27 Sam Mikitka
27 - Sam Mikitka
Bats/Throws: R/R
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Naperville, Ill.
High School: Benet Academy
Position: P/OF
Major: Elementary Education
gp 27
avg .257
hr -
rbi 8
r 8
sb -

As a junior (2025): Played in 27 games…tallied 18 hits and a .257 batting average…drove in 8 runs while scoring 8 runs…recorded three doubles…had a .325 on base percentage and a .300 slugging percentage…posted a 1.000 fielding percentage with 3 putouts and 27 assists…Team Captain.

As a pitcher…made 15 appearances…led the team in innings pitched and strikeouts…recorded a 3-10 record while tallying 72.2 innings pitched…recorded an ERA of 7.03 while striking out 33 batters.

Single-game highs as a junior:
Hits - 3 vs Calvin (Apr. 26)
Runs Scored - 1 on eight occasions
At-Bats - 4 on four occasions
RBI - 3 vs Lasell (Mar. 14)
Doubles - 2 vs Calvin (Apr. 26)
Putouts - 2 at Albion (May 2)

Pitching Season-Bests:
Strikeouts - 6 vs Carlow (Mar. 9)
Innings Pitched - 9 at Albion (May 2)

As a sophomore (2024): Competed in 30 games of the season... tallied 21 hits and a .253 batting average... drove in 11 runs and scored seven runs... her 21 hits are the most in a single-season in her career…had at least one hit in 17 different games... posted a 1.000 fielding percentage with three putouts and eight assists

As a pitcher… made nine appearances… third on the team in wins and innings pitched… recorded a 1-2 record while tallying 27.2 innings pitched… recorded an ERA of 6.33 while striking out seven batters

Single-game highs as a sophomore:
Hits - 2 on four occasions
Runs Scored - 2 at Olivet (Apr. 9)
At-Bats - 4 on four occasions
RBI - 2 on two occasions
Doubles - 1 on two occasions
Walks - 1 on three occasions
Putouts - 2 vs Adrian (Apr. 25)
Assists - 2 on two occasions

Pitching Season-Bests:
Strikeouts - 3 vs Susquehanna (Mar. 15)
Innings Pitched - 7.0 at Olivet (Apr. 9)

As a freshman (2023): Played in 31 games of the season... posted 19 hits with 10 RBI, nine walks, five runs scored, and a double... registered a .250 batting average with a .326 on-base percentage... collected first career hit against Benedictine... posted first multi-hit game with two hits at Adrian... added another two-hit effort against Olivet... was second on the team in innings pitched (54.0)... tallied ten starts... earned first collegiate pitching victory in the circle with a complete-game win over Minnesota-Morris... had a 1.000 fielding percentage with one putout and 16 assists

Single-game highs as a freshman:
Hits - 2 on two occasions
Runs Scored - 2 vs Olivet (May 3)
At-Bats - 5 vs Anderson (Apr. 4)
RBI - 2 on two occasions
Doubles - 1 vs Hope (Apr. 10)
Walks - 1 on nine occasions
Putouts - 1 vs Manchester (May 5)
Assists - 4 vs Minn.-Morris (Mar. 13)

Pitching Season-Bests:
Strikeouts - 3 on two occasions
Innings Pitched - 7.0 vs Manchester (May 5)

High School Honors: National Honor Society... All-Conference 2022... Honor Roll

Why Saint Mary's: I chose Saint Mary's College because I wanted a community to build relationships and receive a high level of academics while being at a small school. From the moment I started here in the fall, it has felt like home and has become one of the greatest and most special places to me.

 

 

