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Sam Kenyon

Outfielder/RHP
SOUTH KINGSTOWN HS
WAKEFIELD, RHODE ISLAND
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
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Peak Performance

0.382

Batting Average

2

Home Runs

17

Runs Scored

17

RBI
“Sam beats the coaches to the field and is always there an hour early working on his game. He understands how to prepare for a game and a season.”
Jim Sauro
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1, 185-pound senior right-handed pitcher and outfielder had led the Rebels to a 14-3 record at the time of his selection. Kenyon owned a 3-0 record on the mound with two saves and a 1.71 earned run average in 16.1 innings pitched, striking out 16 with just one walk thru 17 games. At the plate, Kenyon owned a .382 batting average with two home runs, 17 runs scored, 17 runs batted in and a .477 on-base percentage. He was a second-team All-State selection as a junior.

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Academic Achievement

Kenyon has maintained a weighted 3.56 GPA in the classroom. He will attend Wheaton College, where he will play baseball, beginning this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Kenyon has volunteered locally at a nursing home and as a youth baseball coach. "Sam beats the coaches to the field and is always there an hour early working on his game," said Jim Sauro, head coach of South Kingstown High. "He understands how to prepare for a game and a season."