High School: Talented outfielder who holds several school records at Hillcrest High School in Simpsonville, S.C. ... Played left field and center field in high school ... Helped lead team to state championship in 2012 while finishing top five in the region from 2008-11 ... School records include: most hits in a season with 59 her senior year; most runs in a season with 49 her senior year; most stolen bases in a season with 51 her senior year; highest batting average (.527) and on-base percentage (.569) in a season; highest career batting average (.485) and career on-base percentage (.543); career runs scores with 155; career stolen bases with 140 ... Three-time AAAA Coaches Association for Women's Sports All-State ... 2012 Coaches Association for Women's Sports All-Star ... Four-time AAAA All-Region honoree ... Voted 2012 AAAA Coaches Association for Women's Sports Player of the Year ... Named All-State four times by the High School Sports Report in South Carolina on top of several 2012 Baseball/Softball Player of the Week honors ... Was the High School Sports Report Miss. Softball and Co-Player of the Year her senior year ... Parents are Ruperto and Yolanda Samuel ... Has two siblings ... Athletic family as her dad played football at Kansas, mother was a cheerleader, grandfather and great uncle played baseball for the Dominican Republic and cousin played football at Arkansas ... Plans a major in kinesiology or animal sciences.
