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Jersey Number 11
Sam Palensky
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Hometown:
- Papillion, Neb.
- High School:
- Papillion-LaVista South/Southeast CC
Honors and Awards
•Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2015-16, 2016-17)
•Summit League Distinguished Scholars List (2015-16, 2016-17)
As a Senior (2017)
Started all 52 games, batting a team-leading .289 with three doubles, a triple, a team-best 34 runs scored and 12 RBI...Went 7-for-10 on the basepaths...Led the team and all players in the Summit League with 11 hit-by-pitches...Ranked fifth in the conference for sacrifice hits (eight)...Had a team-leading 15 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games...Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two more driven in at UNLV (Feb. 19)...Had a team-leading and career-long 25-game reaching base streak from March 3 to April 16...Finished 2-for-4 with three runs and an RBI at Fort Wayne (March 24)...Carried a career-long eight-game hitting streak from March 31 to April 15...Drove in a pair of runs, scored once and finished 2-for-5 at Air Force (April 19)...Was 3-for-4 with a triple and a run scored at North Dakota State (April 21)...Had a 3-for-5 day with a pair of runs scored vs. Fort Wayne (May 7)...Capped his career with a 3-for-5 day with a run scored at South Dakota State (May 19)...Ended the year on a 17-game reaching base streak...Named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence and Academic Honor Roll.
As a Junior (2016)
Started all 56 games in his debut season…Batted .267 with seven doubles, a home run, 28 runs scored and 20 RBI…Also drew 21 walks and went 4-for-8 on the basepaths…Had 19 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI performances…Went 3-for-6 with three runs scored and another driven in at South Dakota State (April 9)…Finished 3-for-5 with a run scored at North Dakota State (May 7)…Was a perfect 3-for-3, scored twice and drove in three runs at Western Illinois (May 15)…Blasted his first home run vs. Oral Roberts (May 19)...Named to the Summit League's Academic Honor Roll and Distinguished Scholars List.
Southeast CC
Began his collegiate career with two seasons at Southeast CC...Named a second-team All-American and a Gold Glove Award winner while receiving the Marucci Elite Hitter Award as a sophomore...Earned Academic All-America honors.
Papillion-La Vista South High School
Two-year letterwinner for Coach Bill Lynam at Papillion-LaVista South High School...As a senior, helped the Titans to a fourth-place finish at the state tournament...Also lettered four years in tennis.
Personal
Born on May 1, 1994, in Omaha, Neb....Parents are Jim and Denise Palensky...Has four siblings -- Caleb, Ben, Aaron, and Leah...Father played at UNO from 1984-85 and later served as an assistant coach for the Mavericks...Caleb was a four-year letterwinner in baseball at Omaha (2011-14)...Hobbies include sports and spending time with friends and family...Member of the UNO Dean's List...Majoring in general studies with a math emphasis.
•Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2015-16, 2016-17)
•Summit League Distinguished Scholars List (2015-16, 2016-17)
As a Senior (2017)
Started all 52 games, batting a team-leading .289 with three doubles, a triple, a team-best 34 runs scored and 12 RBI...Went 7-for-10 on the basepaths...Led the team and all players in the Summit League with 11 hit-by-pitches...Ranked fifth in the conference for sacrifice hits (eight)...Had a team-leading 15 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games...Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two more driven in at UNLV (Feb. 19)...Had a team-leading and career-long 25-game reaching base streak from March 3 to April 16...Finished 2-for-4 with three runs and an RBI at Fort Wayne (March 24)...Carried a career-long eight-game hitting streak from March 31 to April 15...Drove in a pair of runs, scored once and finished 2-for-5 at Air Force (April 19)...Was 3-for-4 with a triple and a run scored at North Dakota State (April 21)...Had a 3-for-5 day with a pair of runs scored vs. Fort Wayne (May 7)...Capped his career with a 3-for-5 day with a run scored at South Dakota State (May 19)...Ended the year on a 17-game reaching base streak...Named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence and Academic Honor Roll.
As a Junior (2016)
Started all 56 games in his debut season…Batted .267 with seven doubles, a home run, 28 runs scored and 20 RBI…Also drew 21 walks and went 4-for-8 on the basepaths…Had 19 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI performances…Went 3-for-6 with three runs scored and another driven in at South Dakota State (April 9)…Finished 3-for-5 with a run scored at North Dakota State (May 7)…Was a perfect 3-for-3, scored twice and drove in three runs at Western Illinois (May 15)…Blasted his first home run vs. Oral Roberts (May 19)...Named to the Summit League's Academic Honor Roll and Distinguished Scholars List.
Southeast CC
Began his collegiate career with two seasons at Southeast CC...Named a second-team All-American and a Gold Glove Award winner while receiving the Marucci Elite Hitter Award as a sophomore...Earned Academic All-America honors.
Papillion-La Vista South High School
Two-year letterwinner for Coach Bill Lynam at Papillion-LaVista South High School...As a senior, helped the Titans to a fourth-place finish at the state tournament...Also lettered four years in tennis.
Personal
Born on May 1, 1994, in Omaha, Neb....Parents are Jim and Denise Palensky...Has four siblings -- Caleb, Ben, Aaron, and Leah...Father played at UNO from 1984-85 and later served as an assistant coach for the Mavericks...Caleb was a four-year letterwinner in baseball at Omaha (2011-14)...Hobbies include sports and spending time with friends and family...Member of the UNO Dean's List...Majoring in general studies with a math emphasis.
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