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Jersey Number 46
Aries Samek
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- INF
- Hometown:
- Teaneck, N.J.
- Prev School:
- Florida Southwestern St.
Bio
As a Junior (2024)
Appeared in 19 games, making 10 starts … slashed .191/.269/.340 with nine hits, seven runs scored and six RBIs … produced an RBI single in the Johnnies’ upset win over No. 2 Florida (Feb. 16) … tripled and scored once against Winthrop (March 29) … produced two RBIs and a run scored in a 2-for-3 performance against Winthrop (March 30 – Game 1) … went 2-for-5 at the dish with a double, home run, two runs scored and two RBIs at Villanova (April 5).
Before St. John’s:
Redshirted lone season with Clemson in 2021 … made 49 appearances with Florida Southwestern State College in 2022 … logged 43 hits, 10 of which went for extra bases … registered 29 RBIs and 22 runs scored while slashing .267/.341/.366 last season.
Before College:
Lettered in four seasons at Teaneck High School … ranked No. 1 shortstop in New Jersey, No. 142 freshman in the nation and No. 29 freshman in ACC in the preseason by Perfect Game … Garden State Games participant … second-team all-state selection … first-team all-county selection … logged over 100 career hits with Teaneck … played travel ball with FTB and Team Elite.
Personal:
Aries Samek … son of former St. John’s tennis standout Joanna Samek and Anthony Byrd … has two siblings, August and Autumn … chose St. John’s because it is close to home and family legacy with the University … avid New York Mets fan … majoring in Enterprise Regulation.
Appeared in 19 games, making 10 starts … slashed .191/.269/.340 with nine hits, seven runs scored and six RBIs … produced an RBI single in the Johnnies’ upset win over No. 2 Florida (Feb. 16) … tripled and scored once against Winthrop (March 29) … produced two RBIs and a run scored in a 2-for-3 performance against Winthrop (March 30 – Game 1) … went 2-for-5 at the dish with a double, home run, two runs scored and two RBIs at Villanova (April 5).
Before St. John’s:
Redshirted lone season with Clemson in 2021 … made 49 appearances with Florida Southwestern State College in 2022 … logged 43 hits, 10 of which went for extra bases … registered 29 RBIs and 22 runs scored while slashing .267/.341/.366 last season.
Before College:
Lettered in four seasons at Teaneck High School … ranked No. 1 shortstop in New Jersey, No. 142 freshman in the nation and No. 29 freshman in ACC in the preseason by Perfect Game … Garden State Games participant … second-team all-state selection … first-team all-county selection … logged over 100 career hits with Teaneck … played travel ball with FTB and Team Elite.
Personal:
Aries Samek … son of former St. John’s tennis standout Joanna Samek and Anthony Byrd … has two siblings, August and Autumn … chose St. John’s because it is close to home and family legacy with the University … avid New York Mets fan … majoring in Enterprise Regulation.