2020 Softball Roster
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Jersey Number 21
Samaria Diaz
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Bishop Amat HS
- Hometown:
- West Covina, Calif.
Bio
SENIOR (2021)
Went 5-3 with a 2.76 ERA and 98 strikeouts to just 24 walks over 78.2 innings pitched … Pitched in 28 games, starting 12 while finishing tied for the Pac-12 lead with three saves … Sixth in the conference with 8.72 strikeouts per seven innings … Posted a 0.40 ERA and 21 strikeouts to just one walk over her final six appearances of the season … vs. Montana (Feb. 12): Combined with Raegan Breedlove to throw a five-inning perfect game, tossing 3.2 innings with four strikeouts to get the win … at Fresno State (Feb. 21): Worked three shutout innings out of the bullpen, striking out four while giving up just one hit to get the save … vs. Boise State (Mar. 6): Threw five scoreless innings with five strikeouts to get the win in a 3-0 victory … vs. UCLA (Apr. 10): Pitched three shutout innings of relief with four strikeouts while giving up just one hit … at Arizona State (May 1): Struck out a season-high eight batters over 4.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen … vs. Arizona (May 8): Started and struck out six over three shutout innings, giving up just a pair of hits and a walk … at California (May 14-15): Threw 6.2 scoreless innings over three appearances, striking out eight while allowing just four hits and a walk … vs. Saint Francis (May 22): Got the win in an NCAA Regional elimination game, fanning five over 5.2 shutout innings while giving up just a pair of hits … at Texas (May 23): Started in the regional final and struck out six with no walks while allowing a run on four hits over 3.2 innings.
SENIOR (2020)
- Softball America Third-Team All-American
Third in the conference and 15th in the country with a 1.00 ERA while going 8-0 with 53 strikeouts and nine walks over 42.0 innings … One of only two pitchers in the Pac-12 to win eight games without taking a loss … Tossed a pair of shutouts and did not allow a run in 10 of her 13 appearances … Fifth in the conference in both strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.89) and hits allowed per seven innings (4.33) … Her 1.00 ERA is over a full run lower than her junior season at New Mexico State, when she posted a 2.10 ERA … Led the conference and was eighth nationally with a 0.30 ERA through the first three weeks (seven appearances), giving up just one run over 23.1 innings … vs. George Washington (Feb. 7): Struck out six and gave up just one hit over 3.1 innings in first appearance as a Duck … Houston Tournament (Feb. 14-16): Dominated over three appearances (two in relief) going 3-0 while working 15.0 shutout innings with 18 strikeouts to just two walks … at Houston (Feb. 14): Got the win throwing 4.2 no-hit innings out of the bullpen, striking out six to earn the win … at Houston (Feb. 15): Earned the victory out of the bullpen for the second straight day against the Cougars, going 4.1 scoreless innings with four strikeouts and no walks … vs. Dayton (Feb. 16): Threw a six-inning shutout with eight punch-outs and no walks in a 9-0 run-rule win … vs. UIC (March 1): Worked a complete-game shutout with seven strikeouts and just one walk while allowing five hits in a 2-0 win … vs. Seattle (March 7): Got the win after entering with two runners on and no outs in the eighth inning and stranding them both, setting up Oregon for a walk-off in the bottom half.
BEFORE OREGON
Played three seasons at New Mexico State ... Enjoyed a breakout year as a junior in 2019, earning WAC Pitcher of the Year honors after going 16-9 with a 2.10 ERA and 228 strikeouts across 177.0 innings pitched ... Also earned All-WAC first team and NFCA all-region third team recognition ... Ranked tied for 28th nationally in strikeouts and 19th in strikeouts per seven innings (9.0) ... Threw 16 complete games and eight shutouts, and also tied for seventh in the country with seven saves ... Appeared in 38 games as a sophomore, making 17 starts ... Went 6-9 while striking out 80 over 99.1 innings ... Went 16-8 with two saves as a freshman with a 4.57 ERA over 136.1 innings, appearing in 41 games ... Named to the WAC All-Tournament team after tossing 14 innings, striking out 12 and posting a 3.00 ERA.
SINGLE-GAME CAREER-HIGHS (includes 2017-19 at New Mexico State)
Innings Pitched: 10.0 vs. California, (2/23/19)
Strikeouts: 13 3x, last vs. UMKC (4/27/19)
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered four seasons at Bishop Amat High School, posting a 2.11 career ERA with 303 strikeouts in 275 innings pitched ... Finished 13-2 with a 0.93 ERA and 125 strikeouts in 112.2 innings as a senior ... Tossed five shutouts, including a seven-strikeout effort in a CIF playoff quarterfinal win over Laguna Hills ... Went 8-6 with a 2.46 ERA and 117 strikeouts over 91 innings as a junior.
