UTPA's 'Super' Sam Has Sights Set on Professional Career (
The Monitor)
What Makes Sam Street So Good? (
Bronc Country)
| 2014 Season Highs | Category | Career Highs |
| 10.0 | 4/4/14 vs, Grand Canyon | Innings | 10.0 | 4/4/14 vs, Grand Canyon |
| 11 | 2/21/14 vs. Northwestern St. | Strikeouts | 13 | 2x, Last 5/21/13 vs. NYIT |
| 2014 Season Lows | Category | Career Lows |
| 2 | 2/21/14 vs. Northwestern St. | Hits | 0 | 4/2/13 @ TCU |
| 0 | 4x, Last 5/10/14 vs. Sac. St. | Walks | 0 | 7x, Last 5/10/14 vs. Sac. St |
| 0 | 2/21/14 vs. Northwestern St. | Runs | 0 | 5x, Last 2/21/14 vs. NWST |
| 0 | 2x, Last 5/10/14 vs. Sac. St. | Earned Runs | 0 | 8x, Last 5/10/14 vs. Sac. St |
Career: Tied for fifth in program history in wins with 22 … Ranks ninth in strikeouts with 195 and innings pitched with 244.2, marking the busiest two-year span in program history … Finished 11
th in complete games with 19.
2014 (Senior): Earned National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-American Third Team honors (6/11) ... Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in 16
th round (491
st overall) of MLB Draft (6/7) …Led the NCAA in complete games (11), ranked fifth in wins (12), 42
nd in WHIP (0.997), 45
th in ERA (1.81), 57
th in strikeouts (91), 94
th in games started (15), 112
th in the walks allowed per nine innings (1.74), 118
th in hits allowed per nine innings (7.24), and 125
th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.64) … Led the WAC in every major pitching category, including Wins, ERA, strikeouts, complete games, WHIP, hits allowed per nine innings, walks allowed per nine innings, strikeout-to-walk ratio, innings pitched (129.1), innings per game (8.62), opponents batting average (.217), swinging strikeouts (61) and looking strikeouts (30) … Finished the season with the second most innings pitched in a single season in program history. He also tied for sixth most wins and the ninth most complete games … Earned WAC Pitching Triple Crown (6/1) … Threw 1,276 of his 1,893 pitches (67.41 percent) for strikes, which s a higher percentage than all but 11 Major League Baseball starting pitchers who qualified for the ERA title (minimum one inning pitched per team game played) as of June 10. The only ones better were
Phil Hughes (71.82),
David Price (70.09),
Cliff Lee (68.70),
John Lackey (68.62),
Jordan Zimmermann (68.40),
Bartolo Colon (67.87),
Michael Wacha (67.78),
Masahiro Tanaka (67.69),
Brandon McCarthy (67.60),
Jesse Chavez (67.58) and
Stephen Strasburg (67.55). It’s also a higher percentage than all but seven Major League Baseball starting pitchers that qualified for the ERA title in 2013. The only ones better were Lee (70.83), Price (68.78), Colon (68.74), Zimmermann (68.44),
Hisahi Iwakuma (67.63),
Cole Hamels (67.54) and Wainwright (67.48) … Street threw an average of 14.64 pitches per inning, which is lower than all but nine major leaguers this year (as of June 6) and better than all but two major leaguers (Iwakuma and
Bronson Arroyo) last year. … Earned Louisville Slugger All-American Second Team honors (5/29) … Made second cut as one of 18 student-athletes on College Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher of the Year Watch List (5/21) … Earned WAC Pitcher of the Year and All-WAC First Team honors (5/20) … Earned WAC Pitcher fo the Week Honors (5/19) … Pitched seventh-straight complete, his NCAA-leading 11
th, striking out nine while allowing one run on four hits and one walk to win at Northern Colorado (5/16) … Didn’t allow an earned run while pitching NCAA-leading 10
th complete game against Sacramento State (5/9-10) … Struck out eight (five looking) while pitching NCAA-leading ninth complete game and fifth in a row to move to NCAA-best 11-0 with win over North Dakota (5/2) … Pitched NCAA-leading eighth complete game and fourth in a row to move to NCAA-best 10-0 with win over Chicago State (4/25) … Named as one of 47 student-athletes on College Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher of the Year Watch List (4/25) … Pitched third-straight complete game without allowing an extra-base hit, scattering five singles while striking out three to beat Bakersfield (4/17) … Pitched sixth complete game, allowing one earned run on six hits while striking out six at Utah Valley (4/11) … Earned WAC Pitcher of the Week honors (4/7) … Pitched career-high 10 innings as part of fifth complete game, striking out eight without issuing a walk and throwing 83 of his 110 pitches (75.5 percent) for strikes in a 2-1 win over Grand Canyon (4/4) … Retired first nine batters and 18 of first 21 while pitching NCAA-leading fourth complete game to beat New Mexico State (3/21) … Picked up his fifth win after pitching eight and two-third innings while allowing just one run with four strikeouts against No. 15 Oklahoma State (3/14) … Pitched NCAA-leading third-straight complete game, allowing one earned run (four total) on eight hits and one walk while striking out nine against Arlington Baptist (3/7) … Tossed complee game at Lamar, striking out nine while allowing one run on eight hits and one walk and throwing 102-of-139 pitches for strikes (73.4 percent) (2/28) … Pitched two-hit shutout, striking out season-high 11 while retiring first 11 hitters and 26 of first 27 to beat Northwestern State 1-0 (2/21) … Picked up win in home opener by scattering six hits and one walk over seven innings and striking out four against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/14) … Earned Madness Preseason WAC Pitcher of the Year and Madness Preseason All-WAC First Team honors (2/8).
