Sam Pieczynski

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Des Moines, Iowa
High School:
Dowling Catholic

Sam played a valuable role on the Jackrabbit pitching staff last season as he split time between a starting role and the bullpen ... named to Academic All-Summit League Team and Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence last season ... majoring in construction management

2009
Tied for team lead with five wins and ranked second with 21 appearances, including nine starts ... compiled 4-2 record in Summit League play with 31 strikeouts in 34 2/3 innings ... made five relief appearances to start the season before starting second game of doubleheader at Centenary (La.) (4/4) ... allowed only one run and fanned two batters in four-inning relief stint at Missouri State (3/11) ... struck out season-high five batters in only two innings of work at Oral Roberts (4/10) ... earned first collegiate win with three shutout innings in 19-0 Jackrabbit victory over North Dakota State (4/17) ... went career-best 6 1/3 innings to pick up victory against North Dakota in second game of twinbill (4/20) ... was credited with win after three innings of effective relief at Western Illinois (4/25) ... did not allow an earned run in 3 2/3 inning of relief to earn victory in first game of doubleheader against Oakland (5/3) ... pitched combined eight innings of shutout baseball, striking out eight, in two outings of weekend series against IPFW (5/8, 5/9) ... threw two shutout innings in relief during Summit League Championship opener versus Southern Utah (5/21)

2008
Made 10 appearances, all in relief ... struck out two batters in 2 1/3 innings of effective relief in season debut against Texas-Pan American (3/7) ... credited with three-inning save, striking out four in Jackrabbit victory over Presentation (4/21) ... also pitched three innings at Missouri (3/18) ... fanned three batters in two innings of work at Sioux Falls (4/29)

2007
Appeared in seven games ... debuted in Game 3 of Kansas series, retiring both batters he faced (2/11) ... threw 2 2/3 innings of shutout relief at Missouri State (3/17) ... pitched a scoreless frame versus IPFW (5/12) ... also recorded two at-bats, drawing a bases-loaded walk that scored a run versus Chicago State in the Independent Tournament (5/24)

SUMMER LEAGUES
Pitched for the Mountain Collegiate League’s Cheyenne (Wyo.) Grizzlies in 2007 ... tossed 30 innings, striking out 27 compared to nine walks ... went 1-2 with a 7.50 ERA

BEFORE SDSU
2006 graduate of Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, Iowa ... selected to all-state teams in football and baseball as a senior, recording 56 tackles as a defensive lineman ... two-time all-conference selection in baseball and football ... hit .386 with 11 doubles, three home runs and 27 RBI, while scoring 26 times in his senior campaign