Went 5-3 with a 2.76 ERA and 98 strikeouts to just 24 walks over 78.2 innings pitched … Pitched in 28 games, starting 12 while finishing tied for the Pac-12 lead with three saves … Sixth in the conference with 8.72 strikeouts per seven innings … Posted a 0.40 ERA and 21 strikeouts to just one walk over her final six appearances of the season … vs. Montana (Feb. 12): Combined with Raegan Breedlove to throw a five-inning perfect game, tossing 3.2 innings with four strikeouts to get the win … at Fresno State (Feb. 21): Worked three shutout innings out of the bullpen, striking out four while giving up just one hit to get the save … vs. Boise State (Mar. 6): Threw five scoreless innings with five strikeouts to get the win in a 3-0 victory … vs. UCLA (Apr. 10): Pitched three shutout innings of relief with four strikeouts while giving up just one hit … at Arizona State (May 1): Struck out a season-high eight batters over 4.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen … vs. Arizona (May 8): Started and struck out six over three shutout innings, giving up just a pair of hits and a walk … at California (May 14-15): Threw 6.2 scoreless innings over three appearances, striking out eight while allowing just four hits and a walk … vs. Saint Francis (May 22): Got the win in an NCAA Regional elimination game, fanning five over 5.2 shutout innings while giving up just a pair of hits … at Texas (May 23): Started in the regional final and struck out six with no walks while allowing a run on four hits over 3.2 innings.
SENIOR (2020)
- Softball America Third-Team All-American
Third in the conference and 15th in the country with a 1.00 ERA while going 8-0 with 53 strikeouts and nine walks over 42.0 innings … One of only two pitchers in the Pac-12 to win eight games without taking a loss … Tossed a pair of shutouts and did not allow a run in 10 of her 13 appearances … Fifth in the conference in both strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.89) and hits allowed per seven innings (4.33) … Her 1.00 ERA is over a full run lower than her junior season at New Mexico State, when she posted a 2.10 ERA … Led the conference and was eighth nationally with a 0.30 ERA through the first three weeks (seven appearances), giving up just one run over 23.1 innings … vs. George Washington (Feb. 7): Struck out six and gave up just one hit over 3.1 innings in first appearance as a Duck … Houston Tournament (Feb. 14-16): Dominated over three appearances (two in relief) going 3-0 while working 15.0 shutout innings with 18 strikeouts to just two walks … at Houston (Feb. 14): Got the win throwing 4.2 no-hit innings out of the bullpen, striking out six to earn the win … at Houston (Feb. 15): Earned the victory out of the bullpen for the second straight day against the Cougars, going 4.1 scoreless innings with four strikeouts and no walks … vs. Dayton (Feb. 16): Threw a six-inning shutout with eight punch-outs and no walks in a 9-0 run-rule win … vs. UIC (March 1): Worked a complete-game shutout with seven strikeouts and just one walk while allowing five hits in a 2-0 win … vs. Seattle (March 7): Got the win after entering with two runners on and no outs in the eighth inning and stranding them both, setting up Oregon for a walk-off in the bottom half.
BEFORE OREGON
Played three seasons at New Mexico State ... Enjoyed a breakout year as a junior in 2019, earning WAC Pitcher of the Year honors after going 16-9 with a 2.10 ERA and 228 strikeouts across 177.0 innings pitched ... Also earned All-WAC first team and NFCA all-region third team recognition ... Ranked tied for 28th nationally in strikeouts and 19th in strikeouts per seven innings (9.0) ... Threw 16 complete games and eight shutouts, and also tied for seventh in the country with seven saves ... Appeared in 38 games as a sophomore, making 17 starts ... Went 6-9 while striking out 80 over 99.1 innings ... Went 16-8 with two saves as a freshman with a 4.57 ERA over 136.1 innings, appearing in 41 games ... Named to the WAC All-Tournament team after tossing 14 innings, striking out 12 and posting a 3.00 ERA.
SINGLE-GAME CAREER-HIGHS (includes 2017-19 at New Mexico State)
Innings Pitched: 10.0 vs. California, (2/23/19)
Strikeouts: 13 3x, last vs. UMKC (4/27/19)
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered four seasons at Bishop Amat High School, posting a 2.11 career ERA with 303 strikeouts in 275 innings pitched ... Finished 13-2 with a 0.93 ERA and 125 strikeouts in 112.2 innings as a senior ... Tossed five shutouts, including a seven-strikeout effort in a CIF playoff quarterfinal win over Laguna Hills ... Went 8-6 with a 2.46 ERA and 117 strikeouts over 91 innings as a junior.
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