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Sam Kulasingam UNM 2021
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Sam Kulasingam
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Jimbro and Sam
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Sam and Coach Kaz
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Sam Kulasingam Nevada 2021
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Sam Kulasingam UNM 2021
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Sam Kulasingam
Jersey Number 5

Sam Kulasingam

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Holly Springs, N.C.
  • High School:
    Holly Springs
  • Position:
    IF
Junior (2023): Started in all 59 games...Earned his second-consecutive Tony Gwynn Mountain West Player of the Year honor... Joins C.J. Cron, Mitch Garver, and DJ Peterson as the only players to ever win multiple Mountain West Player of the Year honors...Named Second Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball...ABCA First Team All-Region selection...First Team All-Mountain West pick...Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays (514th overall) in the 17th round of MLB Draft...Slashed a staggering .426/.537/.655, leading the conference in OPS (1.192)...Recorded 100 hits, becoming the first Air Force player to reach the milestone twice...Tied Mike Thiessen's program record with 28 doubles...Managed 50 walks to just 24 strikeouts, surpassing Mike Kazlausky's record for walks in a single season (44)...Led Mountain West in batting average (.426), on-base percentage (.537), runs (71), hits (100), doubles (28), walks (50), and plate appearances (294)...Will enter 2024 carrying a 55-game on-base streak...Will also bring a 124-games played streak into his senior season...Preseason All-Mountain West selection...Academic All-Mountain West......Mountain West Scholar Athlete...NCBWA Third Team Preseason All-American...Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List selection.

Sophomore (2022): Started all 61 games...Named Tony Gwynn Mountain West Player of the Year, the first Falcon to receive the honor...First Team All-Mountain West selection...ABCA All-Region First Team selection...NCBWA Third Team All-American...Mountain West All-Tournament Team selection...His 109 hits were the most-ever by an Air Force player in a single season, as were his games played (61) and at-bats (265)...Responsible for 63 hits in Mountain West games, most-ever by an Air Force player...His .411 batting average led the Mountain West Conference, and was second in Division I only to Georgia Tech's Chandler Simpson (.433)...Managed 181 total bases, a program record and seventh-most in Division I...His 110 total bases in 30 conference games was the most by a Falcon in conference play in program history...Recorded a .797 slugging percentage in 30 Mountain West games, the highest mark by a Falcon since Air Force joined the conference in 2000...Scored 68 runs, fourth-most in program history...Drove in 64 runs, seventh-most in program history...Hit .457 in Mountain West games, fourth-highest mark in program history...Recorded 13 total bases against Nevada on April 15, tied with Paul Skenes for most total bases in a single Mountain West game in program history...Mountain West All-Academic Team selection...Mountain West Scholar Athlete.

Freshman (2021): Appeared in 31 games, making 19 starts...Hit .272 in 81 at-bats...Slugged two home runs as a freshman, with his first career long ball coming March 20 at San Diego State...Had career-high three hits and three doubles vs. San Diego State on May 22...Mountain West Scholar Athlete in 2020-21...Named to All-Mountain West Academic Team.

HIGH SCHOOL (Holly Springs): Played under head coach Rod Whitesell as a Golden Hawk…Named all-conference twice as well as academic all-conference…Helped his team to three conference championships as well as two East Regional appearances…Also lettered in soccer where he was named all-conference…Was a member of the National Honor Society…Graduated ranked second in his class.
 
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 27…Son of Amber and Jason Kulasingam…Has one brother, Robert…Nickname is Sammy K…Majoring in Biology with a minor in Spanish…Was born in Santa Rosa, California…Uncle, Robert, and Cousin, Johnny, both served in the Army…Began playing baseball at age five…Lists his greatest moment in sports as when his team won three-straight conference titles…Credits his mother as having the greatest impact on his baseball career…Pre-game rituals include taking a nap and listening to a music playlist…Favorite MLB team is the San Francisco Giants and favorite player is Brandon Crawford.