Prep: Lettered three seasons for Huskies...selected as the team captain and team MVP during his senior season...named Second Team All-State by the IHSBCA and Chicago Sun Times as a junior and a senior...named First Team All-West Suburban Conference Silver Division during his junior and senior season...was an All-Chicagoland selection during his final two seasons at OPRFHS...was the first player in school history to win three WSC championships...helped the Huskies to a 29-10 mark as a senior and an appearance in the IHSA State Championship Game...owns the school record for stolen bases in a season (26)...posted a .440 batting average with two home runs and 36 walks as a senior...played under head coach Chris Ledbetter while at OPRFHS.

Personal: Born Samuel Louis Picchiotti on July 28, 1991...the son of Bob and Kary Picchiotti...has two brothers, Frankie and Jack.