UC Santa Barbara
2021 Big West All-Conference Second Team
2019 Big West All-Conference First Team
2018 Big West All-Freshman Team
2018 All-Big West Honorable Mention
2021
• Appeared in all 46 games of UCSB's season
• Finished with the team's second highest batting average (.327) after going 49-of-150 at the plate with four doubles, three triples, and 17 RBIs
• Earned the third highest OBP with .384
• Recorded 13 multi-hit games, including an 11-3 win over UC Davis on April 30
• Earned three runs, four hits, one of them being a double, to help lead her team to victory against Cal Poly (9-8)
2020
• Earned her second career Big West Player of the Week award
• Started in the outfield in 26 games in her junior season
• Finished with the team's highest batting average (.374) after going 34-of-91 at the plate with two doubles, two triples, and a home run, as well as eight RBIs
• Recorded 13 multi-hit games, including the season opener against Idaho State on Feb. 7
• Kept a 13-game hit streak going from Feb. 16 to March 6
• Twice earned three hits, in UCSB's 17-10 extra-inning game against Northern Colorado on Feb. 14 and the Gauchos' 4-1 victory againt Saint Peter's on Feb. 29
• Earned a spot on Big West Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll
2019
• Racked up 10 hits through her first four outings to begin her sophomore season
• In her first 25 games, she recorded 15 multi-hit efforts, including a run of five consecutive games with at least two hits
• Ended the year with a seven-game hit streak, posting a .404 batting average for the year – the third-highest in program history
• Just the third Gaucho ever to bat over .400 for a season
• Led the team in a majority of offensive categories, including runs (24), hits (67), doubles (8), stolen bases (9), on base percentage (.431) and slugging (.464)
• Earned her first career Big West Player of the Week award after helping lead UCSB to a series win in the final weekend at Cal Poly
2018
• Played 51 games in her freshman campaign
• Lead her team in total hits (54), batting average (.335), and stolen bases (9)
• Scored 26 runs, good for third best on the team
• Had an outstanding .988 fielding percentage with only a single error on the season
• Was named to the Big West All-Freshman team, and received an Honorable Mention
• Had a 10-game hitting streak during the season
• Went 2-for-3 with two RBI, a stolen base, and a run scored against Monmouth in a 6-3 win at the Bulldog Classic on Mar. 10
• Her best performance came in the form of a 3-for-5 showing, with two stolen bases, and a run scored against Florida International on Mar. 2
High School
• Fabian attended Glendale High School, playing a mix of 2B, CF, and SS in four years
• Earned four varsity letters
• Earned Top 10 Girls’ Athletes of the Year recognition in 2015, 2016, and 2017
• Was named to the Pacific League First Team and All-CIF Southern section Division-III First Team all four years
• Was awarded All-Area Softball Player of the Year honors after a .573 batting average and .632 slugging campaign
• Led her team to CIF playoff appearances in 2014, 2016, and 2017
• Competed on the So Cal Pumas Black travel team
• Graduated on the Principal’s Gold Honor Roll for a cumulative GPA over 4.0
• Received the Barney Tam Academic Scholarship
• Was named Homecoming Queen
Personal
• Samantha Lan Fabian was born on June 17, 1999 in Glendale, California to parents Todd and Lan
• Goes by Sammy
• Has two sisters, Danielle and Madalyn
• Is undeclared at UCSB
• Still finding her career goals through her college experience
