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Jersey Number 44
Sam Ireland
- Position:
- RHP
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 240
- Hometown:
- Highlands Ranch, Colo.
- High School:
- Mountain Vista
- Prev School:
- Minnesota
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
- Hits: 3, South Dakota St., Mar 4, 2020
- Doubles: 1, 8 times
- Total bases: 4, South Dakota St., Mar 4, 2020
- RBI: 1, Illinois, Mar 13, 2021 ; South Dakota St., Mar 4, 2020 ; Utah, Mar 8, 2020
- Runs scored: 1, 11 times
- Walks: 1, 7 times
- At bats: 5, at Northwestern, Mar 22, 2021 ; Purdue, May 23, 2021
- Innings pitched: 9.0, at Belmont, Mar 04, 2023
- Walks allowed: 6, Western Ill., Mar 25, 2022
- Strikeouts: 10, vs Northeastern, Feb 25, 2022 ; at Northwestern, Mar 20, 2021
- Batters faced: 32, at Belmont, Mar 04, 2023
- Field chances: 7, Utah, Mar 8, 2020
- Putouts: 6, Utah, Mar 8, 2020
- Assists: 5, at Michigan St., Apr 29, 2022
- Runners CS: 1, 5 times
SENIOR – 2024
- Appeared in six games out of the bullpen
- 10.80 ERA, 6.2 IP, 4 BB, 5 SO, .406 BAA
- His first appearance of the season was scoreless vs. Texas Southern 3/1/24 (2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
JUNIOR – 2023
- Started 14 games on the mound
- 4-7, 6.75 ERA, 65.1 IP, 26 BB, 43 SO
- Second-most innings pitched on the team (65.1)
- Started a game on the weekend for the first 13 weeks of the season
- W, 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 5 SO at West Virginia 4/8/23
- W, 5.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 2 SO vs. Baylor 4/1/23
- Complete game, 4-hit shutout at Belmont 3/4/23 (W, 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 SO)
- W, 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 5 SO vs. Oakland 2/25/23
- No. 13 MLB Draft prospect for 2023 in the Big 12 by Perfect Game
- No. 22 MLB Draft prospect for 2023 in the Big 12 by D1 Baseball
- No. 14 senior prospect by Perfect Game
- No. 80 starting pitcher for 2023 by D1 Baseball
- No. 95 Impact Transfer by D1 Baseball
- Transferred to Kansas with two years of eligibility remaining
- Committed in July 2022
MINNESOTA – 2020-22
- Spent three years in the Minnesota program
- Two-way player in both 2020 and 2021 before transitioning to only a pitcher in 2022
- Academic All-Big Ten in 2021 and 2022
- Career: 4-9, 5.15 ERA, 117.0 IP, 62 BB, 125 SO, 2 SV in 26 appearances (20 starts) over three seasons
- Career: .242/.292/.323 (24-for-99), 8 2B, 3 RBI, 11 R, 7 BB in his first two seasons (2020, 2021)
- 2022: 4-5, 5.27 ERA, 71.2 IP, 38 BB, 80 SO in 14 appearances (13 starts)
- Friday night starter for Minnesota in 2022
- Posted season highs of 7.1 IP and 10 SO in a win against Northeastern (2/25/22)
- 2021: 0-3, 4.10 ERA, 37.1 IP, 16 BB, 35 SO in seven starts
- 2021: .212/.257/.273 (14-for-66), 4 2B, 1 RBI, 8 R, 4 BB
- Led the team in ERA (4.10) and WHIP (1.37); ranked second in strikeouts (35), innings pitched (37.1) and starts (7)
- 2020: 0-1, 9.00 ERA, 8.0 IP, 8 BB, 10 SO, 2 SV in five appearances
- 2020: .303/.361/.424 (10-for-33), 4 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB
- Named to D1Baseball’s Big Ten Fab Freshman Team in 2020
- Tied for the team lead in saves (2)
- Earned the first save of his career against Utah (3/6/20)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four years of baseball at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado
- Helped his team win the 5A state championship as a junior in 2018
- Two-time Class 5A Player of the Year in Colorado (2018, 2019)
- Two-time All-State First Team selection
- Ranked the No. 1 first baseman and the No. 3 overall prospect in Colorado in 2019 according to Prep Baseball Report
- Ranked the No. 1 first baseman and the No. 8 overall prospect in Colorado in 2019 according to Perfect Game
- Ranked the No. 10 first baseman nationally by Prep Baseball Report and the No. 22 first baseman nationally by Perfect Game
- Perfect Game 2018 Underclass High Honorable Mention All-American
- USA Today 2018 All-USA First Team
- 2018 CHSAA, PBR Colorado, USA Today, Mile High Sports Magazine, Max Preps and Continental League Player of the Year in Colorado
- 2018 All-Area and All-District selection
- Had a 0.91 ERA and hit .425 with five home runs as a senior in 2019
- Tossed two no-hitters and hit .400 with 11 home runs as a junior in 2018
- Played club ball for the Mountain West Slammers
PERSONAL
- Son of Kevin and Mary Ireland
- Has one older sister, Katie
- His sister, Katie, played volleyball at Cal State East Bay
- Picked Kansas over Arkansas, Florida, Missouri State, Nebraska, Michigan and Michigan State
- Chose Kansas because, “It’s a new staff with a lot of potential to compete for a championship and move into the postseason.”
- Majoring in liberal arts & sciences
Baseball Highlights at BYU
Friday, May 15
Baseball Media Availability
Tuesday, May 12
Hawk Talk with Dan Fitzgerald
Tuesday, May 12
Hometown Hawks - Caleb Deer
Monday, May 04