2013 (Junior): Ranked second in the NCAA in complete games (eight), 18
th in strikeouts (104), 19
th in wins (10), 24
th in games started (15), 65
th in WHIP (1.03), 89
th in hits allowed per nine innings (7.10), and 176
th in ERA (2.73) … Pitched 115.1 innings, the second-highest single-season total in program history … Struck out 104 batters, the seventh highest single-season total in program history … Pitched a complete game or at least nine innings in six-straight starts, including two shutouts, from March 22 through April 26 … Didn’t allow an earned run in five of his complete games … Earned ABCA South Central All-Region Second Team honors (6/15) ... Earned Great West Conference Pitcher of the Week honors (5/22) … Tied career-high with 13 strikeouts while pitching eighth complete game in fist round of Great West Conference Tournament vs. NYIT (5/21) … Earned Great West Conference Pitcher of the Year and Newcomer of the Year as well as All-GWC First Team honors (5/20) … Earned Madness Great West Conference Pitcher of the Year and All-GWC First Team honors (5/20) … Pitched seventh complete game and third shutout with seven innings of two-hit ball, retiring the first 11 batters and final eight batters he faced while striking out nine to lead Broncs to first-ever win over Utah Valley (5/16) … Earned Great West Conference Pitcher of the Week honors (5/2) … Pitched sixth complete game, allowing two unearned runs on three hits and two walks in seven innings against NJIT (4/26) … Shared Great West Conference Pitcher of the Week honors with entire staff (4/17) … Pitched fourth-straight complete game, striking out 12 while allowing one run on three hits and one walk vs. Chicago State (4/12) … Earned Madness Great West Conference Player of the Week honors (4/9) … Pitched second shutout and fourth complete game, striking out eight while allowing three hits and one walk in seven innings to beat NYIT (4/6) … Earned Great West Conference Pitcher of the Week honors (4/3) … Struck out career-high 13 batters while pitching third complete game against Jackson State (3/30) … Pitched his second complete game and first shutout, scattering four hits, tying his career-high with six strikeouts while not issuing a walk for the first time and not allowing an extra-base hit against Arlington Baptist (3/22) … Struck out a career-high six batters and picked up his third win of the season against Lamar (3/15) … Retied 12 of the final 14 hitters faced, with the only runners reaching on errors, while allowing three runs on four hits and striking out four in six innings at Texas (3/5) … Earned Great West Conference Pitcher of the Week honors (2/28) … Earned Madness Great West Conference Player of the Week honors (2/24) … Pitched a complete game six-hitter, allowing just an unearned run while striking out five in win at Northwestern State (2/22) … Drew the opening day start, pitching eight innings of one-run ball while scattering six this and one walk with four strikeouts in win at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/15).
2012 (Sophomore, New Mexico Junior College): Earned Outstanding Pitcher Award and WJCAC First Team All-Conference honors … Went 7-2 with one save and an ERA of 2.24 in 76.1 innings … Threw six complete games, including two shutouts.
2011 (Freshman, New Mexico Junior College): Earned WJCAC Second Team All-Conference Honors … Appeared in 12 games, going 6-2 with one save and an ERA of 4.13 in 56.2 innings … Threw three complete games, all of which were shutouts.
Prep Career: Attended high school at St. Leonard’s College … Played baseball for the Sandringham Baseball Club in the summer and Dingley Baseball in the winter … Earned the O’Brian Medal (League MVP) and the Allan Wills Memorial Club Champion Award in the winter of 2011 after going 9-0 with a 0.40 ERA in 81 innings.
Off the Diamond: Son of Greg and Jan Street … Has one sister, Kate … Majoring in business administration.
