Sam Tweedt

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

Position:
Right Handed Pitcher
B/T:
R/R
Height:
6-3
Weight:
216
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Salem, Ore.
High School:
South Salem

2019
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• Pitched in nine games, with seven starts, and was 1-2 with a 4.03 ERA. Struck out 24 in 29 innings.
• Picked up his first win of 2019 after holding Nebraska to five hits and a run with five strikeouts in six innings (2/23).

2018
• 1-0 with a 7.16 ERA in 10 appearances, including two starts. Struck out nine in 16 1/3 innings.
• Tossed three scoreless innings of relief in the season finale versus UCLA (5/26).
• Earned his first win of 2018 after two innings of relief against San Diego (5/15).

2017
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
• Pitched in 14 games, with six starts, and was 3-0 with a 2.50 ERA in 36 innings.
• Tossed a scoreless ninth inning against Vanderbilt (6/9).
• Tossed two scoreless innings of relief against Yale, striking out three (6/3).
• Tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief against Portland, striking out two (5/16).
• Scattered three hits and two runs with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings against UC Davis for his third win of the season (3/4).
• Picked up his second win after holding Nebraska to seven hits and two runs with four strikeouts in five innings (2/25).
• Made his first start of the season, picking up the win against Duke, after scattering two hits and a run in six innings (2/17).

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 Murray and Darin Tweedt.
• Has one sister, Madeleine.
• 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 ; vs Ohio State, Feb 23, 2018 ; Oregon, May 05, 2015
Strikeouts: 6, at Portland, Mar 04, 2015 ; Portland, Mar 10, 2015
Batters faced: 27, San Jose State, Mar 24, 2015
Field chances: 3, vs Coastal Carolina, Mar 10, 2019
Putouts: 1, 5 times
Assists: 2, West Virginia, Mar 03, 2019
Runners CS: 1, 6 times