2021 Baseball Roster

5 Sam Ireland

  • Position INF
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 165
  • B/T R/R
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Mission Viejo, Calif.
  • Major Sociology

Biography

Career
  • 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
2021
  • 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
2020
  • 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
Prep
  • 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
Personal 
  • 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

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2019Freshman

    Infielder
    6'0" 165 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2020Sophomore

    Infielder
    6'0" 165 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2021Sophomore

    Infielder
    6'0" 165 lbs
    5