2017 Baseball Roster
Taormina, Sammy
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.
Bio
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
Flames in the Pros: Garrett Horn
Thursday, July 17
Inside the Park: Conference USA Championship
Thursday, May 29
Coach LeCroy & Camden Troyer Talk About Preparing For The CUSA Baseball Tournament
Monday, May 19
Ben Blair: The Hometown Ace
Wednesday, May 07
