SamMahar

• SEC Academic Honor Roll (2013)
• SEC Freshman of the Week (5/15/12)

Outlook
Highly talented southpaw returns after missing the 2013 season due to a season-ending surgery … Returned to full strength during the fall, working several strong innings, including four-inning stints as he built stamina back … Had a huge impact on the UK pitching staff in 2012, seeing time as a midweek starter, weekend reliever and closer … A strike-throwing southpaw with several pitches and a fearless approach on the mound … The Gatorade Wisconsin Player of the Year in 2011, joining Kyle Cody, who was the Gatorade Wisconsin Player of the year in 2012 … Will have the ability to impact the pitching staff in many ways as a redshirt sophomore, including a role as a late-inning reliever.

2013
Suffered an injury at the end of the 2012 season and had surgery, missing the 2013 fall and spring … Redshirted the season.

2012
Had a strong freshman season, making 22 appearances with two midweek starts … Went 3-3 with a 2.79 ERA, notching two saves … Worked 38.2 innings, allowing 36 hits and 12 earned runs, walking 11 and striking out 33 … Held opponents to a .245 average, not surrendering a homer … Inherited 21 runners and allowed seven to score … Appeared in nine games in SEC play, going 0-2 with a 3.27 ERA in 11 innings, with one save … In 13 games and two starts vs. non-conference competition, was 3-1 with a 2.60 ERA and a save in 27.2 innings, walking seven and striking out 28 … Was 3-0 with a 1.48 ERA in 15 home games with one start and a save in 30.1 innings, walking five and striking out 28 … Pitched in 15 games that UK won, with a 3-0 record and a 1.01 ERA, with two saves and 22 hits, five walks allowed in 26.2 innings, striking out 27 … Had a team-high 2.81 ERA in night games, tossing 10 games with two starts and a 3-2 record … UK went 1-1 in his midweek starts vs. Cincinnati and No. 20 Louisville … Was 2-2 with a 2.35 ERA in 20 games in relief … Allowed opponents to hit .227 with runners on base, .200 with runners on and two outs and .211 with runners in scoring position and two outs … Had a perfect 0.00 ERA in the first inning (2.1 IP), second inning (3.0 IP), fourth inning (3.0 IP) and fifth inning (3.2) … Was named SEC Freshman of the Week after a two-save week against Indiana and Alabama … Made season debut with a strikeout in 0.2 innings at USC Upstate … Worked shutout innings vs. Buffalo and Xavier to open the home schedule, tossing 1.1 shutout vs. UIC and getting a key strikeout vs. Tennessee Tech … Tossed a then career-long 2.2 innings with one run allowed vs. Marshall … Tossed 1.1 innings vs. Canisius with four hits and one run allowed … Had a strong two relief outings vs. No. 2 South Carolina, getting two outs in the series opener and getting a key out to clinch the series … Tossed a three innings with one earned run allowed vs. Western Kentucky as he started to prove to be highly effective in extended innings … Had a rocky two-out game at No. 18 Georgia, allowing a run on two walks … Rebounded with 4.1 innings without allowing an earned run, striking out five … Was strong in relief vs. No. 19 Louisville, tossing three innings with one run allowed … Earned first career start in his next outing, hurling a career-long six shutout innings with two hits and five strikeouts … Made second career start at No. 20 Louisville, allowing six runs – four earned, walking two … Allowed a run in 1.1 innings at Vanderbilt … Had a strong 2.1 innings vs. No. 5 Florida as part of the ESPN Thursday Night SEC Game of the Week … In the 12th inning, picked up his first career save at Indiana in relief of Trevor Gott, who worked extended innings … Got second career save with 2.1 shutout innings vs. Alabama … Worked 2.2 shutout innings at Mississippi State … Was shut down for the year after allowing a run on to hits in the regular-season finale at MSU.

High School
Gatorade Wisconsin High School Player of the Year … Set the career mark for strikeouts at Kenosha Tremper High School and coach John Matera, fanning 318 in four years … As a senior, posted a 6-3 record and a 1.27 ERA, striking out 118 and walking 30 in 60.2 innings … Had a 5-4 record and a 2.51 ERA as a junior, with 93 strikeouts in 50.2 innings … Went 6-3 with a 2.52 ERA with 66 strikeouts and 15 walks in 50 innings … Went 2-2 with a 3.57 ERA as a freshman, saving two games and striking out 48 in 33.1 innings.

Personal
Full name is Samuel John Mahar … Son of John and Marjorie Mahar … Has a sister, Emily (23) and a brother Luke (14) … Born April 1, 1994 in Waukegan, Ill.