Recent Games
Apr 26 Calvin L, 7-0
Apr 26 Calvin L, 6-5
Apr 30 at Hope W, 5-2
Apr 30 at Hope L, 11-4
May 2 at Albion L, 5-4
May 2 at Albion W, 2-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 27 15
Plate appearances 77 40
At Bats 70 36
Runs 8 5
Hits 18 11
Doubles 3 2
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 8 1
Total bases 21 13
Walks 7 4
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts 6 4
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .257 .306
On Base Percentage .325 .375
Slugging Percentage .300 .361
Appearances 15 8
Games started 11 6
Wins 3 2
Losses 10 6
Saves 1 0
Complete Games 6 3
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 72.2 41.0
Hits 121 70
Runs 84 46
Earned Runs 73 40
Walks 31 16
Strikeouts 33 11
Strikeouts per Game 3.18 1.88
Doubles Allowed 19 9
Triples Allowed 8 6
WHIP 2.09 2.10
Home Runs Allows 5 4
At Bats Against 333 184
Batting Average Against .363 .380
Earned Run Average 7.03 6.83
Wild pitches 8 2
Hit Batters 5 3
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 4 3
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 12 8
Total Chances 30 18
Put Outs 3 3
Assists 27 15
Errors 0 0
Fielding Percentage 1.000 1.000
Double Plays 1 1
Stolen Bases Allowed 23 11
Runners Caught Stealing - -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage - -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -
Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Mar 9 vs. Carlow L, 10-0 2 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth L, 5-1 3 0 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Sage L, 4-1 3 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 10 vs. North Park L, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Westminster (Pa.) L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. New England Col. W, 7-4 3 1 0 - - - 1 - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Meredith W, 12-9 3 1 0 - - - 0 1 1 - -
Mar 13 vs. Gordon W, 6-4 2 0 1 - - - 2 - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Utica W, 14-6 1 1 0 - - - 0 1 1 - -
Mar 14 vs. Lasell W, 4-1 4 0 2 1 - - 3 - - - -
Mar 18 at Aurora L, 9-7 4 0 1 - - - 1 - - - -
Mar 18 at Aurora L, 8-2 3 0 1 - - - 0 1 - - -
Mar 29 North Park   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 North Park   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Franklin   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Franklin   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 9-2 3 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 1 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 4-0 3 0 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 6 Alma L, 14-1 0 1 0 - - - 0 1 - - -
Apr 6 vs. Alma L, 8-3 2 1 1 - - - 0 1 - - -
Apr 10 Olivet W, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Manchester   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Olivet W, 8-3 4 1 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 10 at Manchester   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Kalamazoo L, 12-4 3 1 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 13 at Kalamazoo L, 4-3 3 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Apr 16 #7 Trine L, 13-3 2 0 2 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 16 #7 Trine L, 10-6 2 1 2 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 24 at Adrian L, 11-0 2 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 24 at Adrian L, 11-0 1 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 26 Calvin L, 7-0 3 0 3 2 - - 0 - - - -
Apr 26 Calvin L, 6-5 4 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 30 at Hope W, 5-2 3 0 1 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Apr 30 at Hope L, 11-4 1 0 0 - - - 0 1 1 - -
May 2 at Albion L, 5-4 3 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
May 2 at Albion W, 2-1 3 0 1 - - - 1 1 1 - -
Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Mar 9 vs. Carlow L, 10-0 - - - 0 0 - - 2 - 2
Mar 9 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth L, 5-1 - - - 1 0 - 1 1 1.00 3
Mar 10 vs. Sage L, 4-1 - - - 0 0 - 3 - - 3
Mar 10 vs. North Park L, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Westminster (Pa.) L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. New England Col. W, 7-4 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 3
Mar 13 vs. Meredith W, 12-9 - - - 0 0 - 1 1 1.00 4
Mar 13 vs. Gordon W, 6-4 - - - 1 0 - 1 - - 2
Mar 14 vs. Utica W, 14-6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 2
Mar 14 vs. Lasell W, 4-1 - - - 3 1 - 1 1 1.00 4
Mar 18 at Aurora L, 9-7 - - - 1 0 - 2 1 2.00 4
Mar 18 at Aurora L, 8-2 - - - 1 0 - - 2 - 4
