Sammy Dees

Photo by: Kenneth Smith, University at Buffalo

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

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Sammy Dees Aspen Searle v WMU - March 31 2018

Photo by: Larry Clapper

Photo by: BGSU Strategic Communications

Photo by: BGSU Strategic Communications

Position:
Middle Infielder
Height:
5-6
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
High School:
Mission Viejo
Hometown:
Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.

NCAA GAME-BY-GAME & CAREER STATS
Years of eligibility remaining (including the Spring 2022 season): 2

DEES ON THE BGSU CAREER LISTS
Through the 2022 season, Sammy Dees was ranked on the following BGSU career lists...

Sacrifice Flies (10, FIRST)
Slugging pct. (.449, 11th)
Doubles (28, T-15th)
Batting avg. (.302, 18th)

2022

Missed the entire season due to injury

2021

Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
Played in 50 games, starting all 50
Hit .275 with nine doubles and four homers
Scored 22 runs and drove in 27, ranking second on the team in the latter category
Had an on-base percentage of .333 and a .416 slugging pct.
Set school records for sacrifice flies in a season (8) and a career (10)
Let the entire nation in sac flies in 2021
Started all 39 MAC games, and hit .284 with a .346 OBP and a .431 slugging pct. in conference action
Drew a pair of walks in BGSU's win over Stony Brook at the Winthrop Tournament
Went 3-for-5 in BG's two games in the WKU Hilltopper Classic
Had a single and a sac fly, driving in a run vs. Indiana State in the opener
Then, was 2-for-2 with a pair of stolen bases against WKU in the nightcap
Had a hit and scored two runs vs. Valparaiso, then homered vs. host Marshall later that same day
Went 2-for-3 with a double, a sac fly, a run scored and an RBI at Dayton
Drew a walk and drove in a run with a sac fly in the MAC opener, a run-rule win over Central Michigan
The next day, had hits in both ends of a DH, scoring a run in the first game and doubling in the second
Hit a team-best .500 (6-for-12) in the Ball State series
Walked and had a sac fly in the opener, then went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer in the second game
Ended that series by going 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI
Hit .385 against Akron, pacing the Falcons with four doubles and six RBI as BG swept a four-game series
Had the game-winning RBI in two of the victories vs. the Zips
Doubled in the sixth inning of the opener, breaking a 4-4 tie by driving home what proved to be the winning run
Had two RBI in that game, then had two hits, including a double, in the next game, with a run and an RBI
In the final game of the weekend, had two doubles and three RBI, and this time her GWRBI came on a walk-off two-base hit in the seventh
Had a double in the first game at Buffalo, then went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI in the nightcap
The next day, went 1-for-2 with two walks and another RBI in the first game, then scored a run in the second
Had back-to-back two-hit games at Ohio, and drove in a run in the final game of that series
Doubled and scored a run vs. Kent State, then had a sac fly to drive in the only run of that day's second game
Hit a two-run homer in a home win over UT, then had a sac bunt and an RBI in game two of that DH
Hit .375 with an on-base percentage of .545 in the Miami series
Had three runs, three hits, a walk, two HBPs and a sac bunt in the four games
Went 2-for-3, was hit by a pitch and scored three runs in the second game of that series
Had a hit and a walk in the following game
Had a hit in each of the four games at Northern Illinois
One of those hits was a grand slam as part of an eight-run seventh inning in a 15-4 win
Scored a total of five runs in BG's three wins in DeKalb
Had a hit in the opener of the season-ending DH at Western Michigan

2020 HONORS & AWARDS
• Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team (Feb. 21-23)
• MAC Player of the Week (March 10)
• Listed in NFCA Selected Top Performances of the Week (March 10)

