Army West Point Athletics
2016 Baseball Roster
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Messina, Sam
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Jersey Number 7
Sam Messina
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 185
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- High School:
- Chaparral
Bio
2018: Battled injury midway through the year but saw action in 13 games on the mound, making six starts … Held a 2-5 record to go along with his 4.12 ERA … Allowed 33 hits, 20 runs (18 earned), 21 walks, seven doubles, and one triple in 39.1 innings pitched … Compiled 44 strikeouts on the year … Issued seven wild pitches and hit eight batters … Converted on one pickoff opportunity … His two victories came in contests against Boston College and Columbia … His longest outing of the year came opposite the Eagles when he allowed just five hits and one run in 7.0 innings on the hill … In a 5-3 no decision game against Navy on March 25, pitched 6.0 innings giving up two runs on five hits … Struck out a season-best nine batters in a contest with Bucknell on March 31 … Compiled at least two strikeouts in nine of his 13 appearances … Did not allow a run in his final 7.1 innings (six games) on the hill … During that stretch allowed just three hits … During Patriot League play, posted a 3.14 ERA in four appearances … Allowed just nine hits, run earned runs and seven walks in 14.1 innings of work … Opponents batted only .188 against the righty during conference play.
2017: Made a team-high 20 appearances on the hill, with one start … Posted a 5.27 ERA to go along with his overall record of 1-2 … Was second on the team in saves with three … Teamed up with Cam Opp for his only shutout of the season against Bowling Green on March 11, where he closed out the final three innings (longest outing of year) allowing only one hit and three walks with a season-high five strikeouts … Allowed 19 hits, 20 runs (16 earned) and 26 walks during his 27.1 innings on the hill … Compiled 36 strikeouts … Issued four wild pitches and hit 10 batters … Opponents hit a mere .196 against him, which was a team-best … In Patriot League play, held a 1-0 record in seven appearances … Posted a 0.00 ERA after giving up five hits and three unearned runs in 9.1 innings of work … Issued five walks, while fanning nine during that time as well … Opponents batted .156 against the righty in conference action … His lone win of the year came on April 29 at Lehigh, where he went 1.2 innings of perfect baseball with four strikeouts … Fanned another four batters during a 14-6 victory over LIU Brooklyn on May 3, in which we gave up just one walk in 1.2 innings of work .. . Did not concede any runs in his last six appearances of the year (nine innings) and struck out 15 during that time … Posted at least three or more strikeouts in six of his 20 appearances … Throughout his 27.1 innings pitched, went 16 total innings without allowing a run and 10 innings without conceding a hit, including his last five outings … Earned saves against Tulane, Lehigh and LIU Brooklyn … Kept Army within striking distance during the Patriot League Semifinals, when he came in to pitch the final 1.2 innings in a 5-4 ballgame …. Allowed one walk, while striking out three during that span.
2016: Made four appearances out of the bullpen as a freshman … Tossed three innings of work, allowing four hits … Notched his first-career punch out against Penn State (2/20) … Did not issue a hit in two-thirds of an inning against Hofstra (3/9) … Threw a season-best one inning at Seton Hall (3/26).
Background: Played baseball at Chaparral High School ... Started pitching during his sophomore year of high school … Missed a majority of his senior season with an injury … Father, Sam, coached his high school team.
2017: Made a team-high 20 appearances on the hill, with one start … Posted a 5.27 ERA to go along with his overall record of 1-2 … Was second on the team in saves with three … Teamed up with Cam Opp for his only shutout of the season against Bowling Green on March 11, where he closed out the final three innings (longest outing of year) allowing only one hit and three walks with a season-high five strikeouts … Allowed 19 hits, 20 runs (16 earned) and 26 walks during his 27.1 innings on the hill … Compiled 36 strikeouts … Issued four wild pitches and hit 10 batters … Opponents hit a mere .196 against him, which was a team-best … In Patriot League play, held a 1-0 record in seven appearances … Posted a 0.00 ERA after giving up five hits and three unearned runs in 9.1 innings of work … Issued five walks, while fanning nine during that time as well … Opponents batted .156 against the righty in conference action … His lone win of the year came on April 29 at Lehigh, where he went 1.2 innings of perfect baseball with four strikeouts … Fanned another four batters during a 14-6 victory over LIU Brooklyn on May 3, in which we gave up just one walk in 1.2 innings of work .. . Did not concede any runs in his last six appearances of the year (nine innings) and struck out 15 during that time … Posted at least three or more strikeouts in six of his 20 appearances … Throughout his 27.1 innings pitched, went 16 total innings without allowing a run and 10 innings without conceding a hit, including his last five outings … Earned saves against Tulane, Lehigh and LIU Brooklyn … Kept Army within striking distance during the Patriot League Semifinals, when he came in to pitch the final 1.2 innings in a 5-4 ballgame …. Allowed one walk, while striking out three during that span.
2016: Made four appearances out of the bullpen as a freshman … Tossed three innings of work, allowing four hits … Notched his first-career punch out against Penn State (2/20) … Did not issue a hit in two-thirds of an inning against Hofstra (3/9) … Threw a season-best one inning at Seton Hall (3/26).
Background: Played baseball at Chaparral High School ... Started pitching during his sophomore year of high school … Missed a majority of his senior season with an injury … Father, Sam, coached his high school team.
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