Mar 29 North Park   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 North Park   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Franklin   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Franklin   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 9-2 - - - 0 0 - 2 1 2.00 3
Apr 1 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 4-0 - - - 1 0 - 1 1 1.00 3
Apr 6 Alma L, 14-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 1
Apr 6 vs. Alma L, 8-3 - - - 1 0 - - 1 - 3
Apr 10 Olivet W, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Manchester   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Olivet W, 8-3 - - - 0 0 - 2 1 2.00 4
Apr 10 at Manchester   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Kalamazoo L, 12-4 - - - 1 0 - - 2 - 3
Apr 13 at Kalamazoo L, 4-3 - - - 0 0 - - 2 - 3
Apr 16 #7 Trine L, 13-3 - - - 2 0 - - - - 2
Apr 16 #7 Trine L, 10-6 - - - 2 0 - - - - 2
Apr 24 at Adrian L, 11-0 - - - 0 0 - 2 - - 2
Apr 24 at Adrian L, 11-0 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 1
Apr 26 Calvin L, 7-0 - - - 5 2 - - - - 3
Apr 26 Calvin L, 6-5 - - - 0 0 - 3 - - 4
Apr 30 at Hope W, 5-2 - - - 1 0 - 1 - - 3
Apr 30 at Hope L, 11-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 2
May 2 at Albion L, 5-4 - - - 0 0 - 2 1 2.00 3
May 2 at Albion W, 2-1 - - - 1 0 - - 1 - 4
Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Mar 9 vs. Carlow L, 10-0 1 0 1 0 4.1 10 10 9 14.54 3.23 4 6 -
Mar 9 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth L, 5-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Sage L, 4-1 1 0 1 0 7.0 6 4 2 2.00 1.29 3 5 -
Mar 10 vs. North Park L, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Westminster (Pa.) L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. New England Col. W, 7-4 0 0 0 0 2.2 4 1 1 2.63 1.88 1 3 -
Mar 13 vs. Meredith W, 12-9 1 1 0 0 4.0 11 9 7 12.25 3.25 2 4 -
Mar 13 vs. Gordon W, 6-4 0 0 0 1 1.2 1 2 2 8.40 1.20 1 - -
Mar 14 vs. Utica W, 14-6 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Lasell W, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 18 at Aurora L, 9-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 18 at Aurora L, 8-2 1 0 1 0 6.0 10 8 8 9.33 2.17 3 0 1
Mar 29 North Park   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 North Park   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Franklin   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Franklin   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 9-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 1 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 4-0 1 0 1 0 6.0 9 4 4 4.67 1.67 1 4 -
Apr 6 Alma L, 14-1 1 0 1 0 3.1 10 13 11 23.10 3.90 3 2 1
Apr 6 vs. Alma L, 8-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 10 Olivet W, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Manchester   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Olivet W, 8-3 1 1 0 0 7.0 9 3 2 2.00 1.57 2 2 -
Apr 10 at Manchester   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Kalamazoo L, 12-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 13 at Kalamazoo L, 4-3 1 0 1 0 7.0 10 4 4 4.00 1.71 2 1 2
Apr 16 #7 Trine L, 13-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 16 #7 Trine L, 10-6 0 0 1 0 2.2 6 5 5 13.13 3.38 3 3 -
Apr 24 at Adrian L, 11-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 24 at Adrian L, 11-0 1 0 1 0 2.2 8 11 9 23.63 3.75 2 1 -
Apr 26 Calvin L, 7-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 26 Calvin L, 6-5 0 0 1 0 5.0 10 4 3 4.20 2.00 0 1 1
Apr 30 at Hope W, 5-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 30 at Hope L, 11-4 1 0 1 0 4.1 8 5 5 8.08 2.31 2 0 -
May 2 at Albion L, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
May 2 at Albion W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 9.0 9 1 1 0.78 1.22 2 1 -
Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Mar 9 vs. Carlow L, 10-0 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 2 - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth L, 5-1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Sage L, 4-1 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. North Park L, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Westminster (Pa.) L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. New England Col. W, 7-4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Meredith W, 12-9 2 0 2 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Gordon W, 6-4 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Utica W, 14-6 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Lasell W, 4-1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at Aurora L, 9-7 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at Aurora L, 8-2 8 0 8 0 1.000 - 3 - - - -