2020 ^

Played in 14 games, starting 13
Hit .474, with an on-base pct. of .565 and a slugging pct. of .684
Had six extra-base hits, including a team-high five doubles and a homer, and walked eight times to rank second on the team
Led the Falcons with 18 hits and 26 total bases
Led the Mid-American Conference and ranked 27th in the nation in batting avg.
Also paced the entire league and was 16th in the country in OBP
Scored seven runs and drove in five
Led BGSU with six multiple-hit games, including four of the Falcons' seven three-hit games on the year
Made eight starts at first base, four at second and one at shortstop
Saw action in four of BGSU's five games on the season's opening weekend in Chattanooga
Made her season debut as a pinch-hitter vs. Indiana State
Stayed in the game and went 1-for-2 vs. the Sycamores
Then, started the next three games at first base, drawing a walk in all three games and scoring a run in the win over host UTC
The next weekend, was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Tiger Classic in Nashville
Hit .556 as BGSU went 4-0 on the weekend, and her five hits included three doubles
Went 3-for-4 with a double, a run and an RBI in the Falcons' win over host Tennessee State in the opening game of that tourney
Then, the next day, was 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and a sac bunt in a win over Central Connecticut State
Walked twice and scored a run in a win over Rider that evening, and had a walk in her lone plate appearance the next day in a win over Creighton
Had an incredible weekend as the Falcons went 5-0 in at the Clearwater Spring Break Invitational
Hit .667 (12-for-18) in the five wins in Florida, with an OBP of .700 and a slugging pct. of .944
In those five games, she came to the plate a total of 20 times, reaching base 17 times
Had at least one hit in every game, with three three-hit games and a two-hit contest
On Friday of that weekend, was a combined 5-for-6 with a walk in wins over Providence and Penn State
The next day, reached base in all four plate appearances against Army, going 3-for-3 with a walk
Later that day, singled to begin the Chattanooga game
With that hit, she had reached base in eight-straight appearances (7-for-7 with a walk) and 11 of 12 trips to the plate
Then, on Sunday, for the third time in five games, she reached base in every plate appearance
She homered, singled twice and also reached base on a pair of errors in a 10-3 win over Seton Hall
For her efforts in Florida, was named the MAC Player of the Week on March 10
Was also one of nine players listed in the NFCA's "Selected Top Performances"

^ BGSU played only 17 games in 2020 due to COVID-19

2019

Played in 13 games, starting all 13
Started 13 of BGSU's first 15 games at shortstop, before missing the final 36 contests due to injury
Batted .242 on the year, scoring five runs
Five of her eight total hits were doubles
Had five hits, including four doubles, and also drew four walks and scored four runs in BGSU's five games at the GWU Tournament
Doubled and scored a run vs. Saint Francis in the first game of that tourney
Then, had a double and walked twice in BG's extra-inning win over host Gardner-Webb that night
The next day, again doubled vs. GWU, adding another walk and a stolen base
Scored a run in the win over ETSU that same day
Closed the tournament with a walk and a double vs. SFU, and was also hit by a pitch on two occasions in that game

