Lefthander who missed the 2024 season due to injury and returned in 2025 to make limited appearances ... was a long reliever in 2026 ... in 33.2 innings pitched over 26 appearances (three starts) and three active seasons, including one at Georgia Tech and two at Clemson, he had a 1-2 record and 8.82 ERA while allowing 39 hits (.295 opponents’ batting average) and 25 walks with 33 strikeouts.
2026: Had a 1-0 record and 4.76 ERA in seven relief appearances ... in 11.1 innings pitched, he allowed 12 hits (.255 opponents’ batting average), no homers and three walks with 14 strikeouts ... held opponents to .080 with runners on base and .095 with runners in scoring position ... pitched 3.1 innings in relief, allowing two hits, no runs and no walks with three strikeouts against Georgia Southern at North Augusta, S.C. on March 10 ... pitched 3.2 innings in relief, allowing three hits, no runs and no walks with six strikeouts to earn his first career win at College of Charleston on March 17.
2025: ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... 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 ... graduated May 8, 2026 with a degree in computer information systems ... born Noah Paul Samol on Feb. 13, 2004 in Cincinnati, Ohio.