Samantha Ricketts

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.

Samantha Ricketts

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Mississippi State
Conference	SEC
Record	241–140 (.633)
Biographical details
Born	(1986-12-29) December 29, 1986 San Jose, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Oklahoma
Playing career
2006–2009	Oklahoma
2009–2010	Akron Racers
Position	First baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
College softball
2009–2011	Oklahoma (GA)
2012–2014	Wichita State (asst.)
2015–2018	Mississippi State (asst.)
2019	Mississippi State (AHC)
2020–present	Mississippi State
Professional softball
2016	USSSA Pride (asst.)
National softball
2026–present	American Samoa
Head coaching record
Overall	241–140 (.633)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As a Player: Big 12 Regular Season Champions (2009) Big 12 Tournament Champions (2007) As an Assistant: MVC Regular Season Champions (2014)

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

Record table

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Mississippi State Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2020–Present)
2020	Mississippi State	25–3	0–0		Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021	Mississippi State	35–25	8–15	9th	NCAA Regional
2022	Mississippi State	37–27	10–14	11th	NCAA Super Regional
2023	Mississippi State	28–25	7–16	12th
2024	Mississippi State	34–20	12–12	T–6th	NCAA Regional
2025	Mississippi State	39–19	13–11	T–7th	NCAA Regional
2026	Mississippi State	43–21	9–15	T–10th	Women's College World Series
Mississippi State:		241–140 (.633)	59–83 (.415)
Total:		241–140 (.633)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

External links

• Samantha Ricketts on X