Sam Koenig
19 Sam Koenig
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Prairie du Sac, Wis.

High School:
Sauk Prairie

Height / Weight:
6-5 / 220

Position:
3B

Bats/Throws:
Right/Right

04/22/2013

Panthers Guaranteed A Home Game During Busy Week

Poor spring weather still wreaking havoc on schedule

04/17/2013

Panthers Hope To Open Home Portion Of 2013 This Week

Poor spring weather still wreaking havoc on schedule

04/14/2013

Panthers Drop Series With 8-4 Loss At Saint Louis

Milwaukee loses early lead in weekend rubber match

04/12/2013

Panthers' Long Shuts Down St. Louis In Series Opener

Senior hurler tosses third shutout, fourth complete game of the season

04/09/2013

After More Schedule Changes, It's Off To Saint Louis

UWM unable to play pair of games at home this week

2013: Named to the College Sports Madness Second-Team Preseason All-Conference squad.

2012 Photo Gallery

2012: Enjoyed a solid sophomore campaign after a slow start ... ended the season with a .300 average in 50 games, all starts ... set career-highs in almost all categories, scoring 35 runs, recording 57 hits, 13 doubles and 28 RBI ... walked a team-high 22 times to post a .375 on-base percentage ... named to the College Sports Madness Second-Team All-Horizon League squad ... followed up a slow start by batting .382 (47-for-123) from April on ... had all but one of his extra-base hits and 24 of 28 RBI come after that point ... was third on the team with 16 multi-hit games and finished 10th in the Horizon League in doubles ... had a base hit in the season opener at East Carolina Feb. 17 ... had two hits, including his only home run of the season, and scored twice at Minnesota Feb. 25 ... posted the first of seven three-hit games April 1, going 3-for-4 and tying career-high with three runs scored against UIC ... that started a 13-game hitting streak that saw him go 28-for-56 (.500) to raise his season average 160 points at the time ... posted six multi-hit games in a row April 11 to 24, including a three-game series at Wright State where he went 9-for-14 with five doubles ... named Horizon League Player of the Week as part of that performance, finishing with a .579 average in four games, with 7-of-11 hits for extra bases ... three hits at UIC May 4 ... 2-for-3 with two RBI the next day against the Flames ... 3-for-4 in a win over Wright State May 17 ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

2012 game-by-game in PDF Format Get Acrobat Reader

2011: Made 50 appearances, including 47 starts, all at third base in his first season ... batted .247 with 13 RBI, collecting 41 hits and scoring 24 runs ... hit and run total led all UWM newcomers ... one of four players to steal at least 10 bases, going 11-for-12 on the basepaths ... first start came against Tennessee Feb. 19 ... strong outing at the plate the next day, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two walks ... that marked the first of a season-best eight-game hitting streak (10-for-28, .357) ... two hits and three runs scored against Northwestern April 5 ... walked twice and swiped a pair of bases in win over Cardinal Stritch April 21 ... 2-for-3 with two runs scored against Wisconsin Lutheran May 3 ... compiled a seven-game hitting streak the next 11 days, going 10-for-26 (.385) in the stretch ... was 3-for-3 with two stolen bases in Horizon League Tournament opener against Youngstown State May 25.

2011 game-by-game in PDF Format Get Acrobat Reader

High School: Unanimous First-Team All-Badger North Conference selection after batting .473 with six home runs, 29 RBI, 32 walks and 23 runs scored ... Second-Team Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association All-State for the second-straight year ... First-Team All-Badger North Conference selection as a junior ... batted .473, led state players in home runs with 12, had seven doubles and drove in 34 runs, leading to WBCA First Team All-District 5 accolades as well ... second-team all-league as a sophomore, leading the team in doubles and batting a team-best .350 to send Sauk Prairie to the conference title ... also an honorable-mention all-league basketball player ... honor roll member.

Personal: Son of Kurt and Pam Koenig ... an education major ... brother, Lucas, played baseball at Madison College and at North Dakota ... career goal is to play baseball professionally ... chose UWM because it is close to home, the coaching staff and program success ... most memorable sports moment was a 2010 state basketball game against Catholic Memorial ... lists hobbies as hunting, fishing, basketball, golf and tennis ... born March 16, 1992.



Batting Statistics
Sam Koenig
Season

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

Avg.

TB

Slg%

SB

2011

50

166

24

41

7

1

0

13

.247

50

.301

11-12

2012

50

190

35

57

13

1

1

28

.300

75

.395

7-10

Totals

100

356

59

98

20

2

1

41

.275

125

.351

18-22

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