2018

Started all 52 of BGSU's games at second base
Batted .299 with 13 extra-base hits and 19 RBI
Was third on the team with 67 total bases, and ranked fourth on the Falcons with 26 runs scored
Had nine doubles and four home runs in her first season in BG
Recorded 14 multiple-hit games, good for fourth on the team
Reached base in 13-straight games at one point, tied for the longest streak on the team in 2018
Hit a team-leading .392 in neutral-site games, scoring 13 runs in those 16 contests
Had a stellar start to her Falcon career, batting .500 as BG went 5-0 at the CSU Dome Invitational on opening weekend
Was 9-for-18 with a team-leading six extra-base hits in those five games
Scored six runs and had five RBI
Had a slugging pct. of 1.056 in Cleveland, with a team-leading four doubles
Homered twice to tie for the team lead on the weekend
Was 2-for-4 with an RBI in her debut, vs. Niagara
Then, later that day, again went 2-for-4, with a double, two runs and an RBI against Cleveland State
Was a perfect 3-for-3 vs. Canisius, with three extra-base hits and a walk
Had a pair of doubles and her first collegiate homer vs. the Golden Griffins, scoring two runs and driving in one
Her eight total bases in that game was a BGSU season best
Capped the tourney by going 2-for-4 with a double, a homer, two runs and two RBI against Robert Morris
In those last two games in Cleveland, she was a combined 5-for-7, with all five hits going for extra bases, and she reached base in seven of nine plate appearances (the five hits, a walk and a hit-by-pitch)
The next weekend, hit a team-leading .471 in five games at the Elon Classic, going 8-for-17
In the first game at Elon, was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles
That capped a stellar three-game stretch in which she reached base in 10 out of 13 plate appearances
Hit .727 (8-of-11) with five doubles, two homers and a slugging pct. of 1.727 in those three games
The next day, was 2-for-4 with a run scored in the rematch with Elon
Capped the tournament by going a perfect 3-for-3 with a walk, two runs and an RBI vs. Mount St. Mary's
That was her seventh multiple-hit game in her first 10 contests as a Falcon
Had a two-run homer, one of three BGSU dingers in the inning, as the Falcons scored five times in the sixth to defeat New Mexico at the Texas Tech tourney
Reached base four times in BG's win over Butler at the Memphis tourney the following weekend
Was 2-for-3 with a walk, a run and two RBI vs. the Bulldogs, and was also hit by a pitch
Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in BG's first win over IUPUI in Nashville
Walked, was hit by a pitch and scored a run at Miami, in a game that was halted due to inclement weather
Was 2-for-3 with two RBI in the series opener at Toledo
Had a two-run single in that contest
Hit .476, going 10-for-21, and scored eight runs during BGSU's seven-game winning streak from April 11-23
Was 5-for-6 in BG's doubleheader sweep at Buffalo
Went 2-for-3 with a first-inning homer in the opening game, then was a perfect 3-for-3 with a double in the nightcap
Scored three runs and drove in two, as BG scored 18 runs in the two games
Was 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in the series opener at Akron
The next day, was hit by a pitch and scored a run in the opener, then went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI in the nightcap as BG completed a three-game sweep of the Zips
Was a perfect 2-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored in BGSU's 8-0 win over Detroit Mercy
The next evening, had a base hit at Notre Dame
Reached base twice in the opener vs. Kent State, going 1-for-2 and getting hit by a pitch
Doubled, was plunked by another pitch and scored a run at Wright State
Drew a walk-off walk as BG beat MAC-leading Ohio, 3-2, at Meserve Field
Also had a pair of sac bunts in that win
The next day, was hit by a pitch and scored a run vs. the Bobcats

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended Mission Viejo H.S. ('17), playing for coaches Troy Ybarra, Toni Mascarenas and Jay McGowan
Helped the Diablos to four South Coast League championships and a pair of California Interscholastic Federation titles
The team went 27-4-0 in her junior year, winning the CIF Division 2 championship for the second time in three years
Honor Roll

PERSONAL

Born in Mission Viejo, Calif.
A health science major at BGSU
Daughter of Steve and Angela Dees
The second of four children
Has an older brother, Triston, a younger sister, Makailah (a BGSU softball teammate), and a younger brother, Noah
Has played travel ball for the Orange County Batbusters

DEES - CAREER STATS

Year	avg	gp-gs	ab	r	h	2b	hr	rbi	tb	slg%	bb	hbp	so	gdp	ob%	sf	sh	sb-att	po	a	e	fld%
2018....	.299	52-52	154	26	46	9	4	19	67	.435	11	10	26	1	.381	1	7	3-4	115	72	5	.974
2019....	.242	13-13	33	5	8	5	0	1	13	.394	6	2	12	1	.381	1	1	1-1	18	25	5	.896
2020....	.474	14-13	38	7	18	5	1	5	26	.684	8	0	2	0	.565	0	2	0-0	28	14	3	.933
2021....	.275	50-50	149	22	41	9	4	27	62	.416	9	8	22	0	.333	8	5	2-2	79	62	8	.946
TOTAL...	.302	129-188	374	60	113	28	9	52	168	.449	34	20	62	2	.381	10	15	6-7	240	173	21	.952