Mar 29 North Park   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 North Park   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Franklin   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Franklin   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 9-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 4-0 0 0 0 0 - - 5 - - - -
Apr 6 Alma L, 14-1 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 2 - - - -
Apr 6 vs. Alma L, 8-3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Olivet W, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Manchester   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Olivet W, 8-3 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Manchester   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Kalamazoo L, 12-4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Kalamazoo L, 4-3 3 0 3 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 16 #7 Trine L, 13-3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 16 #7 Trine L, 10-6 0 0 0 0 - - 4 - - - -
Apr 24 at Adrian L, 11-0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Adrian L, 11-0 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Apr 26 Calvin L, 7-0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Calvin L, 6-5 4 0 4 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Apr 30 at Hope W, 5-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at Hope L, 11-4 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 2 - - - -
May 2 at Albion L, 5-4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
May 2 at Albion W, 2-1 7 2 5 0 1.000 1 1 - - - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2022-23 31 76 5 19 1 - - 10 9 11 - - .250 .326 .263
2023-24 30 83 7 21 2 - - 11 3 4 1 - .253 .279 .277
2024-25 27 70 8 18 3 - - 8 7 6 - - .257 .325 .300
Total 88 229 20 58 6 - - 29 19 21 1 - .253 .309 .279
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2022-23 31 - 1 - 20 1 1 26 18 1.44 86
2023-24 30 - - 5 23 2 3 33 23 1.43 91
2024-25 27 - - - 21 3 - 24 18 1.33 77
Total 88 - 1 5 64 6 4 83 59 1.41 254
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
2022-23 11 10 2 4 0 4 54.0 94 74 52 15 13 1.69 2 6.74 2.02
2023-24 9 4 1 2 0 1 27.2 44 31 25 11 7 1.77 2 6.33 1.99
2024-25 15 11 3 10 1 6 72.2 121 84 73 31 33 3.18 5 7.03 2.09
Total 35 25 6 16 1 11 154.1 259 189 150 57 53 2.40 9 6.80 2.05
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2022-23 31 17 1 16 0 1.000 - 19 2 .095 - -
2023-24 30 11 3 8 0 1.000 - 11 1 .083 - -
2024-25 27 30 3 27 0 1.000 1 23 - - - -
Total 88 58 7 51 0 1.000 1 53 3 .054 - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Total 27 70 8 18 3 - - 8 7 6 - - .257 .325 .300
Conference 15 36 5 11 2 - - 1 4 4 - - .306 .375 .361
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 15 3 7 2 - - 0 1 - - - .467 .500 .600
Away 12 32 1 6 - - - 2 3 4 - - .188 .257 .188
Neutral 9 23 4 5 1 - - 6 3 2 - - .217 .308 .261
-
Wins 9 26 4 5 1 - - 7 3 4 - - .192 .276 .231
Losses 18 44 4 13 2 - - 1 4 2 - - .295 .354 .341
-
March 10 28 3 6 1 - - 7 3 2 - - .214 .290 .250
April 15 36 5 11 2 - - 0 3 3 - - .306 .359 .361
May 2 6 0 1 - - - 1 1 1 - - .167 .286 .167
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Total 27 - - - 21 3 - 24 18 1.33 77
Conference 15 - - - 13 2 - 11 8 1.38 40
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Home 6 - - - 9 2 - 5 1 5.00 16
Away 12 - - - 6 0 - 11 11 1.00 35
Neutral 9 - - - 6 1 - 8 6 1.33 26
-
Wins 9 - - - 6 1 - 9 5 1.80 29
Losses 18 - - - 15 2 - 15 13 1.15 48
-
March 10 - - - 7 1 - 10 8 1.25 31
April 15 - - - 13 2 - 12 8 1.50 39
May 2 - - - 1 0 - 2 2 1.00 7
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
Total 15 11 3 10 1 6 72.2 121 84 73 31 33 3.18 5 7.03 2.09
Conference 8 6 2 6 0 3 41.0 70 46 40 16 11 1.88 4 6.83 2.10
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
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Home 4 2 1 3 0 1 18.0 35 25 21 8 8 3.11 2 8.17 2.39
Away 6 6 1 5 0 4 35.0 54 33 31 12 7 1.40 3 6.20 1.89
Neutral 5 3 1 2 1 1 19.2 32 26 21 11 18 6.41 - 7.47 2.19
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Wins 5 3 3 0 1 2 24.1 34 16 13 8 10 2.88 - 3.74 1.73
Losses 10 8 0 10 0 4 48.1 87 68 60 23 23 3.33 5 8.69 2.28
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March 6 4 1 3 1 2 25.2 42 34 29 14 18 4.91 1 7.91 2.18
April 8 6 1 7 0 3 38.0 70 49 43 15 14 2.58 4 7.92 2.24
May 1 1 1 0 0 1 9.0 9 1 1 2 1 .78 - 0.78 1.22
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Total 27 30 3 27 0 1.000 1 23 - - - -
Conference 15 18 3 15 0 1.000 1 11 - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 6 0 6 0 1.000 - 7 - - - -
Away 12 20 3 17 0 1.000 1 12 - - - -
Neutral 9 4 0 4 0 1.000 - 4 - - - -
-
Wins 9 10 2 8 0 1.000 1 3 - - - -
Losses 18 20 1 19 0 1.000 - 20 - - - -
-
March 10 12 0 12 0 1.000 - 7 - - - -
April 15 11 1 10 0 1.000 - 15 - - - -
May 2 7 2 5 0 1.000 1 1 - - - -