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Sam Praytor

Position:
C
B-T:
R-R
Height:
5-10
Weight:
200
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Helena, Ala.
High School:
Helena

Career Accolades

Selected in the sixth round of the 2021 MLB Draft (Miami Marlins)
Third Team All-American - Collegiate Baseball News (2021)
First Team All-SEC - C (2021)
Earned his undergraduate degree in May of 2021
SEC Player of the Week (April 19, 2021)

2021

Third Team All-America honoree by Collegiate Baseball News
Earned First Team All-SEC honors at catcher
Selected as the SEC Player of the Week on April 19 for his efforts against Samford and Auburn
Played in all 58 games with 54 starts at catcher and four in the designated hitter role
Batted .277 (59-213) with 12 doubles and a team-leading 14 home runs
His 14 total home runs tied for 12th in the SEC at season’s end
Contributed a team-high 48 RBI to go with 35 runs, 29 walks and two stolen bases
Led the Tide in home runs (8), RBI (23), total bases (63) and slugging (.573) during SEC action
Finished tied for ninth with eight home runs against SEC opposition
Tied for 14th in total bases during conference pairings
Posted a team-high 15 multi-RBI games, including seven in SEC action to tie for the Alabama lead
Recorded 10 of his 14 multi-hit efforts in league play to rank second on UA
Reached base safely in 15 straight games from March 27 to April 25
Registered a seven-game hitting streak from April 13-25, batting .458 (11-24) with two doubles, four home runs, 12 RBI, six runs, two walks and three hit-by-pitch during that time
Notched a six-game hitting streak in SEC play from March 27-April 10, hitting at a .375 (9-24) clip with two doubles, two homers, seven RBI, five runs and three walks against league opponents
Recorded a seven-game hitting streak from March 27-April 10, batting .370 (10-27) with two doubles, two home runs, seven RBI, five runs and five walks during the streak
Posted a career-long 11-game hitting streak from Feb. 23-March 10, batting .293 (12-41) with four doubles, two home runs, 11 RBI, eight runs, eight walks and two hit-by-pitch over that stretch
Reached base safely in 12 straight games from Feb. 21-March 10
Named to the Buster Posey Award Preseason Watch List
Selected as a Preseason Third Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball News entering 2021

2020

Saw time in 16 games, splitting duties between catcher and designated hitter
Ranked third in average for the Crimson Tide at .350 (21-60)
Led Alabama with six home runs while adding a double, 18 RBI and 14 runs scored
Drew seven walks and was hit by five pitches
Totaled six multi-RBI games, good for second on UA
Finished tied for third in the SEC and 19th nationally in home runs
Tied for 11th among league hitters in RBI
Slugged .667 to tie for 13th in the conference
Put together an eight-game hitting streak from Feb. 23-March 6, batting .414 (12-29) with a double, three home runs, eight RBI, eight runs, four walks and five hit-by-pitch over that time
Named to the Buster Posey Award Watch List to start the season

2019

Suffered a season-ending arm injury in the first game of the series with Ball State
Played in six games with five starts prior to his injury
Recorded four hits, two of which were home runs, to go with three RBI, six runs and two walks

2018

Led UA in walks with 21 and on-base percentage at .430 during SEC play
His 21 walks in conference action tied for fourth in the league while his .430 on-base mark was good for eighth against league foes
Put together a strong 21-game stretch to close out his freshman season, batting .301 (22-73) with four doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI and 11 runs scored with 15 walks over that time
Improved his batting average by .22 over the final 21 games he played to finish fourth on the team in average at .279 (41-147)
Reached base safely in 20 of the final 21 games and led the Tide in hits (22), slugging percentage (.479) and walks (15), ranking second in average during that stretch with at least one hit in 13 of those contests, including six multi-hit efforts
Reached base safely in 19 consecutive games from game two of the doubleheader in Missouri on April 7 to May 12 at LSU with 15 of those games coming in SEC play, the longest reached base streak by a member of the Tide in conference play for the season
Registered a five-game hitting streak from March 13-23, batting .400 (6-15) with a double, one RBI, three runs scored and four walks

Prep Highlights

Attended Helena High School in Helena
Rated as Perfect Game USA's top-ranked catcher in the state of Alabama coming out of HHS and the ninth-best overall prospect in the state
Earned 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game Third Team All-America honors
Named to the Southeast All Region First Team by PG USA as a senior
Tabbed an Under Armour All-American in 2017
Helped lead Helena to the state championship his senior season
Named First Team All-State by the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) in his final two seasons while being named the 5A Hitter of the Year as a junior and the 6A Hitter of the Year as a senior
Named Super All-State by AL.com following his senior year
Batted .458 with nine home runs, 40 RBI, 20 runs scored and 37 walks across his senior campaign
Was a major contributor for his club team, leading the East Cobb Astros to the 18U WWBA National Championship, receiving Most Valuable Player honors for his efforts