Sam will miss the summer because of an arm injury. He was a redshirt freshman at Oregon in 2012-13. He missed the 2011-12 season after undergoing reconstructive elbow surgery.

Rated as Oregon's No. 1 prospect by Perfect Game and No. 2 by Baseball Northwest in 2011, Sam led Westview High School to the 2011 6A state championship.

As a senior, he was 8-3 with a 2.61 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 72.2 innings. He was a three-time all-state selection, a three-time Metro League all-star, and played in the Reser Oregon All-Star Series.