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2016 Baseball Roster

26 Sam Held

  • Ht./Wt. 6-5 / 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Stockton, Calif.
  • Previous School Delta College

Biography

NEVADA
2016 (Sr.): Made 19 appearances with four starts in his senior season … Posted a 5.17 ERA with a 2-0 record in 38.1 innings pitched … Pitched a complete game while allowing two runs in a victory against SJSU, setting a season-high in innings pitched … Started and logged 4.2 innings in Nevada’s victory over top-seeded Fresno State in the MW tournament … Posted a 3.60 ERA in conference play with eight appearances and two starts … Only walked nine batters in 38.1 innings pitched … Helped lead Nevada to a second place finish in the Mountain West and to its first MW tournament finals appearance in program history … Letter winner.

2015 (Jr.): Made 14 appearances out of the bullpen in his first season at Nevada … Posted a perfect 4-0 record on the mound … Logged 15.1 innings with a 8.22 ERA … Limited opponents to a .250 batting average … Logged a season-high 2.1 innings in relief in Nevada’s upset of fifth-ranked Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas … Struck out a season-high three batters against Sacramento State … Helped lead Nevada to its first-ever Mountain West regular season title … Led the Pack to its first-ever Mountain West championship and the second-winningest season in program history … Letter winner.

PRIOR TO NEVADA
College: Two-year letter winner under head coach Reed Peters at Delta College in Stockton, Calif. … Went 7-2 in 14 starts as a freshman, posting a 3.15 ERA with 43 strikeouts in 74 innings of work … Posted a 6-2 record as a sophomore with a 2.56 ERA, striking out 41 batters in 59 innings of work … Led the Mustangs to a Big 8 Conference championship in 2014.

High School: Graduated from Saint Mary’s High School in Stockton, Calif. … Was a two-year letter winner in baseball under head coach Pete Pijl.

PERSONAL
Son of Laurence and Jennifer Held … Earning a degree from Nevada in general studies.

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2015Junior

    RHP
    6'5" 190 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2016Senior

    RHP
    6'5" 190 lbs
    26