John Carroll University Athletics

This honorable mention All-American and first team All-Region first baseman/pitcher will look to be one of the premiere players in the conference, in the region and on the national level.

Awards
D3baseball.com All-American honorable mention, 2013
D3baseball.com All-Mideast Region first team, 2013
American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Mideast Region first team, 2013
All-OAC first team, 2013
All-OAC second team, 2012

2013
Became one of the top first basemen in the area earning D3baseball.com All-American honorable mention accolades ... Also tabbed as first team All-Mideast Region by D3baseball.com and the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings ... Named first team All-OAC ... Led the team with seven home runs and 48 runs batted in while hitting .352 for the season ... His 48 runs batted in were fourth in school history ... Hit a staggering 15-for-17 with runners on third base and less than two outs ... Had a monster game against Case Western Reserve in first half of doubleheader finishing 4-for-4 at the plate including two homers ... Plated seven runs against the Spartans ... Finished a double shy of the cycle against Case Western Reserve in what was a seven inning game ... Also logged extensive time on the mound tying for the team lead with 10 starts ... Picked up wins against Blufton and Eastern Nazarene ... Fired six scoreless innings against Eastern Nazarene.

2012
Led the team in starts at pitcher with 13, most starts ever in a season for a John Carroll pitcher ... Had the most wins (4) on the team and was second in ERA (3.68) ... Started 22 games in the outfield ... Hit a .322 average with 28 hits ... Second team All-OAC honors.

2011
A utility man for the Blue Streaks that started in 18 games as a freshman -- eight of those on the mound ... Was second on the team in opposing batting-average (.279) and third on the team in strikeouts, fanning 26 ... Offensively, he finished the season with a .353 batting-average.

High School
Was an All-Conference and All-Area player ... Was a member of the golf and baseball teams at Carmel (IL) Catholic High School ... Playing for high school coaches Gary Zage and Joe May.

Academic & Personal
Studying Business at JCU ... Son of Rocco and Beth Spagna.