Biography
Career
Has a 4-3 record, 11 saves and 3.94 ERA in 49 career appearances, all in relief ... has 39 strikeouts in 64 innings.
Harding Career Rankings
Most games finished: 2nd (29)
Most saves: 4th (11)
Fewest walks/9 IP: 10th (2.81)
Awards
2013 Academic All-GAC
2015 Academic All-GAC
2015
Posted an 0-1 record and 5.54 ERA in 13 innings over 13 appearances, all in relief ... had nine strikeouts ... his 2.77 walks per nine innings was the best among Harding pitchers with 10 or more innings ... did not allow an earned run in eight of his 13 appearances.
2014
Missed the season due to an injury.
2013
Pitched in 24 games, all in relief ... 3-0, 1.27 ERA, 8 saves ... 35.1 IP, 24 H, 8 R, 5 ER, 8 BB, 21 K ... tied the school record with eight saves ... tied for the school record with 15 games finished ... second-most single season appearances in program history ... 1.27 ERA ranked third in an HU single season ... .190 opponent batting average ranked fourth in an HU single season ... limited left-handed hitters to .132 average ... opponents hit .152 with runners on and .103 with two outs ... led the team in ERA (1.27), opponent batting average (.190), saves (8), games finished (15), games in relief (24), hits allowed (24), runs allowed (8), earned runs allowed (5), walks allowed (8), doubles allowed (3) and triples allowed (0) ... earned his first win with 2.1 scoreless innings vs. Maryville (2/9) ... earned his second straight win in relief with 2.2 innings and three strikeouts vs. Missouri S&T (2/17) ... his third relief win came in a 3-2 victory over Arkansas-Fort Smith (3/6) ... his eight saves all came in his last 10 appearances of the season ... earned saves vs. Southwestern Okla. (1.0 IP, 1 K) on 4/6, at Henderson State (1 IP) on 4/13, vs. Henderson State (1 IP) on 4/16, vs. Ouachita Baptist (1.2 IP) on 4/20, vs. Ouachita Baptist (1.0 IP, 1 K) on 4/21, at Arkansas Tech (1.1 IP, 1 K) on 4/28 ... earned saves in both of Harding's victories in the GAC Tournament ... had a 1.0-inning save vs. Southwestern Okla. (5/5) and pitched 3.1 scoreless innings to earn the save vs. Arkansas Tech (5/6) in his longest outing of the season.
2012
Pitched in 12 games in relief ... 1-2, 8.62 ERA, 3 saves ... 15.2 IP, 24 H, 19 R, 15 ER, 8 BB, 9 K ... held opponents to a .208 average with two outs ... earned his first collegiate save by retiring all five batters he faced--two by strikeout-- vs. Alabama-Huntsville on Feb. 20 ... his first collegiate win came in a 2.1-inning relief effort in Harding's 2-1 victory over North Alabama on Feb. 28 ... had his second save in a 2.0-inning outing at Arkansas-Monticello on Mar. 3 ... collected another GAC save with an inning of work at Ouachita Baptist on Apr. 6.
Career Wins (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K)
North Ala., Feb 28, 2012 (2.1-2-0-0-1-0)
Maryville, Feb 09, 2013 (2.1-1-0-0-0-2)
Missouri S&T, Feb 17, 2013 (2.2-1-0-0-1-3)
Ark.-Fort Smith, Mar 06, 2013 (1.0-2-0-0-1-0)
Previous School
A 2011 graduate of Harding Academy in Searcy, Ark. ... two-time All-State and three-time All-Conference ... helped lead Harding Academy to regional championships as a freshman and as a senior ... started at third base and pitched for Harding Academy's 2008 Arkansas Class 3A state championship team ... coached by Dennis Rine and Shane Fullerton.
Personal
Born: Sept. 3, 1992 in Houston, Texas ... Major: Mathematics ... Parents: Marty and Glenda Spears ... has one brother (Caleb) and one sister (Caitlyn).
Career Highs
Innings pitched: 3.1, vs Arkansas Tech, May 06, 2013
Walks allowed: 2, 4 times
Strikeouts: 4, at Southern Ark., Mar 15, 2013
Batters faced: 15, vs Arkansas Tech, May 06, 2013
Field chances: 2, Southern Ark., Apr 22, 2015; North Ala., Feb 28, 2012; vs Southeastern Okla., May 04, 2015
Putouts: 1, 4 times
Assists: 2, North Ala., Feb 28, 2012; vs Southeastern Okla., May 04, 2015
Runners CS: 1, at Arkansas Tech, Apr 25, 2015
