Sam Tweedt

Position:
Right Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-2
Weight:
205
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Salem, Ore.
High School:
South Salem

2016
• Did not play.

2015
• Pitched in 21 games, with six starts, and was 8-1 with a 2.85 ERA in 47 1/3 innings.
• Opponents batted .207 against and he struck out 32.
• Held Oregon scoreless over six innings in a start, allowing three hits, but did not figure in the decision (5/19).
• Shut out Portland over six innings, scattering six hits, for his eighth win of the season (5/13).
• Scattered three hits and two unearned runs over 5 2/3 innings against Oregon for his seventh win of the season (5/5).
• Earned the win after tossing a perfect inning of relief against USC (4/25).
• Won his fourth game with an eight-inning start against San Jose State, scattering three hits and a run with four strikeouts (3/24).
• Earned his third win of the season after scattering four hits and three runs with six strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings against Portland (3/10).
•Made his first career start and struck out six with no walks, four hits allowed and one run against Portland, getting the win (3/4).
• Pitched three scoreless innings against Oklahoma, striking out three (2/21).
• Worked 2/3 innings for his first career win, coming against Michigan State (2/14).

South Salem High School
• Three-year letterwinner for head coach Josh Kerr.
• Named second-team all-league as a senior after going 6-4 with a 1.00 ERA in 13 games.
• Finished with 99 strikeouts in 70 innings and had a WHIP of 0.87 while opponents batted just .147 against him.
• Named second-team all-league at pitcher as a sophomore and first-team as a junior.
• Was voted second team offensively.
• Batted .365 with seven doubles, one triple, two home runs, 23 RBI and two stolen bases offensively as a junior.
• On the mound, went 4-5 with a 1.65 ERA in 12 games, striking out 46 in 63 2/3 innings of work.
• Competed for the Royals team at the 2013 Area Code Baseball Games.
• Named as the fourth-best prospect in the state of Oregon by Baseball Northwest.
• Also the No. 13 prospect in the Northwest.

Personal
• Major is finance.
• Born October 23, 1995.
• Son of Anne and Darin Tweedt.
• Has one sister, Madelein.
• Enjoys fishing, watching other sports and movies, collecting shoes and editing photography in his spare time.
• Was on Honor Roll all eight semesters of high school.
• Chose Oregon State because the “coaching staff is the best around and the program is top notch with a rich tradition.”

Tweedt’s Career Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 8.0, San Jose State, Mar 24, 2015
Walks allowed: 3, vs Oklahoma, Feb 21, 2015 ; Oregon, May 05, 2015
Strikeouts: 6, at Portland, Mar 04, 2015 ; Portland, Mar 10, 2015
Batters faced: 27, San Jose State, Mar 24, 2015