Sam Hunt

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Photo by: Bjorn Franke

Position:
C
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 205
Bats/Throws:
S/R
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Minneapolis, Minn.
High School:
IMG Academy

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS & AWARDS
Academic All-Big Ten (2023-24, 2024-25)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024-25)
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Players to Watch (Dec. 2022)

2025 | REDSHIRT JUNIOR appeared in 19 games, making 12 starts · slashed .156/.219/.378 with two doubles and three RBIs · Game Highlights: collected two RBIs at Ohio State (4/13).

2024 | SUMMER Hunt played for the Lakeshore Chinooks of the Northwoods League · he appeared in 33 games, collecting 15 hits, three home runs, 18 RBIs, and 28 base on balls.

2024 | REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE appeared in 31 games with 24 starts, slashing .256/.392/.462 · hit three home runs and seven doubles with 18 RBI and 18 runs scored. Game Highlights: Had a pinch-hit RBI double against Northeastern (Feb. 25) · went 1-2 with a walk and a run scored against Sacramento State (Mar. 1) · tallied two doubles in four trips to the plate with two RBI against San Francisco (Mar. 24) · went 2-4 with two RBI and a run scored against Iowa (Mar. 29) · scored three runs after collecting two hits and a walk against Indiana (Apr. 21) · slugged two doubles and a home run with four RBI and two runs scored in four at-bats against Michigan State (May 11) · went 2-4 with two doubles and two walks, two RBI and two runs scored against Michigan State (May 12)

2023 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN Played in 29 games (starting 23) in 2023, slashing .217/.348/.267 with one home run and 16 RBI · hit five doubles, three triples and scored nine runs · aggravated a finger injury in late April and had to miss the rest of the season. Game Highlights: Went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double vs. New Mexico (Feb. 20) · hit his first collegiate home run vs. Saint Louis (Feb. 25) · went 4-for-8 with three RBI, a double and a run scored at West Virginia (March 10-11) · tallied two hits in five at-bats vs. Gonzaga with an RBI (March 14) · tripled and scored a run in a win at Illinois State (March 21) · went 1-for-4 with an RBI double at Ohio State (April 1) · tallied three RBI and doubled in a win vs. NDSU (April 11) · had an RBI double at Illinois (April 23).

2022 | FRESHMAN (Vanderbilt) Did not see game action, redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL Spent two years at St. Louis Park High School (St. Louis Park, Minn.) before transferring to IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) · batted .342 as a senior at IMG Academy, including five doubles, two home runs and 14 RBI · helped IMG Academy to a conference championship in 2021, while concluding the season as the third-ranked team in the country by Max Preps · ranked as the second-best overall prospect in the state of Minnesota according to Perfect Game · rated as the 31^st-best catcher nationally · 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-America · Perfect Game Top 500 National Rank · the first-ever unanimous all-conference honoree as a sophomore at St. Louis Park.

PERSONAL Born on Dec. 24, 2002, Sam is the son of Joan Staveley and David Hunt · also has two sisters, Sarah and Kate · four-year honor roll member in high school · major is business management.