Announcement
Sorcerer pitcher Samantha Albanese has verbally committed to accept a softball scholarship to Northwestern University. Sammy, who visited the Evanston, Ill. campus late last year, recently gave her verbal to Wildcats head coach Kate Drohan.
"Northwestern has always been my number one choice," Sammy said, "so this has been like a dream coming true."
The school, she said, is a perfect combination of academics and softball. Sammy plans on attending Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management to study business, finance or economics.
"Everything about my unofficial visit was outstanding - the school, the coaches, the players, the campus, and Evanston itself," she said.
Albanese is currently a junior at Castilleja, a college prep school for girls located in Palo Alto, Calif. During her softball career there, she was named league MVP following her frosh and soph campaigns and was named to the Cal High Sports All-State team and various All-American teams both years. Students Sports Softball lists her as one of the nation's top 100 recruits in the class of 2010.
"We are all incredibly proud of Sammy," Sorcerer coach Phil Mumma said. "First, she is what we always want our players to become - student-athletes. Second, her tremendous work ethic and love of the game have helped her improve dramatically. And, she competes as hard as possible every time she is in the circle. You really can't ask a player for more than that."
She will join Sorcerer teammate Emily Allard as a future Wildcat, Emily having signed with Northwestern in November. In recent years Northwestern has become a national softball power under Drohan. Last year the Wildcats won both the Big 10 regular season and conference tournament titles on their way to an 18-2 league record and overall 40-16 mark. They were eliminated in the super regionals by eventual national champion Arizona State. Northwestern reached the WCWS semifinals in both 2006 and 2007.
Congratulations and Purple Power, Sammy!
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