Career Notes: Set career-highs in wins and shutouts as a senior ... finished 13th in career wins (39) and innings pitched (469.2), tied-for-fifth in saves (4), eighth in starts (77), tied-for-ninth in shutouts (10), 12th in complete games (53), and 14th in strikeouts (211).
2012: Voted to the Daktronics All-Midwest Region Second Team ... was a Second Team All-GLIAC hurler after posting the most innings pitched in league play (124.1) and finishing tied-for-first in wins with 14 ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... pitched in 39 games, starting 33 ... won season debut allowing only one earned run vs. West Georgia (2/17) ... threw a seven inning complete game, three-hit shutout against Shippensburg (2/24) ... notched win in relief by pitching 5.1 innings and giving up just one earned run vs. Lock Haven (2/25) ... earned win against Wheeling Jesuit (3/10) ... allowed one run (earned) in back-to-back complete games vs. Augustana (S. D.) (3/16) and Slippery Rock (3/17) ... also matched career high five strikeouts vs. Slippery Rock (3/17) ... pitched a complete game three-hit shutout vs. Ohio Dominican (3/31-Gm. 1) ... garnered 10th win of the season at Tiffin (4/6-Gm. 1) ... won in relief appearance at Tiffin (4/7-Gm. 2) ... tied season-high with five strikeouts in win over Ashland (4/10-Gm. 1) ... threw 27.1 innings without allowing an earned run (4/18-Gm. 1 to One Out, 6th Inn., 4/24-Gm. 1) ... posted back-to-back complete game shutouts at Lake Erie (4/20-Gm. 1 [7 inn.]; 4/21-Gm. 1 [5 inn.]) ... selected GLIAC Pitcher of the Week (4/23) after going 3-0, tossing a shutout in all three starts, and earning a save in her one relief appearance. ... struck out 13 and walked six while allowing just 13 hits and one unearned run in 22 innings of work ... pitched eight innings allowing just one unearned run on seven hits vs. Tiffin in the GLIAC Tournament (4/27) ... earned third save of the campaign in second round of the GLIAC tournament against Ashland ... defeated Ferris State twice in the GLIAC tournament helping WSU to its first league tourament title since 1995 ... tied a season-best with five strikeouts of Illinois-Springfield on second day of NCAA Regional tournament ... 22 wins was eighth-most in a season by a WSU pitcher, while three saves were one shy of the Wayne State single-season mark ... 33 starts are fourth-most in program history, while 212.2 innings pitched was the sixth-highest mark in WSU history ... was perfect in 82 fielding chances (15-67-0) during the season ... 2011-12 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Selected as 2011-12 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2011: Started 29 games (28 P, 1 DP) ... batted eighth in lone start ... went 0-3 with a run scored and an RBI on Feb. 19 vs. Truman State ... tied a career-high by striking out five batters in win at Hillsdale on April 15 ... also struck out five batter April 26 vs. Findlay ... recorded four shutouts (March 14 vs. Caldwell, March 15 vs. Minnesota-Duluth, April 10 vs. Tiffin, and April 22-23 at Ashland) ... earned lone save March 18 vs. Stonehill by allowing one run in two innings ... compiled a 13-10 record after losing her first five decisions ...
