High School

Comes to Messiah from Parkland High School in Allentown, PA where he played for Tony Galucy ... two-year letter winner for baseball while also claiming three letters in football ... helped lead team to two conference championships in junior and senior years while advancing to the District Championship in junior season ... named to 1st Team All Lehigh Valley Conference in senior year ...

Personal

Samuel Tajiri was born on January 8, 1990 in Chicago, Illinois ... oldest child of Gordon and Tina Tajiri ... has a younger sister, Mary, and a younger brother, Paul ... Biology major who plans to attend Medical School upon graduation ... decided on Messiah over Penn State University ...