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Jersey Number 13
Sam Folks
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Franklin, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Battle Ground Academy
- High School:
- Battle Ground Academy
- Pronunciation:
- R/L
Bio
2021: Put together an impressive senior campaign, making 16 appearances and 13 starts…Ranked in the top-seven in the Ohio Valley Conference in called strikeouts (26, second), least home runs allowed (six, fifth), innings pitched (77.1, sixth) and strikeouts (77, seventh)…Went 3-6 with a 5.24 ERA with only 21 walks allowed…His 77 strikeouts were the fourth-most in UT Martin single-season history…Left the program ranking third in school history in games started (45), fourth in strikeouts (223), fifth in innings pitched (274.1) and ninth in appearances (66)…Went at least six innings on six different occasions, including a season-best 7.1 innings of shutout baseball in the backend of the April 17 doubleheader against Austin Peay…Additionally tossed seven scoreless frames at Nicholls on April 3…Dialed up at least five strikeouts in 11 separate starts, including a season-high eight punchouts at Southeast Missouri in the backend of the May 21 doubleheader…Managed a microscopic 1.04 ERA over a three-game stretch (17.1 innings) from March 20 through April 3…Did not concede a home run until his ninth appearance (36.1 combined innings)…Limited right-handed hitters to a .246 batting average (55-of-224) while holding opponents to a .214 batting average (36-for-168) with the bases empty…Won OVC Pitcher of the Week accolades twice (April 5, May 24) – becoming only the third Skyhawk in history to win multiple times in a season…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.
2020: Made five total appearances (including four starts) during the abbreviated season…Led the OVC in both games started (four) and runners picked off (two)…Topped UT Martin in innings pitched (20.1) and strikeouts (19)…Went a season-high six innings in the Feb. 21 win at No. 30 South Alabama, fanning a season-high six batters…Struck out a pair of batters with no hits allowed in a scoreless inning of relief against Alabama on Feb. 25…Limited the opposition to a paltry .174 batting average (4-for-23) with two outs…Conceded only four extra-base hits (including one home run).
2019: Was a mainstay in the Skyhawk rotation as he got the starting nod 14 times…Logged the eighth-most innings in the OVC (83.2) which was second on the squad behind teammate Austen Bullington…Allowed the fewest extra-base hits among all qualifying pitchers in the OVC…Picked up five victories and posted a 4.63 ERA on the campaign while he recorded 59 strikeouts…Tossed a complete game shutout against Southeast Missouri (March 10) which was the first nine-inning shutout in program history since 2006…Also performed well against Tennessee Tech (May 18) as he completed the sweep over the Golden Eagles for the first time in school history since 1994 – tossing six shutout innings while he allowed just three hits and three walks and fanned six batters along the way…Ranked fourth in the conference in batters struck out looking with 24 on the season.
2018: Made 14 appearances while getting the starting nod on 11 occasions…Earned the win against No. 13 ranked Southern Miss on Feb. 24 as he tossed six innings while the Skyhawks were able to outlast the ranked foe 13-10…His best start came against Jacksonville State on May 13 as he pitched six complete frames of one-run baseball while he rung up a season-high six batters…Tossed a quality start against Tennessee Tech on March 10 as he logged 6.2 innings of work and allowed just one earned run while recording a strikeout along the way.
2017: Appeared in 15 games while starting in three matchups…Wrung up 35 batters in 36.2 innings of work on the year…Earned the starting nod against Alabama A&M on April 26, as he tossed six innings and fanned seven batters in the process while allowing only one earned run in the 12-2 victory.
BEFORE UTM: Pitched for head coach Jonathan Hackett at Battle Ground Academy, where he was a 2016 Perfect Game Southeast Region honorable mention performer…Rated as the No. 41 overall pitching prospect and No. 5 left-handed pitcher in the state of Tennessee by Perfect Game…Tossed a complete game against Friendship Christian in the opening round of the East-Middle Region tournament, striking out 13 batters with just two walks in a 5-2 win…Went the distance against Ezell-Harding on April 18, snapping their district undefeated streak by going seven shutout innings, allowing four hits with five strikeouts…Was part of the fifth annual MidTN Senior All-Star Classic in June 2016…Garnered all-state honors and all-district accolades for the second straight season in 2015, helping the Wildcats to a 17-10 overall record…Was part of a BGA squad who won district and regional championships in 2014, the same season he was named Region MVP.
PERSONAL: Born on March 25, 1997...Son of Scott and Tammy Folks...Grandfather Charles Folks played baseball at UT Martin from 1957-59...Majoring in sports business.
2020: Made five total appearances (including four starts) during the abbreviated season…Led the OVC in both games started (four) and runners picked off (two)…Topped UT Martin in innings pitched (20.1) and strikeouts (19)…Went a season-high six innings in the Feb. 21 win at No. 30 South Alabama, fanning a season-high six batters…Struck out a pair of batters with no hits allowed in a scoreless inning of relief against Alabama on Feb. 25…Limited the opposition to a paltry .174 batting average (4-for-23) with two outs…Conceded only four extra-base hits (including one home run).
2019: Was a mainstay in the Skyhawk rotation as he got the starting nod 14 times…Logged the eighth-most innings in the OVC (83.2) which was second on the squad behind teammate Austen Bullington…Allowed the fewest extra-base hits among all qualifying pitchers in the OVC…Picked up five victories and posted a 4.63 ERA on the campaign while he recorded 59 strikeouts…Tossed a complete game shutout against Southeast Missouri (March 10) which was the first nine-inning shutout in program history since 2006…Also performed well against Tennessee Tech (May 18) as he completed the sweep over the Golden Eagles for the first time in school history since 1994 – tossing six shutout innings while he allowed just three hits and three walks and fanned six batters along the way…Ranked fourth in the conference in batters struck out looking with 24 on the season.
2018: Made 14 appearances while getting the starting nod on 11 occasions…Earned the win against No. 13 ranked Southern Miss on Feb. 24 as he tossed six innings while the Skyhawks were able to outlast the ranked foe 13-10…His best start came against Jacksonville State on May 13 as he pitched six complete frames of one-run baseball while he rung up a season-high six batters…Tossed a quality start against Tennessee Tech on March 10 as he logged 6.2 innings of work and allowed just one earned run while recording a strikeout along the way.
2017: Appeared in 15 games while starting in three matchups…Wrung up 35 batters in 36.2 innings of work on the year…Earned the starting nod against Alabama A&M on April 26, as he tossed six innings and fanned seven batters in the process while allowing only one earned run in the 12-2 victory.
BEFORE UTM: Pitched for head coach Jonathan Hackett at Battle Ground Academy, where he was a 2016 Perfect Game Southeast Region honorable mention performer…Rated as the No. 41 overall pitching prospect and No. 5 left-handed pitcher in the state of Tennessee by Perfect Game…Tossed a complete game against Friendship Christian in the opening round of the East-Middle Region tournament, striking out 13 batters with just two walks in a 5-2 win…Went the distance against Ezell-Harding on April 18, snapping their district undefeated streak by going seven shutout innings, allowing four hits with five strikeouts…Was part of the fifth annual MidTN Senior All-Star Classic in June 2016…Garnered all-state honors and all-district accolades for the second straight season in 2015, helping the Wildcats to a 17-10 overall record…Was part of a BGA squad who won district and regional championships in 2014, the same season he was named Region MVP.
PERSONAL: Born on March 25, 1997...Son of Scott and Tammy Folks...Grandfather Charles Folks played baseball at UT Martin from 1957-59...Majoring in sports business.
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