Sam Landry
{{Short description|American softball player (born 2003)}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name = Sam Landry
|image =
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|team = Volts
|number = 21
|position = Pitcher
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|3|5}}
|birth_place = Mont Belvieu, Texas, U.S.
|bats = Right
|throws = Right
|teams =
|highlights =
- First Team All-American (2025)
- WCWS All-Tournament Team (2025)
- SEC Newcomer of the Year (2025)
- All-SEC First team (2025)
- SEC All-Defensive team (2025)
- All-Sun Belt First team (2024)
- 2× All-Sun Belt Second team (2022, 2023)
}}
Samantha Landry (born March 5, 2003) is an American professional softball pitcher for the Volts of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). She previously played for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and the Oklahoma Sooners.
High school career
Landry attended Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas. During her senior year in 2020, she posted a 17–1 record with a 0.40 earned run average (ERA) and 252 strikeouts in 121 innings.{{cite web|url=https://ragincajuns.com/sports/softball/roster/sam-landry/9226 |title=Sam Landry |website=ragincajuns.com |access-date=May 28, 2025}} She helped lead Barbers Hill to the Texas Class 5A state title, their first championship in school history.{{cite web|url=https://www.vype.com/Texas/Houston/fly-eagles-fly-no-1-barbers-hill-wins-first-ever-uil-softball-state-championship |title=FLY EAGLES FLY: No. 1 Barbers Hill wins first-ever UIL Softball State Championship |website=vype.com |first=Joshua |last=Koch |date=June 6, 2021 |access-date=May 28, 2025}} During the semifinals against Hallsville, she pitched a one-hit complete game shutout with 12 strikeouts.{{cite web|url=https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/2021/06/04/samantha-landry-pitches-barbers-hill-into-5-a-state-final/7555426002/ |title=Samantha Landry pitches Barbers Hill into 5A state final |newspaper=Austin American-Statesman |first=Butch |last=Hart |date=June 4, 2021 |access-date=May 28, 2025}} She was selected to play in the 2021 Premier Girls Fastpitch (PGF) High School Senior All-American Game.{{cite web|url=https://ragincajuns.com/news/2021/7/29/softball-incoming-freshman-sam-landry-to-participate-in-pgf-all-american-game |title=Softball Incoming Freshman Sam Landry to Participate in PGF All-American Game |website=ragincajuns.com |date=July 29, 2021 |access-date=May 28, 2025}}
She was ranked as the nation's No. 4 recruit by Extra Innings Softball. On November 11, 2020, she signed her national letter of intent to play college softball at Louisiana.{{cite web|url=https://1033thegoat.com/top-5-recruit-samantha-landry-slated-to-sign-with-ul-today/ |title=Top 5 Recruit Samantha Landry Slated to Sign with UL Today |website=1033thegoat.com |date=November 11, 2020 |access-date=May 28, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vype.com/Texas/Houston/samantha-landry |title=THE INFLUENCER: Barbers Hill's Landry beast on the mound; famous on Tik Tok |website=vype.com |first=Matt |last=Malatesta |date=March 1, 2021 |access-date=May 28, 2025}}
College career
Landry began her collegiate for Louisiana in 2022. During her freshman year she appeared in 29 games with 24 starts and posted a 20–3 record, with a 2.76 ERA and 145 strikeouts in {{frac|117|1|3}} innings. She also recorded six complete games and three shutouts with one save. She led the team in wins and posted the best winning percentage during conference play. Following the season she was named an All-Sun Belt second team selection.{{cite web|url=https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2022/5/9/sun-belt-announces-2022-softball-postseason-all-conference-and-individual-awards.aspx |title=Sun Belt Announces 2022 Softball Postseason All-Conference and Individual Awards |website=sunbeltsports.org |date=May 9, 2022 |access-date=May 28, 2025}}
