Mercy College Softball Spring 2009 Roster
Samantha LaBella

13 - Samantha LaBella

Height: 5-1
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Mamaroneck, NY
High School: Rye Neck
Position: OF/P

2008: Started 35 of the 38 games in which she played…Had 18 hits, knocked in seven runs and scored eight more…Also won four games in the pitcher’s circle with five complete games and two shutouts…Pitched a complete game shutout against Briarcliffe, allowing only two hits while striking out nine.

2007:
Played in and started all 20 games as a freshman...Second on the squad with 10 hits...Tied for the team lead with two doubles and three runs batted in...Went 2-for-4 with an RBI at Queens (3/28)...Was 2-for-4 with a run driven in versus Concordia (4/24)...Also pitched in five games, making five starts and completing three...Struck out 10 batters in 21 innings pitched...Posted four strikeouts in each of her last two outings at NYIT (4/28) and St. Thomas Aquinas (4/29)

Rye Neck: LaBella played softball for three years as a pitcher, where she was All-League every year and MVP her senior year...She was coached by Doug Choron...Recorded the lowest ERA along with the best record during her high school career...She also played soccer for five years as midfielder under Coach Choron...In addition she played field hockey and basketball for one year.

Personal: Daughter of Joseph and Linda LaBella...Undecided major...Also a member of the Mercy College women's soccer team.