Sam Simpson
- position Right Handed Pitcher
- height 6-1
- weight 175
- class Freshman
- B/T R/R
- Hometown Carrollton, Ga.
- High school Carrollton HS
- position Right Handed Pitcher
- height 6-1
- weight 175
- class Freshman
- B/T R/R
- Hometown Carrollton, Ga.
- High school Carrollton HS
Sam Simpson Bio
AWARDS
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023, ’24)
- SEC First-Year Academic Award (2022)
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2024)
- Made three appearances on the mound for the Gamecocks
- In his season debut, struck out two and allowed one hit in an inning vs. Queens (Feb. 21)
- Had two strikeouts in two innings of relief in the SEC Tournament game vs. LSU (May 25)
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2023)
- Made five appearances on the mound with one start in 2023
- Struck out five batters in four innings pitched
- Made his Gamecock, pitching a scoreless inning with a strikeout at USC Upstate (March 8)
- Earned a start at The Citadel (March 28)
- Struck out three in 1.1 innings of relief vs. Charlotte (May 16)
FRESHMAN (2022)
- Did not see game action due to injury
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Carrollton High School in Carrollton, Ga.
- Had a career 8-1 record on the mound with a 2.26 ERA in 66.1 innings of work for the Trojans
- Also hit .331 with 10 doubles, five triples and seven home runs in his career at Carrollton
- Georgia Dugout Club Preseason Class 6A All-State team (2021)
- All-Area second team (2021)
- Georgia 5A All-Region second team (2019)
- Ranked the No. 10 right-handed pitcher and the No. 25 overall player in the state of Georgia by Perfect Game
- Top 25 in PBR Georgia (2021)
- Perfect Game 17U Southeast World Series MVP (2020)
- Perfect Game WWBA Tournament MVP (2019)
- Played summer baseball for the Canes National and the Midland Redskins
- Went 4-0 with a 1.59 ERA and 21 strikeouts in the summer of 2021 for the Midland Redskins
- Had a 4-1 record with 97 strikeouts in 71.2 innings pitched in 2019-20 for the Canes SE/National
PERSONAL
- Born on Feb. 21, 2003
- Son of Paul and Kristi Simpson
- Major is retailing
