part of the Minnesota State High School League All-Star Series and was a finalist for the Rochester Amateur Sports Commission's Female Athlete of the Year Award - also lettered three times in hockey and twice in volleyball - selected to three hockey all-conference teams and one all-state team, as well as one volleyball all-conference team.
PERSONAL:
Majoring in business and marketing education - lists being the winning pitcher at the USSSA World Series as her most memorable sports thrill - hobbies include travel, hunting, and riding four-wheelers - father, Mike, played baseball for Wisconsin from 1981-85 - daughter of Mike and Becky Macken - born March 3, 1995.
| Year | AVG | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG | BB | HBP | SO | OBP | SF | SH | SB-ATT | PO | A | FLD |
| 2014 | .258 | 43-30 | 93 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 42 | .452 | 10 | 5 | 12 | .358 | 1 | 2 | 8-8 | 10 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 2015 | .363 | 60-60 | 182 | 57 | 66 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 102 | .560 | 29 | 10 | 33 | .471 | 2 | 2 | 14-14 | 28 | 62 | .928 |
| 2016 | .366 | 57-57 | 194 | 47 | 71 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 53 | 131 | .675 | 22 | 5 | 14 | .439 | 2 | 1 | 5-6 | 34 | 71 | .972 |
| 2017 | .330 | 61-61 | 200 | 58 | 66 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 106 | .530 | 37 | 3 | 17 | .442 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 48 | 3 | 1.000 |
| TOTAL | .339 | 221-208 | 669 | 182 | 227 | 52 | 6 | 30 | 138 | 381 | .570 | 98 | 23 | 76 | .438 | 5 | 6 | 31-33 | 120 | 137 | .963 |
