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Jersey Number 4
Liam Spence
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- INF
- B/T:
- R/R
- Ht/Wt:
- 6-1 / 190
- Hometown:
- Geelong, Australia
- High School:
- Central Arizona College
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Runs Scored: 3 (3x) // last at Georgia, 3/19/21
- Hits: 3 (10x) // last vs. Liberty, 6/5/21
- Doubles: 2 // vs. Georgia State, 3/7/21
- Triples: 1 (2x) // last vs. UNC Greensboro, 3/13/21
- Home Runs: 2 // vs. Liberty, 6/5/21
- Total Bases: 9 // vs. Liberty, 6/5/21
- RBI: 4 (3x) // last vs. Liberty, 6/5/21
- Walks: 3 (3x) // last vs. Vanderbilt, 4/17/21
- Stolen Bases: 1 (7x) // last vs. LSU, 3/26/21
- Hit By Pitch: 2 // vs. Georgia State, 3/7/21
- Strikeouts: 3 (3x) // last at South Carolina, 5/20/21
- At-Bats: 6 (4x) // last vs. Alabama, 5/26/21
- Sac Bunts: 1 (4x) // last at South Carolina, 2/28/20
- Sac Flies: 1 (2x) // last vs. UNC Greensboro, 3/14/21
- Putouts: 5 // vs. Mississippi State, 5/27/21
- Assists: 7 (2x) // last vs. George Washington, 3/1/20
CAREER HONORS
- Selected in the Fifth Round of 2021 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs
- 2021 ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-American
- 2021 ABCA/Rawlings Southeast All-Region First Team
- 2021 NCAA Knoxville All-Regional Team
- 2021 All-SEC First Team
- 2021 SEC All-Defensive Team (SS)
- 2021 Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List
- 2021 Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Midseason Watch List
- 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019-20 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2021 - SENIOR
- Played in 65 games and made 64 starts, primarily at shortstop
- Led the team with a .336 batting average, 63 runs scored, 54 walks and a .472 on-base percentage
- His 54 walks led the SEC and ranked fifth in the country while his .472 on-base percentage also led the SEC
- Reached base safely is his first 50 games played
- Had two singles and an RBI vs. Texas in College World Series (6/22)
- Set a new career high with two home runs while tying career highs in hits (three) and RBI (four) in NCAA Regional win over Liberty (6/5)
- Had two hits, two walks and two runs scored in SEC Tournament semifinal win vs. Florida (5/29)
- Homered and scored two runs in SEC Tournament win over Alabama (5/28)
- Tied a career high with three hits, scored two runs and had two RBI in SEC Tournament win over Mississippi State (5/27)
- Had a pair of hits, including a double, and scored a run in series opener vs. No. 1 Arkansas (5/14)
- Tied a career high with three hits and scored two runs in series-clinching win at Missouri (5/8)
- Scored two runs and reached base five times, tying a career high with three hits while also walking twice in win over Kentucky (5/1)
- Reached base three times with two singles and a walk while also driving in two runs in series-opening win vs. Kentucky (4/29)
- Had two hits, scored two runs and had an RBI in series finale at Texas A&M (4/25)
- Tied a career high with three hits and scored two runs at Texas A&M (4/24)
- Tied a career high with three walks, had an RBI and scored a run in series finale vs. Florida (4/11)
- Went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in series-opening win vs. Florida (4/9)
- Reached base in all five plate appearances with two hits and three walks while scoring a pair of runs and driving in a run at Alabama (4/4)
- Tied a career high with three hits and scored two runs in series finale vs. LSU (3/28)
- Walked, doubled and scored a run in series-opening win over LSU (3/26)
- Had two hits and scored two runs at Georgia (3/20)
- Hit a leadoff home run to kick start a career night at the plate in his SEC debut, setting or tying career highs in hits (3), runs scored (3), home runs (1), RBI (4), walks (2) and total bases (7) in a 11-6 win at Georgia (3/19)
- Tripled, drove in a run and tied career highs with three hits and three runs scored in win over UNC Greensboro (3/13)
- Reached base four times and set career highs with two doubles and three runs scored in win over Georgia State (3/7)
- Hit first-career triple and drove in a run in win over Georgia State (3/6)
- Had a pair of hits, two RBI and scored a run in series-opening win over Georgia State (3/5)
- Reached base three times with a pair of walks and an RBI single at Austin Peay (3/3)
- Went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored vs. Indiana State (2/27)
- Had a pir of hits and scored the game-winning run in series-opening win vs. Indiana State (2/26)
- Went 2-for-2 with a double, RBI and a run in win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/24)
- Tied a career high with two runs and set a new career high with four RBI after hitting a game-winning grand slam in the 12th inning at Georgia Southern (2/21)
2020 - JUNIOR
- Played and started 16 games on the infield during shortened 2020 season (COVID-19)
- Ranked third on the team with a .346 batting average
- Was nearly perfect defensively while splitting time at shortstop and second base, committing just one error in 69 chances (.986 fielding percentage). He also led the team with 56 assists.
- Tied a career high with two RBI in win over ETSU (3/10)
- Reached base in all four plate appearances and tied his career high with three hits in series finale against Wright State (3/8)
- Hit his first-career home run, a solo shot in the bottom of the seventh inning that turned out to be the game winning run, in 3-1 victory over Wright State (3/7)
- Went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs in win over UNC Asheville (2/26)
- Went 2-for-4 and scored a run in win over Houston at the Round Rock Classic (2/22)
- Had two hits and two RBIs in win over Western Illinois (2/16)
- Went 1-for-3 with his first-career hit and RBI in Tennessee debut vs. Western Illinois (2/15)
2018-19 - CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE
- Moved to Arizona from Geelong, Australia and spent two seasons at Central Arizona College
- Helped lead the Vaqueros to the NJCAA Division I National Championship in 2019
- Had two hits, including a two-run homer, in Central Arizona's improbable comeback win in the national championship game against Iowa Western. The Vaqueros erased an early 7-0 deficit to defeat the Reivers, 13-8
- Named to the NJCAA College World Series All-Star team after racking up nine hits, nine runs and five RBI over the Vaqueros’ six-game run to the title
- Ranked third on the team with a .326 batting average as a sophomore and also finished fourth on the team with six homers despite playing in just 38 games. He also scored 38 runs and had 28 RBI in 2019
- Played in 56 games for the Vaqueros as a freshman, amassing a .391 batting average, 33 RBIs, 68 runs scored and 17 stolen bases
- For his career at Central Arizona, Spence was a .363 hitter and amassed 111 hits, 106 runs, 26 doubles, nine home runs, 61 RBI and 26 stolen bases
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played for St. Joseph's College in Australia
- Named to the School Sport Australia (SSA) All-Australian Baseball Team
PERSONAL
- Full name is Liam John Spence
- Born on April 9, 1998
- Majoring in Communication Studies
- Son of Tony and Debbie Spence
- Has two brothers: Josh and Nic Spence
- Brother, Josh, played two seasons of Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the San Diego Padres after playing college ball at Arizona State
- Moved from Australia to Arizona in 2018
- Recipient of the BB&T Athletic Scholarship Endowment
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