Sam Wiese
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Weight:
- 180
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- Hometown:
- West Des Moines, IA
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- Position:
- OF
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- Year:
- JR
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- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
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- High School:
- Valley
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- Years Coached (at Taylor):
- Valley
Bio
2016 at Taylor: Claimed starting role in center field for Trojans in 32 games, while seeing time in 46 contests … Busted out with team-leading .367 batting average and .892 OPS over 98 at bats … Ranked third in lineup with .443 on-base percentage, fourth with .449 slugging percentage and fifth with .984 fielding percentage … Added 20 runs scored, 25 runs batted in and three stolen bases … Ranked second overall among Crossroads League individuals in average … Rated fourth in league in on-base percentage … Ended 14th overall in slugging … Set career-highs in nearly every statistical category … Batted .382 through first 14 games … Caught fire down the stretch, hitting .561 over final 12 games of season … Logged five multi-hit games during that span … Ended season with 10 multi-hit games … Cracked first collegiate homer and drove in career-high six runs in win over Marygrove on March 12 … Set single-game high with four hits in TU’s 14-5 win over Bethel in the Crossroads League Tournament on May 10 … Played in 31 of Taylor’s program-record 40 wins, leading roster with a .426 average and .512 on-base clip in those games to go with .529 slugging and 1.041 OPS … Batted .514 over 37 at bats at Winterholter Field … Excelled against top competition with team-leading .444 average against teams ranked inside the NAIA Top-25 … Led squad by hitting .455 in league tournament and .500 in NAIA National Tournament Opening Round … Named the Crossroads League Offensive Player of the Week for his showing in the league tourney … Named to NAIA National Opening Round All-Tournament Team.
2015 at Taylor: Earned playing time in 29 games as outfielder and pinch runner … Started eight times ... Tied for team lead with two triples in just 27 at bats … Led squad with .475 on-base clip in limited action … Posted .571 slugging percentage at Winterholter Field … Collected three hits and drove home three in TU’s 11-4 win against Lourdes on March 17.
Prep: Two-time varsity letterman for head coach Brady Weber at Valley High … Also lettered twice in swimming and track for the Tigers … Earned Academic All-Central Iowa Metro League honors in all three sports … Member of Academic Honor Roll … Earned Academic Letter in all four years.
Personal: Son of Brian and Sarah Wiese … Majoring in exercise science.
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