Bowling Green State University Athletics
Spencer Taken By Kansas City In MLB Draft
June 11, 2009 | Baseball
BG Junior Third Baseman Hit .385 This Season
Bowling Green State University junior Derek Spencer was taken in the 45th round of the First Year Player Draft today by Kansas City. The Oregon, Ohio native was the 44th pick by the Royals and the 1,352nd player taken overall.
The Falcon third baseman is currently playing for the Outer Banks Daredeveils in the Coastal Plains League where has helped them to first place after having hit home runs in two of his last three games.
The Clay High School graduate has played a key role in the Falcons winning the Mid-American Conference regular season and East Division titles each of the last two seasons. Spencer helped the Falcons to the best regular season MAC record in 2009 earning the #1 seed for the league tournament.
Spencer was a second team All-MAC selection in 2009 after earning first team honors in 2008.
In 2009, Spencer hit .385 for the Falcons, who finished the season with a 28-22 record, with 59 RBI and 50 runs scored. He hit 15 home runs and added nine doubles for a slugging percentage of .688.
Spencer, who helped the Falcons to a team batting average of .345 this season, eighth in the nation, was ninth in the MAC in batting average, tied for sixth in home runs, seventh in RBI and sixth in slugging percentage.
Spencer, who hit .423 in league play in 2009, has a career batting average of .379, which is third-best in school history. His 29 home runs is eighth-best in the history of baseball at BGSU while his 137 career RBI is tied for seventh all-time.
