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2021 Baseball Roster

Karl L. Moore
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38 Sam Carpenter

  • Position Pitcher
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Gainesville, Ga
  • High School Gainesville
  • Major History
  • B/T L/L

Biography

Honors and Awards:
- All-USA South First Team 3x (2018, 2019, 2021)
- All-USA South West Division First Team 3x (2018, 2019, 2021)
- ABCA/Rawlings All-America Third Team (2021)
- D3baseball.com All-America Fourth Team (2021)
- ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region First Team 2x (2019, 2021)
- D3baseball.com All-South Region First Team (2021)
- USA South Rookie of the Week 3x (Feb. 20, March 20 and April 3, 2017)
- USA South Pitcher of the Week 3x (Feb. 26, 2018; March 15, 2021; March 22, 2021)
 
Carpenter’s Season Records:
 
2021:
- 123 strikeouts (1st)
- 9 wins (t-1st)
- 15 games started (t-1st)
- 100.1 innings pitched (2nd)
- 4 pick offs (t-2nd)


2020:
- 0.80 ERA (2nd)

2019:
- 5 pick-offs (1st)
- 87 strikeouts (3rd)
- 8 wins (t-3rd)


 Carpenter’s Career Records:
- 30 wins (1st)
- 56 games started (1st)
- 352.1 innings pitched (1st)
- 361 strikeouts (1st)
- 17 pick offs (1st)


2021:
- Made 15 appearances (all starts) on the mound
- Led the USA South in innings pitched (100.1), ERA (2.42), wins (9) and strikeouts (123)
- Third in the NCAA in strikeouts (123)
- Reached double digits in strikeouts in first four starts of the season
- Pitched at least 7.0 innings in 13-of-15 starts
- Allowed two earned runs or less in 10-of-15 starts
- Had season-best 13 strikeouts against nationally-ranked Adrian
 
2020:
- Made five starts on the mound
- Led the USA South with a 0.80 ERA
- Second in the league with 39 strikeouts
- Delivered a 2-1 record
- Tallied season-best 11 strikeouts in eight innings at Brevard
- Was 2-0 with a 0.78 ERA against conference opponents

2019:
- Made 13 starts on the mound
- Threw a team-high 83.1 innings, striking out 87 hitters
- Produced an 8-1 record and a 3.56 ERA
- Pitched seven innings and struck out a career-high 13 batters at Pfeiffer (March 2)
- Reached double-digits in strikeouts again, punching out 10 against Covenant (April 5)
- Piedmont won 11 of the 13 games in which he appeared
- Finished tied for second in the USA South with eight wins
- Led the conference in innings pitched and strikeouts

2018:
- Made 13 appearances on the mound, all of which were starts
- Threw a team-high 79 innings
- Led team with seven wins and was second with a 2.74 ERA
- Led team with 71 strikeouts, while issuing only 15 walks
- Pitched eight shutout innings, allowing just three hits to go with a career-high 12 strikeouts against Berea(Feb. 23)
- Went at least six innings in 8-of-13 starts
- Tied for third in the USA South in wins (seven)
- Fifth in the USA South in innings pitched (79)

2017: 
- Made 11 appearances on the mound, including 10 starts
- Second on the team with 57 innings pitched
- Tallied 41 strikeouts, second on the team
- Second on the team with four wins
- Threw first career complete game, allowing five hits and three runs, to go along with a season-high 11 strikeouts against Huntingdon (March 18)

Prep and Personal: 
- Native of Gainesville, Georgia
- Graduated from Gainesville High School in 2016
- Named to the 5A All-State First Team as a senior
- Earned All-Region First Team honors as a senior
- First Team All-Area as a senior
- Also played basketball in high school
- Majoring in history

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

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    38
  • 38

    2018Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'2" 0 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2019Junior

    Pitcher
    6'2" 185 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2020Senior

    Pitcher
    6'2" 190 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2021Senior

    Pitcher
    6'2" 190 lbs
    38