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26 Sam Ayars

  • Position OF
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lincoln, Neb
  • Prev School Lincoln Northeast HS

Biography

2015: An honorable mention All-GPAC selection as an outfielder … was selected 1st-Team All-AD3I and honorable mention All-Nebraska … started 30 games in centerfield for the Prairie Wolves … led the team in stolen bases going 12-12 … finished fourth on the team with 26 total hits batting .263 on the year … had the team’s only two triples on the season … went 2-for-4 with a triple and 3 RBI in win over Midland on April 4 … twice recorded three hit performances …went 3-for-5 with three stolen bases against Buena Vista on Mar. 15.

2014: Started 21 games in centerfield for the Prairie Wolves … appeared in 32 total games also being used as a pinch runner … led the team with seven stolen bases going 7-8 on the base paths … finished fourth on the team with a .290 batting average … ended the year on a five-game hitting streak … went 4-for-5 with a double and RBI in doubleheader against Concordia Moorhead on March 23.

2013: Played in 21 games in his first season, getting in 18 games as a pinch runner … scored seven runs on the year … was 4-6 on stolen base attempts … hit a double in his second plate appearance of his career at Manhattan Christian on March 14.

Academic: Mathematics major.

In High School: A two-year letterwinner in baseball at Lincoln Northeast High School … was named All-City and All-Conference … named All-State honorable mention in 2012 … set the school stolen base record with 21 … led the Rockets to a State Runner-up finish in 2012 … named Academic All-Conference … earned three letters in wrestling and two in football … member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Born 2/26/94, son of Mike Ayars and Kathy Ayars

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2014Sophomore

    OF
    6'0" 160 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2015Junior

    OF
    6'0" 170 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2016Senior

    OF
    6'0" 170 lbs
    26