Alabama 
Lefthander who missed the 2024 season due to injury and returned in 2025 to make limited appearances … in 22.1 innings pitched over 19 appearances (three starts) and two active seasons, including one at Georgia Tech and one at Clemson, he has an 0-2 record and a 10.88 ERA while allowing 27 hits (.318 opponents’ batting average) and 22 walks with 19 strikeouts.
2025: Had an 0-1 record and a 9.82 ERA in seven appearances (three starts) … in 7.1 innings pitched, he allowed six hits (.240 opponents’ batting average) and nine walks with five strikeouts … did not allow a steal in one attempt … held opponents to 2-for-14 (.143) with the bases empty … allowed one hit (.071 opponents’ batting average) and no runs with three strikeouts in 4.2 innings pitched in the first two innings … pitched a hitless and scoreless inning in a starting role against Liberty on March 12; was his first appearance as a Tiger … pitched 1.2 innings in a starting role, allowing one hit and no runs with one strikeout against The Citadel on March 19.
2024: Redshirted … played for Asheboro in the Coastal Plain League in the summer, when he had one save, a 5.22 ERA and 35 strikeouts against 12 walks in 31.0 innings pitched over 10 appearances (three starts); Coastal Plain League All-Star Game selection … played for Brewster in the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer, when he had six strikeouts in 2.2 innings pitched over one start.
Before Clemson: Member of the Georgia Tech team for one season (2023) … pitched 15.0 innings over 12 relief appearances at Georgia Tech, where he was coached by Danny Hall … member of the region championship team as a senior at Mason High School … Greater Miami Conference Pitcher-of-the-Year as a senior … first-team All-GMC as a senior … first-team All-Ohio by Prep Baseball Report as a senior … lettered three times in baseball at Mason High School, where he was coached by Curt Bly.
Personal: His father, John, played basketball at John Carroll … pronounced SAM-ull … majoring in computer information systems … born Noah Paul Samol on Feb. 13, 2004 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
