Samantha Louisa Ricketts (born December 29, 1986) is an American softball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and American Samoa women's national softball team. She played college softball at Oklahoma, where she set the then career RBI record and was named a two-time Second Team NFCA All-American.
Playing career Ricketts played college softball for Oklahoma from 2006 to 2009, where she set the then career RBI record and was named a two-time Second Team NFCA All-American.
Ricketts was drafted 12th overall by the Akron Racers in the 2009 NPF Draft, and played two seasons for the team.
Coaching career
Mississippi State On July 21, 2014, Ricketts was named an assistant coach for Mississippi State. On July 30, 2018, she was promoted to associate head coach. On July 22, 2019, Ricketts was named the head coach for Mississippi State.
USSSA Pride On May 25, 2016, Ricketts was named an assistant coach for the USSSA Pride of the National Pro Fastpitch league.
American Samoa On February 3, 2026, Ricketts was named head coach of the American Samoa women's national softball team.
Personal life Ricketts is of Samoan descent. She has three siblings including Richard, who played college football at Air Force, Stephanie, who played college softball and basketball at Hawaii, and Keilani, who played college softball at Oklahoma and professional softball in the AUSL.
Statistics
Oklahoma Sooners
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA 2006 57 166 23 59 .355 51 9 0 11 97 .584% 19 17 0 0 2007 63 183 41 76 .415 81 18 0 12 142 .776% 37 11 1 1 2008 60 159 33 56 .352 51 13 2 9 108 .679% 38 12 0 0 2009 57 180 32 58 .322 56 8 0 15 97 .539% 21 7 1 2 TOTALS 237 688 129 249 .362 239 48 2 47 444 .645% 115 47 2 3
Head coaching record
College
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