Sammy Hewitt

Position:
3rd Base/1st Base
Height:
6-3
Weight:
192
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hubert, NC
High School:
Swansboro

As a Junior (2003)
Ranked second on the team with a .355 average • Made 56 starts, mainly at third base • Finished fourth on the team with 78 hits and 51 runs scored • Also ranked third with 10 home runs and fourth with 49 RBI • Tied for eighth in the ACC with 1.37 hits per game and 2.23 total bases per game • Also ranked ninth in the league with a .577 slugging percentage •Was successful on 4-of-6 stolen base attempts • Combined for six hits and six RBI in his first two games as a Tar Heel • Hit safely in nine of the season's first 11 games and had a nine-game hitting streak from May 10-23 • Posted 23 multi-hit games, including a career-high 5-for-5 effort against Duke on April 19 and back-to-back four-hit games on April 8 and 12 • Drove in a career-best five runs against both Seton Hall (Feb. 21) and NC State (April 27) • Was 3-for-4 with three runs scored, 5 RBI and a home run against the Pirates • Named ACC Player of the Week on Feb. 24 after opening the season with six RBI and a .571 average in the first four games of the season • Also homered twice against Davidson on March 5 • Drove in four runs against both High Point on April 8 and Maryland on April 12 • Hit safely in each of Carolina's wins at the Starkville NCAA Regional • Went 3-for-6 in the clincher against Mississippi State on June 1 • Was drafted in the 34th round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Texas Rangers but elected to return to school.

Swansboro High School/Lenoir CC
A three-year, three-sport standout at Swansboro High School • Played shortstop and pitched and was named all-conference three straight years • Also named all-area player of the year as a senior • Played safety and wide receiver for the Swansboro football team and was a guard and forward in basketball • Two-time all-region pick at Lenoir and a second-team All-America selection in 2001 • Drafted in the 28th round by the Oakland A's.

Personal
Majoring in communication studies and minoring in exercise and sports science • Samuel Ray Hewitt is the son of Sam and Nancy Hewitt • Born May 16, 1981, in Spartanburg, S.C. •Favorite athlete is Greg Maddux • Favorite movie is Lord of the Rings.