Crabtree is selected to participate in Georgia Dugout Club All State Game
Pope Fasptitch team captain, Samantha Crabtree (class of 2017), has
been selected as a Georgia Dugout Club All-State player for her on field
efforts during the 2016 softball season. The Berry College commit had
a banner year setting the school record for runs in a season with 40 as
well as setting a school record for assists with 72. Sam is only 1 of 5
Pope players to ever make 3 trips in her career to Columbus for the
State Finals tournament where Crabtree finished as a 4th place finisher
in 2013 and 2016 and captured a State Championship in 2014.
The Georgia Dugout Club selects 4 teams of seniors representing
regions 1 &2, 3 & 4, 5 &6, and 7 & 8 to play in showcase games pitting
each region against one another to ultimately determine who has the
strongest region. Samantha will play for the region 5 & 7 team
coached by Brooks Youngblood of Lambert High School and Justin
Bishop of Parkview High School. Selection for the team is very
competitive, as seniors from A – AAAAAA are considered for the team
so Samantha is considered one of the top shortstops in the state being
selected from a pool of approx. 100 schools.
Pope has had quite the tradition with the GADC All State game as Samantha is the 6th Pope player selected to participate
in this prestigious event. Other Pope players to participate in this game:
2011 – Kendall Hahn – SS
2012 – Laura Beall – C
2014 – Kelly Barnhill – P; Lauren Palace – OF
2015 – Quentin Staton - SS
Sam is one of Pope’s most successful players ever to
play in the program ending her career ranked in the
top 10 of multiple categories as well as single season
record holder in the aforementioned runs and assists.
Sams’s career rankings are:
At bats:
Hits:
OBP:
Runs:
Doubles:
Triples:
334
108
.408
94
25
3
-3rd
-5th
-8th
- 3rd
- 5th
- 4th
Walks:
HBP:
Sac Hits:
SLG%:
OPS:
Assists:
44
4
10
.470
.878
138
-2nd
-8th
-10th
-10th
-10th
-2nd
For the 2016 season, Sam posted an impressive stat line posting the following numbers:
Sam also was the heart and soul of the Pope defense playing every inning of the season at SS posting 72 assists for the
year which is a brand new school record. .
Sam will represent Pope in the All State game on November 12-13 in Lagrange Georgia at Lagrange College.