CHICAGO BANDITS
Sami Williams
Infielder
SCHOOLIowa State University
POSITIONInfielder
NOTABLE2026 AUSL Hitter of the Year
AUSL TEAMChicago Bandits
About Sami Williams
Sami Williams is an infielder for the Chicago Bandits of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League. She played college softball at Iowa State and is from Laguna Niguel, California. She was the 2026 AUSL Hitter of the Year.
Honors
- 2026 AUSL Hitter of the Year
- 2026 All-AUSL Team, corner infield
AUSL Career
- The Chicago Bandits selected her in the 2025 AUSL Allocation Draft (Round 4, No. 22 overall) on December 2, 2025.
- Played for the Oklahoma City Spark in Women’s Pro Fastpitch in 2023.
- Played in the 2021 Athletes Unlimited Championship Season.
2026 AUSL Season
2026 season, including postseason, with the Chicago Bandits:
- Games: 28
- Batting average: .388
- Doubles: 12
- Home runs: 7
- RBI: 34
- Hit .427 in the regular season, second in the AUSL, and started all 25 games.
- Set AUSL single-season records with 12 doubles and 34 RBI.
- Tied the AUSL single-game record with seven RBI against Portland on June 30, including a grand slam.
The Bandits won the July 23 play-in game in 11 innings, then lost the best-of-three Championship Series to Utah.
College Career
- Holds Iowa State career records for hits (332), home runs (67), RBI (180) and runs scored (214).
- Her 79 career doubles rank fifth in NCAA history.
- Played a program-record 257 games from 2017 to 2021.
Aspen Eighty Coverage
- 2026 AUSL awards and All-AUSL team
- AUSL Notebook, June 28-July 4
- AUSL Notebook, June 14-20
- AUSL Notebook, July 12-18
- Bandits beat Cascade in 11-inning play-in
Sources: AUSL player page, AUSL official stats.
Frequently Asked Questions
What AUSL team does Sami Williams play for?
Sami Williams plays for the Chicago Bandits.
Where did Sami Williams play college softball?
Sami Williams played college softball at Iowa State.