Samantha Fowler

Position:
UTL
Height:
5-10
Class:
Freshman
Major:
MA Sports Management
Hometown:
Los Alamitos, Calif.
High School:
Los Alamitos HS
Prev School:
Los Alamitos HS

Long Beach State (2022): Earned Second Team All-Big West honors while featuring as Long Beach State’s ace … Started 21 games and made 32 appearances, pitching a team high 137.0 innings … Posted a 14-7 overall record with a 2.91 ERA … Ranked third in the Big West in wins and opposing batting average at .194 … Finished the year fifth in total strikeouts in the league … Played a part in two no-hitters during the 2022 campaign, earning the save in a three-pitcher combined no-no against California Baptist … Also struck out 10 over five innings in a no-hitter against CSU Bakersfield on May 6 … Started the opening game of the season against Memphis, striking out four ... Earned a save in the second game against Memphis, pitching a hitless and scoreless seventh inning against the Tigers ... Struck out a pair while combining for a one-hitter against Lamar, making a 6.0 inning start ... Made next start against Southern Utah, allowing one hit in 3.1 innings while striking out eight ... Set a season-high with 8.0 innings pitched, taking a hard-luck loss against Stony Brook in extra innings after giving up just three hits while striking out five ... Picked up her second save, a three-inning save against Sacramento State ... Combined in a three-pitcher no-hitter against California Baptist, earning the save after pitching the final two innings, striking out four ... Struck out five in a 5.1 inning relief appearance at UC Riverside ... Started the finale of the UCR series, striking out five in a 5.0 inning appearance to grab the win ... Struck out nine in a 6.1 inning start to win the first game of the UC Davis series ... Pitched the first seven innings of the 13-inning marathon with UCD, striking out a season-high 10 batters ... Pitched a complete-game shutout with five strikeouts and three hits against CSUN ... Tied her career-high in another complete game with 9.0 innings pitched in another win against the Matadors ... Picked up a complete game victory with eight strikeouts at UC San Diego ... Earned two more wins in a pair of run-rule victories against UC Santa Barbara ... Didn’t allow a run over two starts while striking out six ... Bounced back from a tough first start against Cal Poly with a complete game, allowing three hits and striking out three ... Matched a season high by striking out 10 in a complete-game shutout in a 1-0 win against Hawai’i ... Pitched a solo no-hitter against CSUB, the 33rd in program history and the first in Fowler’s career ... Matched a season high by striking out 10 of the 16 batters she faced ... Also earned a win in the series finale against the Roadrunners ... Made the start in the first game of the Cal State Fullerton series ... Pitched 5.2 innings of relief and earned the win in the season finale against the Titans.

(2021): Had a breakout season in the circle for the Beach … Was third on the team with 47.0 innings pitched, and tied for second on the team with 13 appearances … Made five starts on the year along with three complete games … Ranked eighth in the Big West with 55 strikeouts and posted a 3.28 ERA … Struck out three in a 2.1 inning appearance at San Diego …. Struck out three over two scoreless innings of relief at CSUN … Pitched 5.0 innings of relief at UC Santa Barbara, striking out seven and picking up her first win of the season … Made her first start of the year against Cal Poly, striking out five batters in a four-inning outing … Struck out a career-high 12 batters in a complete game at Hawai’i, improving to 2-1 on the year … Closed out the second game of the series before striking out nine in a start on May 1, improving to 3-1 … Made a start against UCLA, striking out three … Had an incredible game against Cal, earning the win with a 9.0 inning complete game, striking out eight and allowing one earned run … Pitched in relief during both of Long Beach State’s postseason games at UCLA and against Minnesota.

(2020): Made three appearances in the circle during a shortened 2020 season, all in relief … Made a career-long appearance at No. 4 Arizona on Feb. 16, striking out a career-high four batters in five innings pitched … Struck out two in one inning against Utah, and made a three inning relief appearance against UCF.

(2019): Pitched in eight games as a true freshman, all in relief … Threw 16.2 innings, fourth on the team … Debuted against Fresno State with two hitless and scoreless innings … Also pitched a scoreless inning against Boise State … Surrendered first hit but pitched 4.2 scoreless innings against Northwestern in a season-long outing … Struck out two in a 3.1 inning relief appearance against San Diego State … Struck out a career-high five batters on the road at Hawai’i, allowing one run in three innings … Also made a league appearance at UC Riverside.

High School: A two-way player in softball at Los Alamitos High School … Posted an ERA of 0.81 as a senior … Helped the Griffins to a Sunset League Championship in 2018 … Played club with the Firecrackers.

Personal: Pursuing a Master’s degree in Sports Management … Graduated in Spring 2022 with a degree in Business Marketing … Uncle Dwayne Fowler played baseball for the Dirtbags … Also recruited by Biola.

Career Highs:
Innings pitched: 9.0, 2x, last vs. CSUN 9(4/3/22)
Strikeouts: 12, at Hawai’i (4/30/21)
Walks: 6, 3x, last at UC San Diego (4/8/22)