2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 12
Sam Hardcastle
- Position:
- Infield
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 224
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Texas
- High School:
- Foster HS
- Prev School:
- Angelina College
- Major:
- Management
Honors
- Academic All-WAC (2025)
2025 (Junior)
- Played in 47 games with 39 starts, registering a .296 batting average (48 for 162)
- Built a .384 on-base percentage and a .420 slugging percentage
- Scored 33 runs with 25 runs batted in behind four home runs, eight doubles and 15 walks
- Stole a pair of bases
2024 (Angelina College)
- Appeared in 51 games, amassing a .349 batting average (61 for 175)
- Touted a .445 on-base percentage and a .537 slugging percentage
- Plated a team-high 42 runs and scored 49 runs behind five home runs, 16 doubles, one triple and 21 walks
- Garnered Second Team All-Conference honors
- Selected for Texas-New Mexico Junior College All-Star Game
- Earned Dean’s List honors for the Fall 2023 semester
2023 (Angelina College)
- Appeared in 51 games with a .300 batting average (48 for 160)
- Built a .377 on-base percentage and a .412 slugging percentage
- Tallied 21 RBIs with one home run, seven doubles, four triples and 17 walks
High School
- Played at Foster High School in Richmond, Texas
- Second Team All-District (2022)
- Named the District 24-5A MVP as a junior in 2021
- THSBCA 5A Third Team All-State (2021)
- TSWA 5A Honorable Mention All-State (2021)
- Guided the Falcons to a District 24-5A title in 2022 and 2021
- THSCA Academic All-State Honorable Mention (2022)
Personal
- Son of Blake and Jenny Hardcastle
- Has two brothers, Jack and Nate
“[I chose ACU because of] the family-based culture and Christian education.”
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