2022 Baseball Roster
Roster
Thompson, Sam

Jersey Number 5
Sam Thompson
- Position:
- OF
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Hometown:
- Owasso, Okla.
- High School:
- Owasso HS
Bio
2022 (Sophomore)
Started eight games as part of 19 appearances on the year... seven starts came in left field and one in center field... also made six appearances as a pinch hitter, three as a defensive replacement and two as a pinch hitter... tallied a hit in four games and reached safely in seven... three of four hits on the year went for extra bases (one double, two home runs)... collected seven RBIs... homered and scored twice in season debut against Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 22)... started in center field on Feb. 25 against Nebraska... stole a base and scored a run as a pinch runner against UT Arlington (March 1)... drew a bases-loaded walk and scored a run as a pinch hitter against Texas Tech (April 16)... doubled and drove in three runs in a start against UT Arlington (April 19)... started all three games at Oklahoma State (April 22-24)... went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Game 2 against the Cowboys (April 23)... homered in the series finale at OSU (April 24)... walked twice and scored a run in a start against Dallas Baptist (April 26)... started both games at Florida State (April 29-30)... scored a run as a pinch runner against Incarnate Word (May 10)...drew a walk as a pinch hitterr against Santa Clara (May 20).
2021 (COVID Freshman)
An off-season injury limited playing time... saw action in five games... made four appearances as a pinch hitter and one as a pinch runner... was 1-for-3 as a pinch runner... season debut came on March 14 against Gonzaga... hit a pinch hit home run against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (March 16)... appeared in two games against Baylor (March 27-28)... drew a walk against the Bears (March 28)... stole a base as a pinch runner in final appearance against ULM (May 15).
2020 (Freshman)
Started six games and made eight total appearances in a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic... made three starts in left field, two in right field and one in center field... also made an appearance as a pinch hitter and one as a defensive replacement... hit .304 with a .484 on-base percentage and a .522 slugging percentage... three of seven hits on the year went for extra bases (one double and two triples)... tallied a base hit in six of eight games and reached base in all eight... had one multi-hit game... double in his first at-bat of the season against Abilene Christian (Feb. 18)... drew a walk and scored a run as a defensive replacement at Minnesota (Feb. 22)... made first career start on Feb. 29 against Cal.... went 1-for-2 with an RBI-triple.... was 1-for-5 in a start against Cal (March 1)... reached base three times and scored two runs against UT Arlington (March 3)... went 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored in the win at No. 2 UCLA (March 7)... had a hit and drew a walk while scoring two runs in the final game of the season against Vanderbilt (March 8).
High School
Earned four varsity letters at Owasso High School… named a second-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball as a senior… ranked by Baseball America as the No. 17 prospect in Oklahoma… earned the 2019 Ferguson Jenkins Award… participated in the 2018 Under Armour National Texas Showcase… named a 2019 Perfect Game West Region first-team All-American… hit .315 with five home runs and 28 RBIs as a junior… helped lead squad to the Class 6A state semifinals in his junior campaign... played in the Battle of the Borders with Team Oklahoma in 2018... appeared in the Oklahoma State Games following freshman and sophomore seasons... standout in the classroom, earning Academic All-State honors all four years of high school... played summer baseball with Oklahoma Fuel... activities also included Senior Board Representative, Student Mentor for South Tulsa YoungLife and FCA Owasso Baseball Chairman... also lettered in football.
Personal
Parents are Phil and Sharla... has three older siblings, Meredith, Bailey and Jake.
Started eight games as part of 19 appearances on the year... seven starts came in left field and one in center field... also made six appearances as a pinch hitter, three as a defensive replacement and two as a pinch hitter... tallied a hit in four games and reached safely in seven... three of four hits on the year went for extra bases (one double, two home runs)... collected seven RBIs... homered and scored twice in season debut against Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 22)... started in center field on Feb. 25 against Nebraska... stole a base and scored a run as a pinch runner against UT Arlington (March 1)... drew a bases-loaded walk and scored a run as a pinch hitter against Texas Tech (April 16)... doubled and drove in three runs in a start against UT Arlington (April 19)... started all three games at Oklahoma State (April 22-24)... went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Game 2 against the Cowboys (April 23)... homered in the series finale at OSU (April 24)... walked twice and scored a run in a start against Dallas Baptist (April 26)... started both games at Florida State (April 29-30)... scored a run as a pinch runner against Incarnate Word (May 10)...drew a walk as a pinch hitterr against Santa Clara (May 20).
2021 (COVID Freshman)
An off-season injury limited playing time... saw action in five games... made four appearances as a pinch hitter and one as a pinch runner... was 1-for-3 as a pinch runner... season debut came on March 14 against Gonzaga... hit a pinch hit home run against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (March 16)... appeared in two games against Baylor (March 27-28)... drew a walk against the Bears (March 28)... stole a base as a pinch runner in final appearance against ULM (May 15).
2020 (Freshman)
Started six games and made eight total appearances in a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic... made three starts in left field, two in right field and one in center field... also made an appearance as a pinch hitter and one as a defensive replacement... hit .304 with a .484 on-base percentage and a .522 slugging percentage... three of seven hits on the year went for extra bases (one double and two triples)... tallied a base hit in six of eight games and reached base in all eight... had one multi-hit game... double in his first at-bat of the season against Abilene Christian (Feb. 18)... drew a walk and scored a run as a defensive replacement at Minnesota (Feb. 22)... made first career start on Feb. 29 against Cal.... went 1-for-2 with an RBI-triple.... was 1-for-5 in a start against Cal (March 1)... reached base three times and scored two runs against UT Arlington (March 3)... went 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored in the win at No. 2 UCLA (March 7)... had a hit and drew a walk while scoring two runs in the final game of the season against Vanderbilt (March 8).
High School
Earned four varsity letters at Owasso High School… named a second-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball as a senior… ranked by Baseball America as the No. 17 prospect in Oklahoma… earned the 2019 Ferguson Jenkins Award… participated in the 2018 Under Armour National Texas Showcase… named a 2019 Perfect Game West Region first-team All-American… hit .315 with five home runs and 28 RBIs as a junior… helped lead squad to the Class 6A state semifinals in his junior campaign... played in the Battle of the Borders with Team Oklahoma in 2018... appeared in the Oklahoma State Games following freshman and sophomore seasons... standout in the classroom, earning Academic All-State honors all four years of high school... played summer baseball with Oklahoma Fuel... activities also included Senior Board Representative, Student Mentor for South Tulsa YoungLife and FCA Owasso Baseball Chairman... also lettered in football.
Personal
Parents are Phil and Sharla... has three older siblings, Meredith, Bailey and Jake.
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