2019: Appeared in 16 games, earning 15 starts … Led the PBC with nine wins and 104 strikeouts … Held opponents to a .230 batting average … First-team all-PBC … PBC all-tournament team selection … PBC all-academic team selection … Two-time NCBWA Region Pitcher of the Week … Worked five innings, striking out five en route to earning the win, in the series-opening win over Lincoln Memorial … Threw 4.2 frames, striking out seven, in the series-opening win over Shepherd … Struck out four in six innings of work in the series-opening game against No. 5 Florida Southern … Picked up the win after throwing six innings, striking out six, in the series-opening victory at Francis Marion … Worked six innings, striking out five and giving up just one run to pick up the victory in the series opener at Georgia College … Struck out three in 4.1 innings of work in the series opener at Columbus State … Threw a complete game, striking out 16, to pick up the win over Augusta … Tossed five innings, striking out three, in the win over No. 7 Newberry … Worked five frames, striking out eight, in the series-opening win at Lander … Worked eight frames, striking out eight, to pick up the win over Flagler … Struck out 10 while pitching seven shutout innings in the series-opening win over Young Harris … Worked eight innings, striking out 10, to pick up the victory in the PBC Tournament against Columbus State.
2018: Saw time in 15 games, earning 13 starts … Picked up seven wins … Struck out a team-high 117 batters … Held opponents to a .203 batting average … Accounted for a 3.03 ERA … PBC all-academic team selection … PBC Pitcher of the Week on March 26 and Apr. 24 … NCBWA Region Pitcher of the Week … Struck out nine in the middle game of the series against LMU … Worked three innings, striking out three, in the series finale against Shepherd … Worked seven frames, striking out 10, in the win over the Patriots … Picked up the win after going 6.1 frames, striking out six, in the win against the Hurricanes … Recorded a complete-game victory, striking out a career-high 15 in the win over No. 9 Columbus State … Worked seven frames, striking out nine and did not allow an earned run in the win at Augusta … Worked eight frames, striking out seven, in the victory at Young Harris … Tossed a complete game, one-hit shutout in the series-opening victory over Lander … Worked seven frames, striking out eight, en route to picking up the win against Flagler … Registered six strong innings, striking out 11 en route to earning the victory in the win over Catawba … Struck out 11 against Young Harris in the PBC Tournament.
2017: Saw time in 16 games … Worked 16.2 innings, going 1-1 on the year … Struck out 22 batters … Struck out two batters while throwing a scoreless ninth in the victory over the Railsplitters … Worked 1.2 innings, striking out two, in the series finale victory over LMU … Tossed a scoreless ninth inning in the victory at Wingate …Registered a clean ninth frame in the win over the Rams … Tossed a scoreless ninth inning to pick up the save in the series finale victory at Mount Olive … Struck out three batters in the ninth inning, picking up the win in the series-opening game against Young Harris … Worked a scoreless ninth, striking out the side, in the series-opening victory at Armstrong State … Picked up the save in the win over the Pirates.
High School: Attended Green Hope H.S. … Earned all-state honors as a senior … Garnered first-team all-conference accolades … Career ERA and saves leader.
Personal: Mitch Spence was born May 6, 1998 in Kirkland, Wash. … Son of Craig and Rebecca Spence … Has not declared a major.