During her sophomore year in 2023, she appeared in 42 games with 29 starts and posted a 19–6 record, with a 2.74 ERA and 150 strikeouts in {{frac|147|2|3}} innings. She also recorded eight complete games and four shutouts. She led the team in wins for the second consecutive year. On February 10, 2023, during the first game of the season against Lafayette College, she pitched her first career no-hitter with a career-high 13 strikeouts.{{cite web|url=https://ragincajuns.com/news/2023/2/10/landrys-no-hitter-fireworks-at-the-plate-highlight-louisiana-softball-opener |title=Landry’s No-Hitter, Fireworks at the Plate Highlight Louisiana Softball Opener |website=ragincajuns.com |date=February 10, 2023 |access-date=May 28, 2025}} She was subsequently named Sun Belt Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week.{{cite web|url=https://ragincajuns.com/news/2023/2/14/sam-landry-collects-sun-belt-softballs-first-pitcher-of-the-week-for-2023 |title=Sam Landry Collects Sun Belt Softball’s First Pitcher of the Week for 2023 |website=ragincajuns.com |date=February 14, 2023 |access-date=May 28, 2025}} Following the season she was again named an All-Sun Belt second team selection.{{cite web|url=https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2023/5/8/sun-belt-announces-2023-softball-all-conference-teams-postseason-awards.aspx |title=Sun Belt Announces 2023 Softball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards |website=sunbeltsports.org |date=May 9, 2023 |access-date=May 28, 2025}}
During her junior year in 2024, she appeared in 46 games with 28 starts and posted a 24–10 record, with a 2.08 ERA and 165 strikeouts in {{frac|194|1|3}} innings. She also recorded ten complete games and six shutouts. During conference play she led all pitchers with 13 wins, and posted an opposing batting average of .179. Following the season she was named an All-Sun Belt first team selection.{{cite web|url=https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2024/5/6/sun-belt-announces-2024-softball-all-conference-teams-and-postseason-awards.aspx |title=Sun Belt Announces 2024 Softball All-Conference Teams and Postseason Awards |website=sunbeltsports.org |date=May 7, 2024 |access-date=May 28, 2025}}
On July 13, 2024, Landry transferred to Oklahoma.{{cite web|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2024/07/13/ou-softball-adds-louisiana-pitcher-sam-landry-via-transfer-portal/74395709007/ |title=OU softball adds Louisiana pitcher Sam Landry via transfer portal |newspaper=The Oklahoman |first=Colton |last=Sulley |date=July 13, 2024 |access-date=May 28, 2025}} During her senior year in 2025, she appeared in 33 games, with 24 starts, and posted a 23–4 record, with a 1.92 ERA and 170 strikeouts in {{frac|167|2|3}} innings.{{cite web|url=https://soonersports.com/sports/softball/roster/sam-landry/18842 |title=Sm Landry |website=soonersports.com |access-date=May 28, 2025}} On February 16, 2025, in a game against Baylor, she pitched her first career perfect game. She retired all 15 batters she faced, with eight strikeouts in a five inning run rule victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/oklahoma/softball/ou-softball-sam-landry-s-perfect-game-powers-no-3-oklahoma-past-no-24-baylor-01jm8g73wfh5 |title=OU Softball: Sam Landry's Perfect Game Powers No. 3 Oklahoma Past No. 24 Baylor |website=SI.com |first=Ryan |last=Chapman |date=February 16, 2025 |access-date=May 28, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2025/02/16/oklahoma-baylor-score-updates-college-softball-today-ou-sooners-bears-getterman-classic/78868725007/ |title=OU softball pitcher Sam Landry throws perfect game in Sooners' run-rule win over Baylor |newspaper=The Oklahoman |first=Colton |last=Sulley |date=February 16, 2025 |access-date=May 28, 2025}} During conference play she posted an 11–4 record, with 87 strikeouts, four shutouts and three saves. Following the season she was named to the All-SEC first team and SEC All-Defensive team.{{cite web|url=https://soonersports.com/news/2025/5/9/gasso-landry-earn-superlative-honors-as-six-sooners-are-tabbed-to-all-sec-softball-team |title=Gasso, Landry Earn Superlative Honors as Six Sooners are Tabbed to All-SEC Softball Team |website=soonersports.com |date=May 9, 2025 |access-date=May 28, 2025}} She was also named SEC Newcomer of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2025/05/09/patty-gasso-sam-landry-sec-coach-newcomer-of-the-year-oklahoma-softball/83534150007/ |title=OU softball coach Patty Gasso, pitcher Sam Landry named SEC coach, newcomer of the year |newspaper=The Oklahoman |first=Colton |last=Sulley |date=May 9, 2025 |access-date=May 28, 2025}}
Professional career
On May 3, 2025, Landry was drafted first overall by the Volts in the 2025 AUSL Draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/softball/story/_/id/44987724/oklahoma-sam-landry-no-1-pick-athletes-unlimited-draft |title=Oklahoma's Sam Landry No. 1 pick in Athletes Unlimited draft |website=ESPN.com |date=May 3, 2025 |access-date=May 28, 2025}}
Personal life
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