2020 Baseball Roster
Lawrence, Sam
Jersey Number 35
Sam Lawrence
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Position:
- LHP
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Winfield, Ill.
- High School:
- Wheaton North
Bio
2021: Fired 1.2 scoreless frames in win over Penn State (3/6) ... Secured the save in an inning of work against Illinois (3/27) ... Escaped bases-loaded jam to earn save against No. 25 Michigan (4/4) ... Fired a perfect inning against Rutgers (4/11) ... Earned the win over Indiana in 1.2 scoreless innings in relief (4/17).
2020: Struck out four in two scoreless innings in the season opener against Omaha (2/14) ... Fired 2.1 scoreless innings of relief and picked up his first win of the season against South Carolina (2/21) ... Tossed two shutout innings of relief, including four strikeouts in a win against Western Carolina (3/6).
2019: Appeared in a team-high 20 games, starting in three ... Led the team with a 1.18 WHIP and was third with a .248 opponent batting average ... Struck out five in five innings of scoreless ball against BYU (2/16) ... Had a pair of strikeouts in two innings pitched at Duke (2/23) ... Retired the side in order, including two strikeouts, in an inning pitched against UIC (4/3) ... Pitched a scoreless inning to help defeat Ohio State (4/7) ... Picked up back-to-back saves in games against Rutgers, working perfect ninth innings both times (5/10-11) ... Pitched three scoreless innings with three strikeouts against Minnesota (5/16).
2018: Appeared in 12 games out of the bullpen...pitched scoreless innings in back-to-back appearances vs. Michigan (4/7) and at Notre Dame (4/11)...pitched three innings over three appearances, giving up no runs (4/17-4/24)...recorded his only win of the season versus Iowa with a scoreless inning in which he fanned two batters (5/11).
2017: Appeared in a team-high 23 games and boasted a team-low 2.85 ERA while tying for the team lead in wins (5) ...Collected two saves on the campaign...Earned a pair of victories in the Big Ten Conference Tournament, which ties him for the most all-time in a single Big Ten Tournament...Made three appearances in the Big Ten Conference Tournament and did not allow a run...Named to the Big Ten Conference All-Tournament Team…Had a stretch (March 29 – April 16) where made six appearances and threw 14.0 innings, only allowing one run, unearned, and only surrendered four hits and walked four batters … Struck out a season-high three batters at Portland (March 10) and Penn State (April 22) … Tossed a career-high five scoreless innings vs. Iowa (April 8), only allowing two hits … Picked up wins against Portland (March 10), Iowa (April 8), Michigan State (April 28), Michigan (May 24) and Minnesota (May 26).
High School: A three-year letterwinner for the Falcons … Named a team captain his junior year … Pitched his way to a 9-3 overall mark the last two seasons … Posted a combined 3.21 earned run average over his sophomore and junior seasons … Recognized as Wheaton North's Most Valuable Player in 2015 … Played his club ball with the DTA Wildcats … Had a 2.5 ERA with 75 strikeouts in the summer of 2015 for his club team … Tossed three shutouts for the DTA Wildcats, which included a no-hitter … Honor roll all four years of high school … Member of the student council and Math Honor Society.
Personal: Born Samuel Peter Lawrence … Son of Pam and Dave Lawrence … Secondary Teaching Major and Business Institutions Minor.
2020: Struck out four in two scoreless innings in the season opener against Omaha (2/14) ... Fired 2.1 scoreless innings of relief and picked up his first win of the season against South Carolina (2/21) ... Tossed two shutout innings of relief, including four strikeouts in a win against Western Carolina (3/6).
2019: Appeared in a team-high 20 games, starting in three ... Led the team with a 1.18 WHIP and was third with a .248 opponent batting average ... Struck out five in five innings of scoreless ball against BYU (2/16) ... Had a pair of strikeouts in two innings pitched at Duke (2/23) ... Retired the side in order, including two strikeouts, in an inning pitched against UIC (4/3) ... Pitched a scoreless inning to help defeat Ohio State (4/7) ... Picked up back-to-back saves in games against Rutgers, working perfect ninth innings both times (5/10-11) ... Pitched three scoreless innings with three strikeouts against Minnesota (5/16).
2018: Appeared in 12 games out of the bullpen...pitched scoreless innings in back-to-back appearances vs. Michigan (4/7) and at Notre Dame (4/11)...pitched three innings over three appearances, giving up no runs (4/17-4/24)...recorded his only win of the season versus Iowa with a scoreless inning in which he fanned two batters (5/11).
2017: Appeared in a team-high 23 games and boasted a team-low 2.85 ERA while tying for the team lead in wins (5) ...Collected two saves on the campaign...Earned a pair of victories in the Big Ten Conference Tournament, which ties him for the most all-time in a single Big Ten Tournament...Made three appearances in the Big Ten Conference Tournament and did not allow a run...Named to the Big Ten Conference All-Tournament Team…Had a stretch (March 29 – April 16) where made six appearances and threw 14.0 innings, only allowing one run, unearned, and only surrendered four hits and walked four batters … Struck out a season-high three batters at Portland (March 10) and Penn State (April 22) … Tossed a career-high five scoreless innings vs. Iowa (April 8), only allowing two hits … Picked up wins against Portland (March 10), Iowa (April 8), Michigan State (April 28), Michigan (May 24) and Minnesota (May 26).
High School: A three-year letterwinner for the Falcons … Named a team captain his junior year … Pitched his way to a 9-3 overall mark the last two seasons … Posted a combined 3.21 earned run average over his sophomore and junior seasons … Recognized as Wheaton North's Most Valuable Player in 2015 … Played his club ball with the DTA Wildcats … Had a 2.5 ERA with 75 strikeouts in the summer of 2015 for his club team … Tossed three shutouts for the DTA Wildcats, which included a no-hitter … Honor roll all four years of high school … Member of the student council and Math Honor Society.
Personal: Born Samuel Peter Lawrence … Son of Pam and Dave Lawrence … Secondary Teaching Major and Business Institutions Minor.
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Friday, May 16
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Sunday, May 11
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