Forced to leave college, Sam dedicated himself to a grueling two-year recovery process, including intense physical therapy and medical procedures where began learning everything there is about how the human body relates to baseball. His unwavering resilience and determination ultimately led to a near-full recovery and provided him with a deep understanding of the dedication and knowledge required to reach his potential as a baseball player.

Determined to return to baseball, Sam began the challenging process of rebuilding his skills during those years. He took a leap of faith by moving to a unknown, newly established pitching facility that has now become one of the top training hubs for professional players. The facility’s expert guidance and Sam’s hard work highly contributed to his remarkable comeback and +10mph velocity gain. With his skills rejuvenated, Sam entered the transfer portal and received numerous offers from Division I, Il and Ill schools. He chose to finish his college career at the University of Lynchburg, a small school with an emerging baseball program led by coaches with impressive backgrounds from the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. Sam’s decision proved transformative, even while battling more injury, he played a role in the team’s rise to prominence on a national stage, including back-to-back conference championships, back-to-back regional titles, back-to-back super regional wins, and back-to-back appearances in the NCAA College World Series. Most notably, the team won the first-ever Dill baseball national championship in the program and state history, marking only the second NCAA baseball national title for any Virginia school in over 100 years. Following his graduation, which was marked by his team’s induction into the Lynchburg Sports Hall of Fame and recognition as one of the university’s most successful classes, Sam chose to return to Hampton Roads. Now, he is dedicated to giving back to his community by providing local aspiring athletes with the professional style training and resources he wished he had during his high school years, aiming to share his extensive knowledge and experience from his time training with dozens of active MLB pitchers and top MiLB prospects.