Student-Athlete of the Week
April 1, 2010
Emmanuel College's Student-Athlete of the Week is softball tri-captain Samantha Luther. Luther has been a four-year starter in centerfield for the Saints. This season, the senior is off to an incredible start, leading Emmanuel's offense with a .410 batting average. Luther is the Saints' lead-off batter and she has tallied 16 hits in her 39 at-bats thus far this season.
This week, Luther led the Saints to a GNAC sweep of Norwich University, when she went 6 for 8 at the plate during the double-header. Her six hits included a double, as well as an in-the-park homerun, the first to ever be hit at the new Roberto Clemente Field.
Along with her .410 batting average, the Carlisle, Massachusetts native is slugging .538 and has a .429 on-base-percentage. She has driven in four runs and has stolen 4 bases in 5 tries. Luther and the Saints are off to their best start in years, as the team in 7-6 overall and 3-3 in league play heading into Easter weekend.