NC State Wolfpack

44  Sam Walls
	Class: RS Senior Hometown: Kearneysville, W.Va. High School: Jefferson Height / Weight: 6-1 / 186 Position: RHP Birthdate: 10/31/1983 B/T: R/R

As a redshirt-sophomore (2005): Pitched two innings of scoreless relief February 4 vs. Delaware State in the season opener ... Threw three innings of relief February 18 against San Diego State, retiring three batters on strikes and earning the win ... Started and worked five shutout innings February 22 against William & Mary, retiring the first five batters and earning the win ... Picked up his third win of the season with five shutout innings March 8 at UNC Greensboro, holding the Spartans to three hits while striking out a career-high six ... Pitched the ninth inning April 13 vs. UNC Wilmington, striking out the side ... Picked up a win May 17 against Campbell, retiring 12 of the last 15 men he faced -- including a stretch of seven in a row -- and handing a 10-3 lead over to the bullpen after six innings ... Started May 21 vs. 10th-ranked Florida State and allowed the Seminoles just two unearned runs on two hits in 4 1/3 solid innings.

As a freshman (2004): Did not appear after March 27 ... Worked a scoreless ninth inning February 21 vs. Elon ... Worked a scoreless eighth inning March 2 vs. Le Moyne ... Allowed a run on one hit in two innings of work March 27 vs. Virginia ... Redshirted as a true freshman in 2003.

Summer league: Pitched for Covington in the Valley League in 2005 and went 2-3 with a 2.97 ERA ... Pitched for Covington in the Shenandoah Valley League in 2004 and had an excellent summer, posting a 5-2 record and a 3.32 ERA in 12 appearances, including 10 starts.

High school: A three-time all-area selection and a two-time all-state pick ... Four-year letterman ... Named first-team all-state as a senior in 2002 after going 4-1 with a 1.01 ERA and batting .410 with six home runs and 48 RBIs ... Batted .384 with five homers and 48 RBIs as a junior in '01 and went 8-3 with a 0.98 ERA to earn second-team all-state honors ... Went 3-0 as a sophomore, and batted .364 with three home runs and 35 RBIs ... Helped lead Jefferson to a top-three finish in the state tournament four years in a row, winning the state championship in 1999, taking second place in 2000 and '01, and finishing third in '02 ... Was team MVP as a senior at the Baseball Factory's summer camp in Glen Burnie, Md. ... Named to the Hawaiian Tropic all-tournament team as a junior and senior.

Personal: Majoring in parks, recreation and tourism ... Born October 31, 1983.