2017 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 7
Sammy Taormina
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- 1B
- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Prev School:
- Northwestern HS
- Hometown:
- Rock Hill, S.C.
2016 (R-Jr.)
- Played in 36 games with 28 starts
- Started 27 games at first base and one at designated hitter
- Hit .239 with 16 RBI and 20 runs scored
- Collected six doubles and a triple and hit two home runs
- Hit first home run of the season at Elon (3/8)
- Had two hits and scored twice in an 8-4 win over William & Mary (2/23)
- Went 2-for-3, was hit by a pitch, drove in a run and RBI in 5-3 win over Evansville (3/12)
- Had two hits, a RBI and two runs scored in a 9-6 win over Charleston Southern (4/10)
- Collected two hits, a walk, and a RBI, scoring twice in11-10 win in game two of a doubleheader at High Point (5/19)
- Collected two hits, walked, drove in a run and scored twice in 11-10 win over Radford to advance to Big South title game (5/27)
2015 (Jr.)
- Played in 43 games with 34 starts
- Started 31 games at third base and three as designated hitter
- Hit .285 with four doubles, three home runs, 12 runs scored and 16 RBI
- Had three hits, a double and scored a run against UNCG at Keith LeClair Classic (Feb. 21)
- Collected two hits, drove in a run and scored a run in 8-3 win over Kent State (3/8)
- Had a two-run pinch hit single in a 9-7 victory over Old Dominion (3/31)
- Collected two hits, a double and two RBI in 7-0 victory over Campbell (4/11)
- Posted three hits, including his first home run of the season, and scored twice in a 10-2 win over Campbell (4/12)
- Hit two home runs, driving in three runs in Game 4 of the Big South Baseball Championship (5/16)
- Selected to the 2015 Coastal Plain Summer League first team
- Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll
2014 (So.)
- Received a medical redshirt
2013 (Fr.)
- Played in 26 games with 11 starts
- Started 10 games at third base and one as the designated hitter
- Batted .200 with seven RBI and six runs scored
- Had three doubles and a home run
- Collected two hits, scored two runs and drove in a run in 12-3 victory over Penn State in game one of a doubleheader (2/24)
- Posted four hits, including two doubles and a home run, driving in three runs and scoring two in 17-10 win at Old Dominion (4/24)
- Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll
Prep
- Graduate of Northwestern High School
- Two-time all-state team member
- Two-time all-region, area and district team member
- Team’s 2011 & 12 Offensive MVP
- Hit .400 with 40 RBI and 15 stolen bases as a senior
- 2012 Wheels Baseball Tournament MVP, earning a scholarship
- Played in the 2011 Team USA - National Team Identification Series
- Played in the Perfect Game WWBA World Championships
- 2011 member of the Champions Baseball Academy
Personal
- Son of Marty and Velma Taormina
- Currently pursuing a master’s degree in in business administration
- Earned a bachelor’s degree this past May in business management systems
- Birthday is July 16
Liberty Baseball Facility: Developing Champions
Thursday, February 26
vs. The Citadel
Sunday, February 15
Tanner Marsh Talks About The Start Of Baseball Season
Thursday, February 05
Coach LeCroy Talks About The Upcoming Season
Wednesday, January 21
