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Jersey Number 22
Sam Stoutenborough
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Senior
- Height/Weight:
- 6-3 / 185
- Bat/Throw:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Monterey, Calif.
- High School:
- Palma HS
- Major:
- American Studies
Accolades
At Cal
2022 (Sr.)
High School
Personal
- MLB First-Year Player Draft selection (2018, 40th round, Los Angeles Angels)
At Cal
2022 (Sr.)
- Transferred to TCU as a graduate transfer following the 2022 season
- Graduated from Cal with his degree in American studies in May 2022
- Made 17 appearances, including eight starts, & logged 59.2 innings as a senior
- Went 2-4 with a 5.58 ERA & 1.36 WHIP
- Tossed 38 strikeouts & issued just eight walks; led all Pac-12 pitchers & ranked 12th nationally with 1.21 walks allowed per nine innings
- Opened the season as Cal's No. 4 starting pitcher before transitioning into the bullpen & eventually into a weekend rotation role
- Earned the win in back-to-back stellar relief outings vs. Cal Poly (April 5) & Washington (April 10)
- Struck out a pair & allowed just one run in five innings pitched against Cal Poly
- Surrendered just one hit over six scoreless innings in Cal's series-clinching win against Washington
- Tossed a season-high six strikeouts at Washington State (April 16)
- Worked 2.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts in a relief outing at Arizona State (April 1)
- Transitioned into a bullpen role, logging 41.0 innings across 13 relief appearances on the mound
- Owned a 1-2 record with a 3.73 ERA & .268 average against
- Was used primarily in long relief, logging 5.0 innings or more in five consecutive appearances before suffering an injury at #22 Arizona (April 9)
- Returned to the hill after nearly a month on the mend with a scoreless inning at Washington (May 1)
- Struck out a career-high seven batters in 5.2 scoreless innings vs. San Francisco (Feb. 26)
- Worked a season-high 7.0 innings in a 2-1 win vs. Saint Mary's (March 5), striking out four while allowing just three singles & a walk
- Picked up his lone win vs. #12 Stanford (May 15) by retiring the only batter he faced & worked a 1.2 scoreless innings the next day to help Cal clinch its first Big Series since 2014
- Threw 2.0 hitless innings in Cal's 10-3 win vs. #10 Oregon (May 28)
- Was Cal's No. 1 pitcher in the weekend rotation, making four Friday starts as a sophomore
- Went 0-2 with a 4.95 ERA over 20.0 innings pitched
- Owned an opposing batting average against of .234, allowing 18 hits against 89 batters faced
- Struck out 14 batters & issued 10 walks
- Threw a season-best 7.0 innings against San Francisco (March 6) in his final start
- Opened the year with 6.0 scoreless innings at Long Beach State (Feb. 14)
- Received four runs or less of support in three of his four starts
- Emerged as significant contributor to the pitching staff in his first season
- Made 15 appearances, the last five of which were starts
- Went 8-5 with a 4.52 ERA
- His eight wins led Cal & were tied for the fourth-most in the Pac-12
- Allowed 88 hits, 47 runs (41 earned), 25 walks & struck out 50 in 81.2 innings pitched
- Made a particular impact as a long reliever early in season, seven times delivering relief outings of five or more innings
- Entered in relief & went seven innings in back-to-back outings to earn victories over Long Beach State & Washington State
- Allowed two or fewer runs in seven of his 15 appearances
- Earned the victory in relief at No. 7 Oregon State (March 22), holding the Beavers to two runs over 5.1 innings
High School
- Graduated from Palma High School (Salinas, Calif.)
- Selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the 40th Round of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign
- Finished prep career with two standout seasons; went 5-2 with a 0.90 ERA, 93 strikeouts & 63 innings pitched as a senior & went 9-2 with a 0.61 ERA, 75 strikeouts & 68 innings pitched as a junior
- Member of the Oakland Athletics' 2017 Area Code Team
Personal
- Full name is Samuel Edward Stoutenborough
- Son of Ann Stoutenborough
- Has two siblings, Molly & Matthew
- Hobbies include golf, working out & spending time with family & friends
Monday, July 15
Tuesday, February 06
Thursday, May 25
Sunday, May 21
