Samuel
Sneed

Was very impressive during the Game 2 matchup for the Falcons. The uncommitted right-handed senior commanded all three pitches in his arsenal and even took a no-hit bid into the fourth inning. Sneed showed a gutsy performance for Florence and even worked out of a one-out bases-loaded jam in the fourth inning holding Thompson scoreless. Moved his fastball around the zone at 80-83 mph and mixed in a fading & deceptive 70-72 mph changeup with arm side fade as well. The breaking ball at 69-72 mph was a go-to pitch throughout his outing and was effective down in the zone. Sneed led the Falcons to a 9-7 Game 2 win and advancing to the Elite 8 by going 4.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, and 9 K’s.

RHP Samuel Sneed (2021) has really come into his own this season as one of a number of quality arms the Falcons can run out on the mound. Sneed has a long, lean build which allows him to create nice downward tilt on the fastball from an over-the-top arm slot. The fastball seems to get on hitters a little quicker than anticipated as he does a nice job hiding the ball from hitters. Sneed continued to pound the lower half to the glove side with the fastball as he continued to get that pitch called for a strike. He kept velocity throughout his outing at 82-83 mph, T85 mph. The breaking ball is a true 12/6 pitch that he shows the exact same arm slot with as the fastball at 67-68 mph. He threw this pitch in any count and often back to back on the day.