Samantha Hyde '26 Recruiting Profile

My name is Samantha Hyde and I attend Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix, Arizona. I also play for Rogue FC Eisentraut 16U where I primarily play catcher and also play short stop and outfield and I will graduate in 2026.  I am constantly striving to be better and do better.  

My life goal and I guess you can call it a dream is to play softball at the next level in college while I'm pursuing a degree in Business or Sports Marketing.  Softball is not only teaching me how to be an elite student athlete, but it's also molding me into a person who handles successes and failures with grace, grit and resilience.  Outside of softball, I thoroughly enjoy volunteering at St. Vincent de Paul where I help children learn to read and create art masterpieces.  These life skills combined with my competitive nature only helps me to constantly grow as an elite student athlete and human.

I am a good candidate for college softball because I have been committed to this sport since Kinder when I was on my first team.  I have also been committed to bettering myself with this sport through my days of playing school and traveling club ball at a competitive level.  I thrive under pressure and also am willing to sacrifice my own personal success for the betterment of the team in situational play.  Being a catcher, I'm the commander of the field and am constantly pumping up my pitchers and infield, we succeed together!  I appreciate my failures in this sport with a 30% likelihood of success and work everyday to fine tune my game.  

I personally thank you for your interest in me and welcome the opportunity to play softball in college!