Freshman infielder from Arlington, Mass. … bats left and throws right … Before Bentley: 2014 graduate of Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School where he was a two-year captain and Independent School League All-Star in baseball … was also a team captain and ISL All-Star in football as a senior … won Patricia Biggar award for excellence in athletics and leadership … played with New England Ruffnecks from 2009-13 … Personal: son of Mary Kay and Bill Samko … has two sisters, Tracey (31) and Kristen (28), and one brother, Peter (26) … has not yet selected a major … age as of 19 … mother is Bentley’s longtime swimming coach and was the first woman ever inducted into the Boston College Hall of Fame … father is a longtime college football coach … he played football and baseball at UConn … in high school, volunteered at the Boys & Girls Club, and also playing basketball with little kids and helping them to do their homework.