2021 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 5
Sam Ireland
- Position:
- INF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 165
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mission Viejo, Calif.
- Major:
- Sociology
Career
Freshman
- In his fourth year with the program playing a total of 58 games, 42 as a starter
- Career average of .214 (28-for-131) with six doubles, one home run, 15 RBIs, and 22 runs scored
- Played in 12 games in 2021 starting three and entering four as a defensive replacement - played at second base and outfield
- Hit first career HR March 13 at Stanford
- Scored four runs in consecutive games with two hits and one RBI
- Started all 10 games he appeared in hitting .261
- Went 6-for-23 with two runs, one double, and one RBI
- Built a five-game hit streak Feb. 23 - March 1
- Recorded two hits, two runs, and one RBI Feb. 23 vs. Rice
- Played summer ball in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Freshman
- Appeared in 36 games with 29 starts
- Accumulated 13 RBIs on 20 hits
- Batted .213 with an on base percentage of .330
- All of his starts came at second base
- Five games with at least two hits
- Played summer ball in the West Coast League with Cowlitz Black Bears recording 23 hits and 4 RBI in 38 games
- Three-year varsity player at Tesoro High School
- First Team all-league as a junior
- Hit .358 in 30 games with 12 doubles, 15 RBI
- Played travel ball with SoCal Birds
- Two-time Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
- 2017 World Series All-Tournament Team
- Parents are Jim and Tracey, two siblings, Jack and Kate
- Brother, Jack, plays golf at UCLA
- Father, Jim, played golf at Furman
- Sister, Kate, also golfs
- Born in Laguna Beach
- Majoring in sociology, wants to help companies grow by understanding how people interact with others
- Fan of Conor McGregor, Todd Gurley, Tiger Woods, Arsenal, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Rams
- Enjoys pandas, cooking, snorkeling, hiking, philly cheesesteaks, Chipotle, the movie Christopher Robin, the show The Blacklist, and the musical stylings of Florida Georgia Line, Jack Harlow, Morgan Wallen, and Rebelution
- Wears two different socks and takes two showers everyday
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