Samantha Beasley Class: Sophomore Hometown: San Diego, Calif. High School: Steele Canyon HS Height: 5-6 Position: Pitcher Experience: 1L

A versatile player who should see time as a pitcher and a designated player ... A junkball pitcher and power hitter ... Can change the game with one swing of the bat ... Expected to log more innings in 2008 ... Has six sisters, including Amanda, who lettered at San Diego State from 2004-2007.

2008 Season: Basically earned the starting position as the designated player by starting the final 13 Mountain West Conference games ... Her 1.94 ERA was the fourth-lowest in the MWC by pitchers with enough innings to qualify ... Tied for third on the team with two home runs and was fourth with 20 RBI, despite playing in just 36 games ... Homered once every 44.5 at-bats, which trailed only Megan McDonald (1 HR every 32.4 at-bats) ... Both homers came in big situations as the first was a grand slam and the second was a three-run home run ... Had a .382 slugging percentage, which would be fourth on the team if she had enough at-bats to qualify ... Seven of her 23 hits were for extra-bases, including five doubles and two homers ... In the circle, she tossed three complete game shutouts ... Had 70 strikeouts in 75 2/3 innings, or 6.48 strikeouts-per-7 innings, the second-best ratio on the team ... Put together two four-game hit streaks ... The first was from March 14-18, where she was 4-for-10 (.400) with five RBI ... The second lasted from April 18-24 as she hit .400 (6-for-15) with four RBI ... Doubled to left-center field in her first collegiate at-bat against UC Davis on Feb. 9 ... Had another double and scored a run the following day against Portland State (Feb. 10) ... Picked up her first win in the circle as well, throwing a four-hit shutout against the Vikings ... Struck out four and walked two ... Went 2-for-2 in back-to-back games against Tulsa (Feb. 16) and Utah State (Feb. 17) ... Both hits in the Utah State game were doubles ... In the circle, she tossed a complete game three-hit shutout with five strikeouts ... Earned the start against No. 3/2 Northwestern and scattered two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk ... Tied her season high with five strikeouts ... Had a pinch-hit single and drove in her first run of the season in SDSU's loss to No. 13/10 Baylor on Feb. 24 ... Went 1-for-1 with two walks and a career-high two runs and two RBI against Harvard on Feb. 29 ... Threw a complete game shutout against New Mexico State on March 14 with four strikeouts ... Had arguably her best game of the season at home against San Diego on March 18 ... In the game, Beasley went 1-for-3 with a grand slam at the plate ... In the circle, Beasley struck out a season-high 10 batters over 6 2/3 innings ... Went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs and a homer at Utah on April 25 ... Drove in three runs once again on May 9 ... The Aztecs were a remarkable 26-6 when she started and 17-4 as the designated player ... SDSU was also 15-3 when she got a hit, 9-2 when she drove in at least one run, 8-0 when she scored and 6-0 when she recorded an extra-base hit ... On the pitching front, the team was 9-2 when she earned the starting nod.

High School: A four-year letterwinner at Steele Canyon High School in San Diego, Calif., under coach Julie Bohe ... Named an EA Sports All-American after senior season ... Picked as the CalHi Sports Medium Schools Player of the Year ... CIF Player of the Year ... Was a two-time all-CIF first-team selection ... Led the Cougars to back-to-back CIF San Diego Division III Section titles ... Had her No. 7 jersey retired by Steele Canyon ...Had a terrific senior season where she batted .521 with 61 hits, seven home runs and 24 RBI ... Also excelled in the circle, going 15-4 with an 1.12 ERA in 125 2/3 innings ... Struck out 148, and tossed 18 complete games and seven shutouts ... Also played golf and basketball ... Was a third-team all-Grossmont League pick in basketball.

Personal: Samantha Joanne Beasley was born Feb. 7, 1989, in San Diego, Calif. ... Is the daughter of Mary and Grady Beasley ... Has six sisters ... Sister, Amanda, played softball at SDSU and lettered four years from 2004-07 ... Chose San Diego State because her sister, Amanda, played here and she wanted to stay close to home ... Majoring in kinesiology with plans of eventually getting involved with physical therapy.