University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2023 Baseball Roster
Hill, Sam
Jersey Number 34
Sam Hill
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 215
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Laurel, Miss.
- High School:
- West Jones
- Prev School:
- Pearl River CC
Bio
2023 (Junior)
Made five appearances on the mound with three starts and posted a 1-1 record with an 8.29 ERA ... struck out 13 batters in 12.0 innings of work ... earned victory with season-high 5.0 innings with six strikeouts in midweek game against Grambling (3/21) ... earned first start of the season against Mississippi State (3/15) limiting the Bulldogs to three hits over 3.1 innings of work ... earned start in SBC series finale at South Alabama (3/25) ... had relief appearances against Rice (2/19) and James Madison (4/23).
Junior College
Made 23 career appearances with 20 starts in two seasons at Pearl River Community College ... was 8-3 with a 3.74 ERA in 77.0 innings on the mound with 92 strikeouts ... averaged 10.8 Ks per nine innings in his two seasons at PRCC ... was 4-2 with a pair of complete games and a 4.87 ERA as a sophomore ... appeared in 10 games as a freshman including seven starts ... finished the year with a 4-1 record and 36.1 innings pitched ... recorded a 2.48 ERA with 42 strikeouts and 14 walks.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at West Jones in Soso, Miss. ... helped team win MHSAA state championship in 2019 ... was 4-1 with a 1.78 ERA as a junior in 2019, striking out 44 batters in 35.1 innings ... struck out 17 in 6.2 innings during COVID-shortened 2020 senior season.
PERSONAL
Born April 2, 2002 in Laurel, Miss. ... the son of Jennifer and Brandon Hill ... has one brother ... graduated in the top 15 in his class at WJHS ... served as a 2020 Easter Tornado Relief Volunteer, working with Habitat for Humanity and various church-related volunteer missions ... goal to become a physical therapist and specializing in athletic rehabilitation ... a kinesiology major.
Made five appearances on the mound with three starts and posted a 1-1 record with an 8.29 ERA ... struck out 13 batters in 12.0 innings of work ... earned victory with season-high 5.0 innings with six strikeouts in midweek game against Grambling (3/21) ... earned first start of the season against Mississippi State (3/15) limiting the Bulldogs to three hits over 3.1 innings of work ... earned start in SBC series finale at South Alabama (3/25) ... had relief appearances against Rice (2/19) and James Madison (4/23).
Junior College
Made 23 career appearances with 20 starts in two seasons at Pearl River Community College ... was 8-3 with a 3.74 ERA in 77.0 innings on the mound with 92 strikeouts ... averaged 10.8 Ks per nine innings in his two seasons at PRCC ... was 4-2 with a pair of complete games and a 4.87 ERA as a sophomore ... appeared in 10 games as a freshman including seven starts ... finished the year with a 4-1 record and 36.1 innings pitched ... recorded a 2.48 ERA with 42 strikeouts and 14 walks.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at West Jones in Soso, Miss. ... helped team win MHSAA state championship in 2019 ... was 4-1 with a 1.78 ERA as a junior in 2019, striking out 44 batters in 35.1 innings ... struck out 17 in 6.2 innings during COVID-shortened 2020 senior season.
PERSONAL
Born April 2, 2002 in Laurel, Miss. ... the son of Jennifer and Brandon Hill ... has one brother ... graduated in the top 15 in his class at WJHS ... served as a 2020 Easter Tornado Relief Volunteer, working with Habitat for Humanity and various church-related volunteer missions ... goal to become a physical therapist and specializing in athletic rehabilitation ... a kinesiology major.
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