NCAA Division II National Rankings: shutouts (89th) ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team... 2010-11 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ... 2011 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2010: Earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... played in 33 games, making 21 starts (10 P, 3 1B, 8 DP) ... batted sixth, seventh or eighth, but usually eighth (seven times) ... recorded four complete games including a no-hitter on Feb. 27 against Glenville State (only faced 23 batters) ... struck out a season-high five batters while allowing zero earned runs in March 18 win over Shepherd ... did not allow an earned run in six innings to earn victory at Hillsdale on April 6 ... lone multiple-RBI game came on April 11 vs. Tiffin with an RBI groundout and an RBI single while playing first base (subbing for the injured Becca Ryan) ... had a four-game hitting streak (April 11-22), batting .500 (5-10) ... lone multiple-hit contest came on April 22 at Detroit with an RBI single in the third and a leadoff single in the fifth ... went 1-3 with a walk in four pinch-hitting appearances ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2009: Earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete award ... appeared in 21 contests ... started two games as the DP batting sixth and seventh ... WSU went 3-3 in her six pitching starts ... 2-for-8 as a pinch-hitter with two doubles and three walks (.455 on-base percentage) ... had two pinch-hit doubles (March 14 vs. Southern Indiana and April 19 against Saginaw Valley) ... recorded a career high three hits on March 21 vs. Augustana ... recorded first collegiate win on March 17 vs. Caldwell ... did not allow an earned run in 5.1 innings ... struck out a career-high five batters on March 15 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead while tossing 5.1 scoreless innings and allowing one hit vs. the Dragons ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
High School: A 2008 graduate of Kennedy High School ... earned four varsity letters for the Eagles and coach Mike Baum ... was KHS Most Valuable Player her first three years ... set the school single-season record for strikeouts (230) ... compiled a 55-22 career record in first three seasons ... hit 15 home runs and driven in 62 runs heading into senior year ... served as a softball team captain ... two-time basketball team Most Valuable Player ... is a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Full name--Samantha M. Cain ... born March 22, 1990, in Detroit ... daughter of Robert and Marlene Cain ... has an older brother, Robert, and an older sister, Elizabeth ... is a psychology honors major ... played summer ball for the Michigan Classics and Michigan Cruisers ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2008, Winter 2009, Fall 2009, Winter 2011 and Winter 2012 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2010, Fall 2010 and Fall 2011.
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Sam Cain's Career Pitching Statistics |
|
Year |
ERA |
W-L-S |
APP |
GS |
CG |
SHO/CBO |
IP |
H |
R/ER |
BB/SO |
Opp AB |
Opp Avg. |
WP/HBP |
|
2009 |
5.25 |
1-3-0 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0/1 |
25.1 |
34 |
25/19 |
10/16 |
105 |
.324 |
1/3 |
|
2010 |
3.00 |
3-3-0 |
13 |
10 |
4 |
1/0 |
53.2 |
49 |
32/23 |
15/32 |
211 |
.232 |
5/3 |
|
2011 |
3.58 |
13-15-1 |
30 |
28 |
24 |
4/0 |
178.0 |
221 |
125/91 |
48/70 |
744 |
.297 |
6/16 |
|
2012 |
2.80 |
22-12-3 |
39 |
33 |
24 |
5/0 |
212.2 |
219 |
107/85 |
61/93 |
844 |
.259 |
5/14 |
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Career |
3.25 |
39-33-4 |
89 |
77 |
53 |
10/1 |
469.2 |
523 |
289/218 |
134/211 |
1904 |
.275 |
17/36 |
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Sam Cain's Career Hitting and Fielding Statistics |
|
Year |
GP/GS |
AVG. |
AB |
R |
H |
2B-3B-HR |
RBI |
TB |
SLG% |
BB/HBP/SO |
OB% |
SF/SH |
SB/A |
PO-A-E |
FLD% |
|
2009 |
21/8 |
.385 |
13 |
2 |
5 |
2-0-0 |
1 |
7 |
.538 |
5/0/4 |
.556 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
10-13-2 |
.920 |
|
2010 |
33/21 |
.206 |
34 |
4 |
7 |
2-0-0 |
4 |
9 |
.265 |
6/0/10 |
.325 |
0/1 |
0/0 |
54-15-0 |
1.000 |
|
2011 |
31/29 |
.000 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0-0-0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
0/0/1 |
.000 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
7-64-5 |
.934 |
|
2012 |
39/33 |
---- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
0 |
---- |
0/0/0 |
---- |
0/0 |
0/0 |
15-67-0 |
1.000 |
|
Career |
124/91 |
.231 |
52 |
7 |
12 |
4-0-0 |
6 |
16 |
.308 |
11/0/15 |
.365 |
0/1 |
0/0 |
86-159-7 |
.972 |
