UC Santa Barbara
2017 All-Big West Honorable Mention
2017: In his true sophomore season, Cohen entered 44 games and started 41 (34 at DH, six at catcher, one in left field) ... Slashed .264/.318/.459 for the year with eight home runs, 24 RBIs, 12 walks, and 23 runs scored over 159 at-bats ... Brought his average up to .284 and his slugging percentage to .581 in league play ... Received an All-Big West Honorable Mention after the season ... Was named the Big West Field Player of the Week on Apr. 17 after helping UCSB to a series win over UC Irvine ... He batted .500 (6-12) against the Anteaters with a 1.167 slugging percentage and five RBIs ... Had a pair of four-RBI games, against Tulane on Feb. 25 (he also homered twice) and against UCI on Apr. 13 ... Batted .309 with six home runs and a .568 slugging percentage at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium ... His best month of the season came in April, with a .339/.373/.643 slash line, four home runs, and 10 RBIs – all season-highs for a single month ... Had 11 multi-hit and four multi-RBI contests ... Had a .303 batting average with runners on base ... Stole three bases in six attempts ... His eight homers and .459 slugging percentage were second only to Austin Bush among the Gauchos ... Had a nine-game hit streak from Apr. 8-23, including a 3-4 performance against UCI.
2016: As a true freshman, made 21 appearances including five starts (four as catcher, one as DH) ... Slashed .357/.379/.679 with three doubles, two home runs, and 11 RBIs in 28 at-bats ... Provided one of the signature moments in UCSB history at the Super Regionals at Louisville, hitting a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth against All-American closer Zack Burdi to send UCSB to its first-ever College World Series ... Pitch was a 1-2 changeup, UCSB was trailing 3-0 at the time ... Homer was the No. 1 play on that night's Sportscenter Top-10 ... Batted .381 for the season against right-handed pitchers ... Had five hits in 13 pinch-hit at-bats (.385) ... His first career homer was a go-ahead roundtripper against Cal State Fullerton on May 13 in an eventual 3-2 Gaucho win ... Had an RBI double in his first career at-bat, against Bryant on Feb. 27 in the inaugural Tony Gwynn Classic San Diego State ... Averaged 5.6 at-bats per extra-base hit, best ratio on the team ... Received his most playing time in May, appearing in 11 games and slashing .278/.316/.500 ... Had three hits in 12 Big West at-bats.
JSerra Catholic High School (2012-15): Played four years at JSerra Catholic High School under head coach Brett Kay ... Won the All-Trinity league championship in his junior and senior seasons ... Was named Second Team All-Trinity league in his junior and senior seasons ... Was on the honor roll all four years in high school ... Scored the winning run in a playoff game to advance to the semifinals of the CIF playoffs ... In the summer before attending UCSB, he played in 20 games for the Menlo Park Legends of the California Collegiate League.
Personal: Samuel Cohen was born on Oct. 19, 1996 to parents Steve and Lynda Cohen in Washington D.C. ... Has one younger sister named Grace and a younger brother named Harry ... His nickname is Sammy ... Plans on majoring in history ... Aspires to play baseball professionally or be a lawyer ... Played in the California Collegiate League before he came to UCSB ... Favorite teams are the Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, Boston Bruins, and Boston Celtics ... Names his walk-off against Louisville which sent UCSB to Omaha as his most memorable athletic achievement ... Most memorable pre-UCSB sports moment was hitting four home runs in one game in high school ... Favorite movies include The Hurt Locker, Saving Private Ryan, and The Truman Show ... Favorite novel is Of Mice and Men, Favorite writer is John Steinback ... Favorite musical artist is Slipknot ... His hobby is working on trucks ... Favorite athlete is Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt ... Favorite TV shows are Top Gear, Criminal Minds, and Grey's Anatomy.
