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11 Sam Sorenson

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Hometown Etters, Pa.
  • High School Red Land

Biography

Career Stats | Game-by-Game Statistics: 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016

Career Honors:

- Patriot League Rookie of the Week (3/25/13)

Career Highs
- Innings Pitched: 4.1, two times, MR: vs. Coppin State (4/2/14)
- Strikeouts: 6, vs. NYIT (3/15/15)
- Longest Outing w/o Hit: 3.1 IP at Towson (4/3/13)
- Longest Outing w/o Walk: 4.0 IP, two times, MR: vs. Bucknell (3/29/15)

2015 (Junior):
- Threw in a Patriot League-high 26 games
- Ranked ninth overall in the conference with 53 strikeouts; tops amongst relievers
- Tied for fifth with 3 saves
- Third-lowest ERA (2.58) on the team amongst pitchers with 40 or more innings; never rose above 3.52 for the duration of the season
- In P.L. play, posted a line of 1.45 ERA, 18.2 innings, three earned runs and 18 strikeouts
- Had the second-best K:BB ratio on the staff with a 4.4 mark (53 K/12 BB)
- A trusted reliever, he pitched in every weekend series with a minimum of 1.2 innings per weekend
- Showcased a durable arm with 15 multi-innings appearance and six of 3.0 or more, including a season-high 4.0 frames on three separate occasions
- Earned saves at North Carolina A&T (2/14) with 4.0 innings of scoreless baseball; versus NYIT (3/13) with 2.0 innings of scoreless, one-hit action and against Lafayette (4/12) with another 2.0 inning, one-hit line
- Struck out a career-high six batters versus NYIT (3/15) in a 2.2-inning appearance
- A strong competitor with runners on base, he allowed opponents to post just a .222 batting average (24-108)

2014 (Sophomore):

- Appeared in the second-most games (15) as a sophomore with 13 contests out of the bullpen and two starts
- Threw three consecutive scoreless outings between March 1 (Cornell) and March 7 (Penn) and dropped his ERA to a season-low 2.16
- Struck out four batters in starts against Coppin State (4/2) and UMES (4/8) and relief appearances against Washington College (3/10) and Princeton (3/23)
- Threw 2.1 innings of scoreless relief versus Cornell (3/1) and Washington College (3/10)

2013 (Freshman):
- Pitched in the second-most games (21) on the staff and recorded the second-most saves (3)
- Struck out 20 batters on the year, while allowing just 31 hits for a .228 opponents' batting average over 37.2 innings pitched all in relief
- Made collegiate debut at Norfolk State (2/16) throwing 1.0 scoreless innings and allowing one hit
- Recorded three saves: vs. Air Force (2/24), vs. Yale (3/16) and vs. Delaware State (3/20)
- Pitched 3.1 innings of scoreless one-hit relief vs. Army in the Patriot League Semifinals (5/11)

High School:
- Three-year letterwinner at Red Land High School for coach Nate Ebbert
- Missed senior season with an injury
- Earned three varsity letters in swimming

Personal:
- Son of Keith and Juanita
- Lists fishing, hunting and other outdoor activities as his interest

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2013Freshman

    RHP
    5'11" 185 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2014Sophomore

    RHP
    5'11" 185 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2015Junior

    RHP
    5'11" 185 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2016Senior

    RHP
    5'11" 185 lbs
    11