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Jersey Number 6
Sam Kulesa
- Position:
- IF
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 180
- Hometown:
- Minneapolis, Minn.
- High School:
- De La Salle
- B/T:
- R/R
Bio
Awards & Achievements
2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
Summit League Player of the Week (5/2/22)
2022 Summit League All-Academic Team
2022 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence honoree
2022 Summit League Academic Honor Roll recipient
2021 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Defensive Team
2023
Played in 44 games with 40 starts, all but one at second base, as a senior...hit .203 from the plate and totaled 14 RBI, 13 runs, three doubles, and one home run...drew 11 walks and stole four bases on six attempts...finished the season on a seven-game reached base streak...recorded a season high six asissts March 4 at Saint Louis and a season high five putouts March 22 at Kansas State...drove in game-winning RBI of 2-1 win over North Dakota State on April 15...finished with a .973 fielding percentage on 86 assists and 59 putouts.
2022
One-time TicketSmarter Summit League Baseball Player of the Week...played in 42 games while making 41 starts...batted .259 with 22 runs scored...recorded five doubles, two triples, and two home runs...finished with 22 hits and drove in nine RBI...walked seven times and stole four bases.
2021
All-Region and first-team all-conference, academic all-conference, made Conf. All-Defensive Team, had 43 starts at second base for NCAA runner-up team, had only one error in 181 defensive chances, team-best .374 BA and 61 hits, 17 walks, 37 runs, 24-for-72, 13 runs in 16 postseason games, .994 field pct. on 181 chances with 76 putouts and 104 assists.
Personal
Computer science major... Dean's List honoree... Academic All-MIAC honoree.
2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
Summit League Player of the Week (5/2/22)
2022 Summit League All-Academic Team
2022 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence honoree
2022 Summit League Academic Honor Roll recipient
2021 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Defensive Team
2023
Played in 44 games with 40 starts, all but one at second base, as a senior...hit .203 from the plate and totaled 14 RBI, 13 runs, three doubles, and one home run...drew 11 walks and stole four bases on six attempts...finished the season on a seven-game reached base streak...recorded a season high six asissts March 4 at Saint Louis and a season high five putouts March 22 at Kansas State...drove in game-winning RBI of 2-1 win over North Dakota State on April 15...finished with a .973 fielding percentage on 86 assists and 59 putouts.
2022
One-time TicketSmarter Summit League Baseball Player of the Week...played in 42 games while making 41 starts...batted .259 with 22 runs scored...recorded five doubles, two triples, and two home runs...finished with 22 hits and drove in nine RBI...walked seven times and stole four bases.
2021
All-Region and first-team all-conference, academic all-conference, made Conf. All-Defensive Team, had 43 starts at second base for NCAA runner-up team, had only one error in 181 defensive chances, team-best .374 BA and 61 hits, 17 walks, 37 runs, 24-for-72, 13 runs in 16 postseason games, .994 field pct. on 181 chances with 76 putouts and 104 assists.
Personal
Computer science major... Dean's List honoree... Academic All-MIAC honoree.
Press Conference: Tommie Football Postgame v Lindenwood 08/28/25
Friday, August 29
Tommie Football Intro Video 2025
Thursday, August 28
Beyond The Buzzer: Schoenecker Arena Setup
Wednesday, July 23
Beyond The Buzzer: Sports Medicine
Wednesday, July 23
