Missouri State

Honors
• MVC Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2018)

2018: Faith saw action in 23 games as a freshman, hitting .121 with a home run and three runs batted-in ... Made a successful college debut in the Bears’ second game of the season at Lamar (Feb. 16), doubling home a run in the 11-2 victory ... Drew his first starting assignment against Texas Southern (Feb. 18), scoring a run and recording a season-high five at-bats ... Delivered a pinch-hit, two-run homer for his first long ball as a Bear against Seton Hall (March 17) ... Logged a single in his first MVC start against Evansville (April 7) ... Went 1-for-4 as MSU’s starting designated hitter at nationally-ranked Arkansas (April 17) ... Earned a spot on the MVC Academic Honor Roll ... Played summer ball for Kalamazoo of the Northwoods League, clubbing three homers and driving in 12 in 33 games.

Background: Joined the Bears after playing a prominent role for a potent St. Charles (Ill.) North High School club that won 96 games over his final three prep seasons, including a third-place finish in the Illinois Class 4A state tournament in 2016 ... Earned second-team All-America recognition from Collegiate Baseball, as well as Kane County Chronicle Player of the Year and first-team IHSA All-Sate honors after hitting .468 with an on-base percentage of .566 as a senior for a 30-5 North club ... The switch-hitting middle infielder was selected to compete with the 2016 USA Baseball 17U National Team Development Program (NTDP) and was a two-time Perfect Game Underclass Honorable Mention All-America selection.

Personal: Samuel Matthew Faith is the son of Peter and Helena Faith ... Born Feb. 1, 1999, in Hoffman Estates, Ill. ... Father played collegiate baseball at Illinois ... Plans to pursue a career in business.