2009 Game-by-Game Statistics
2008: Samela started all but one of Ithaca’s 43 games, and was named a first-team Empire 8 all-star following the season. He batted .323 with four homeruns and 38 RBI in 155 at bats. Samela ranked second on the team with 42 runs scored and 16 stolen bases. He recorded a 16-game hitting streak and hit safely in 19 of his final 20 contests. He had 14 multi-hit games including three three-hit games. Samela hit a pair of homers in Ithaca’s win over New Paltz, driving in three runs. He went 3-for-3 in a win over Utica, and stole a career-high four bases. Samela did not make an error in 52 chances in the outfield, and enters the 2009 season having not made an error in his last 81 games.
2007: Samela started games at all three outfield spots and ranked fourth on the team in on-base percentage. He batted .391 on Ithaca’s spring trip, with a three-for-three outing against Whittier. He scored three runs in that game. Samela doubled three times in Ithaca’s four-game sweep at Utica and did not make an error in the season’s last 39 games.
2006: Samela played in 24 games, making five starts in left field and center field. He went three-for-four with a run scored and an RBI at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in his first start as a Bomber. He singled, doubled and scored two runs in a win at Oswego. Samela scored two runs and stole two bases in a win at Washington (Md.).
2005: Samela attended Massachusetts. He red-shirted as a member of the baseball team for the Division I Minutemen.
Career Statistics
High School: A 2004 graduate of Staples High School, Samela was coached by Brian Ruether. He earned all-county honors as a junior and senior.
Personal: A sport management major, he is the son of Leonard and Joanne Samela. He is a three-year letter winner as a defensive back with Ithaca’s football team.
