When it rains, it pours, and not only because the matchup between the Chicago Bandits and Texas Volts saw a four-and-a-half-hour rain delay on Saturday. Former Iowa State slugger Sami Williams (2017-2021) broke broke the single-season RBI record, set by her teammate Erin Coffel who played collegiately at Kentucky.
With a two-run home run blast, Williams’ hit lifted the Bandits to a 3-2 victory in walk-off fashion. The high-water mark for runs batted in for the Athletes Unlimited Softball League is
now 29, with nine games left in the regular season for the Bandits.
Following the game, Williams was asked if it was a surreal feeling as Bruce Miles wrote in a post-game recap.
“I try not to think about it too much and just stay locked in, clear mind, and try to stay focused,” Williams said.
Her head coach, Shonda Stanton – also the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers’ softball team – expected the Cyclone to come through in the clutch.
“Not surreal here,” Stanton said in the recap. “I expect it. Like every time she comes up, you expect her to do damage.”
The Bandits take on the Volts at noon Ames time today.
