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Personal: Full name is Samuel Kiyoshi Nomura...Son of Chris Nomura and Judy Nunn...Has a twin brother, Luke, who plays baseball at Fairfield University, and an older brother, Will, who plays at Muhlenberg College.
 
2024: Appeared in 23 matches for the Phoenix in his second season...Tied for the club high with three saves for the Phoenix and made the most overall appearances with 23 in 2024...Threw a season high 58 pitches in his second outing of the season against Navy (02/18), striking out three over three innings and allowing a lone run...Picked up his first career save with two innings of scoreless relief in Elon's win over UNCG (02/27) to go along with four punchouts...Picked up a win and a save in Elon's two victories over Minnesota earning the win on Shane Paradine's walk-off in game one and earned the save in Elon's series clinching win the following day...Threw a combined four innings against the Hofstra Pride in Elon's CAA series sweep, throwing four innings, allowing just one hit and no walks to go along with a pair of strikeouts...Closed the door in Elon's upset win over #8 Wake Forest, capping the lone shutout of the season with three innings pitched, no runs allowed and two strikeouts. 

2023: Made 10 appearances, starting one in his first season in the maroon & gold...ERA of 6.61 in 16.1 innings pitched during his freshman season...Struck out two batters ina. perfect inning in his collegiate debut against Akron (02/24)...Pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief on the road at Monmouth (03/19)...Struck out a season high four batters in back-to-back outings against Stony Brook (04/21) and Campbell (04/26)...Threw two perfect innings at Campbell (05/03) with a pair of strikeouts against the Fighting Camels...Struck out four High Point Panthers (05/09) in his first career start. 

Prep: Three-year letterwinner under Mike Sheppard Jr. at Seton Hall Prep...Helped the Pirates to back-to-back Super Essex Conference titles in 2021 and 2022 as well as the 2022 Greater Newark Tournament championship...Posted a 1.06 ERA and three home runs as a junior and a 1.35 ERA, .333 batting average and .526 on-base percentage as a senior, when he also served as a team captain...Played club ball with US Elite National...Ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 115 overall player and No. 40 right-handed pitcher in New Jersey...Also ranked by Prep Baseball Report as the No. 42 overall player and No. 14 right-handed pitcher in New Jersey.