Derek Spencer

Position:
Infield
Height:
6-1
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Oregon, Ohio
High School:
Clay H.S.

NAMED CO-CAPTAIN FOR 2010
2008 First Team All-MAC
2009 Second Team All-MAC

2009: Started 45 of the 49 games he played in… hit a team-high 15 home runs, ranking sixth in the MAC…his 74 base hits serve as top among returning Falcons and was second-best for the 2009 season…led the team in extra-base hits (26) and runs batted in (59, seventh in the MAC) and slugging percentage (.688)… finished second on the team with total bases (132)…played third base in all 45 games he started…hit safely in 39 games…had a RBI in 31 games and scored a run in 27 games…had a career-best nine game hit streak (2/27-3/13), going 15-for-34 in that time…had a successful trip to Winter Haven, Flor. when he hit .456 (14-for-31) in eight games, scoring nine runs and 13 RBI…had a near-perfect day on April 26 versus Miami when he hit 3-for-3 with three runs scored, two home runs and five RBI…was named MAC East Division Player of the Week for his 12-for-17 (.706) effort, from April 20-26…during that time, he hit five home runs and eight RBI against Miami…had three hits, all home runs, and a career-high seven RBI on the final day of the regular season (5/16) as the Falcons clinched the MAC East Division with a come-from-behind 17-9 win over Akron…was drafted in the 45th round of the 2009 MLB First Year Player Draft by the Kansas City Royals last summer…will be the first player in school history to have three seasons of 50 or more RBI if he does so again this season.

2008: Played in 51 games, starting 47 (39 at third base - eight at shortstop)...had 19 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI contests...hit safely in 39 games...tied the school record with five hits against Akron (5/16) while driving in four runs...had two other games with four hits (at Ball State, 4/11; at Toledo, 4/18) and a pair of games with three safeties...had three solo home runs and a double in his four-hit game against Ball State...had a two-run and a solo home run along with a double and an RBI single in his four-hit effort against Toledo...scored a career-high four runs in both the Ball State and Toledo games...equaled his career high with five RBI against Murray State (3/15), including a three-run triple...had three games with four RBI...was eighth in the MAC in hitting (.360), third in RBI (1.06 rbi/g, 54) and 10th in slugging percentage (.613)...his 67 hits ranked tied for 12th on the BG single-season list...his RBI total tied for eighth on the school single-season list and led the team...had three two-game hitless streaks, the longest he went without a hit all season...had a career-best nine-game hitting streak (3/26 to 4/6) in which he hit .519 (14-for-27) with 16 RBI and eight runs scored...he had at least one RBI in eight of the those games...had an RBI in eight-straight games (3/16 to 4/5)...had a period in the middle of the season in which he had an RBI in 15 of 19 games...led the team with 21 two-out RBI...also had an eight-game hitting streak in which he hit .400 (12-of-30)...whether at third or short, part of the double play combination that turned an MAC-best 59 twin-killings...BG's average of 1.13 double plays per game was tied for 14th-best in the nation...hit .388 in MAC play (one point behind teammate Andrew Foster), fifth in the league, and led the team with 26 RBI and was second with a .633 slugging percentage...a career .380 hitter in league play with 38 RBI and 15 doubles.

2007: Played in 30 games, including 21 starts at shortstop...had 11 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI contests...led the Falcons with a .405 batting average and a .655 slugging percentage...started the final 11 games of the season...made an impressive collegiate debut with two doubles against IPFW (3/4)...recorded two hits and at least one RBI in three consecutive games from Mar. 24-Apr. 3, including his first career home run against IPFW...had four hits, a homer, five RBI and three runs scored in a 16-15 victory over Akron (4/22)...batted .500 (15-for-30) during an eight-game hitting streak from May 5-15...that stretch concluded with a four hit, two-home run, four-RBI and three runs scored performance at Oakland...earned MAC Player for the Week honors for the week of May 20th after batting .400 (six-for-15) with two home runs and six RBI in four games.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner at Clay High School...led the Eagles to the 2006 City League final four...batted .392 with three home runs as a senior...named to the first team All-City League and All-District squads following senior season...also lettered in basketball.

PERSONAL: Full name Derek Carman Spencer...son of Doug and Debbie Spencer...born on June 5, 1988...majoring in business.