Sam Lawrence Award Performer Week Of 3/21/2016 Sport Baseball School Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Year Junior Position First Base Hometown Chicago, Ill. High School U of C High School RPI junior Sam Lawrence hit .556 (10 for 18) with two doubles, a triple, four runs scored and five runs batted in. He compiled a .778 slugging percentage and a .571 on-base percentage. Lawrence was perfect on 34 defensive chances.