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2026 Baseball Roster

13 Joey Spence

  • Class Senior
  • Position Catcher/1st Base
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 205
  • Bats/Throws L/R
  • Hometown West Bend, Wis.
  • High School West Bend East
  • Major General Arts & Letters

Biography

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2025 (at Texas A&M - Texarkana)
After three seasons at Notre Dame transferred to Texas A&M – Texarkana for his senior season … played in 30 games for the Eagles with 34 hits in 104 at bats for a .327 batting average … had eight doubles and seven home runs to finish the season with a .606 slugging percentage … drove in 30 runs and crossed the plate 19 times … drew 15 walks for a .416 on-base percentage … also swiped two bases … made his season debut and had two hits including a double and drove in two runs against Jarvis Chrisian (2/28) … had a double at home against Dakota State (S.D.) (3/9) … drove in a pair in the opening game of a doubleheader at Dakota State (S.D.) (3/10) … had multi-hit games in both ends of a doubleheader at Houston-Victoria (3/15) … walked three times and score a run in a one-run victory over Xavier (La.) (3/21)…drove in three runs later in the day against Xavier (La.) (3/21) … registered another multi-RBI game with four more driven in during the season finale against Xavier (La.) (3/22) … had a double and picked up two RBIs at LSU Shreveport (4/4) … added another two double and drove in two runs during a one-run win over Our Lady of the Lake (4/12) … collected two RBIs in a lopsided win over Dallas Christian (4/15) … drove in a pair on two hits against John Melvin (4/22).
 
2024 (at Notre Dame)
Played in 37 games for Notre Dame during the 2024 baseball season … had 23 hits including five doubles with one triple and five home runs while driving in 10 runs and scoring 15 ... walked a dozen times and was also hit by a pair of pitches for a .381 on-base percentage ... ended the season with a .542 slugging percentage and a .277 batting average … began his season with a double and an RBI in the team’s win over Rice (2/18) … had another double in the series finale at Florida International (2/25) … walked twice and had a single at Tennessee Tech (3/3) … recorded a solo home run in the series finale at Virginia Tech (3/10) … picked up a double in non-league play at Radford (3/13) … had a solo home run in the series finale at Florida State (3/17) … had two hits with a walk in play against Western Michigan (3/19) … picked up another two hits including a triple in the opening game of a conference series at Miami (3/22) … connected on another home run and drove in three runs in the weekend opener at home against Boston College (4/19) … had solo home runs in back-to-back games against Wake Forest (4/28) and Michigan State (4/30) … singled and walked in ACC play at Louisville (5/16) … added an RBI in the regular season finale against Louisville (5/17).
 
2023 (at Notre Dame)
Appeared in eight games as a sophomore for Notre Dame … hit .333 on the year with three hits in nine at bats including one home run … drove in two runs and scored one … was hit by a pitch and a walk for a .455 on-base percentage … had a .667 slugging percentage … recorded his first hit of the season in the first game of a doubleheader at Georgia Tech (3/11) … launched his first collegiate home run in the team’s shutout win over Northwestern (4/4).
 
2022 (at Notre Dame)
Saw time in 14 games for Notre Dame during his true freshman season … it .231 on the year with three hits, all doubles, in 13 at bats … drove in three runs and scored a run … walked twice for a .313 on-base percentage with a .462 slugging percentage … had a double and drove in a run during his only at bat of the game during the team’s season opener against Manhattan (2/18) … connected on another double and plated a run in the team’s win over Marist (2/25) … connected on his third double of the season and drove in a run at home against Northern Illinois (3/29) … drew a walk in the opening game of a three-game set at Duke (4/14) … Fighting Irish won the regional pod featuring Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro and Texas Tech … Notre Dame then advanced to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska winning a three-game series in the Super Regionals over Tennessee … recorded a win in the opening round of the College World Series against Texas.
team appeared in the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska and
 
High School
Graduated from West Bend East High School in West Bend, Wisconsin in 2021 … played baseball as a junior for the Suns … selected in the 18th Round of the 2021 Major League Baseball June Amateur Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks out of high school … ranked the top catcher in the State of Wisconsin by Perfect Game … participated in the 2020 Perfect National Showcase … named 2020 Central Regional Honorable Mention Preseason Underclass All-American … selected as a 2019 High Honorable Mention Preseason Underclass All-American … 2018 Perfect Game Pitcher/Catcher Showcase Top Prospect List and Top Prospect Team … a 2020 WWBA World Championship All-Tournament Team selections … named 2019 Perfect Game Elite Midwest Championship All-Tournament Team … also named to the 2019 WWBA Underclass World Championship All-Tournament Team … played club baseball for STIKS Academy, Hitters Academy, NEB, and Arkansas Sticks … has done volunteer work at Badger games
 
Personal
Son of Brian and Tracey Spence … has two older siblings, Tony and Abby … plans to earn his degree in General Arts & Letters.

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