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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).
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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).
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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).
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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
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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
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Personal
Son of Brian and Tracey Spence … has two older siblings, Tony and Abby … plans to earn his degree in General Arts & Letters.