As a Junior (2017)
Appeared in 60 games and made 58 starts ... Was primary first baseman ... Hit .305 with 13 doubles, one triple, 20 home runs and 67 RBIs ... The home run total led the team and was good for second in the SEC, ninth in the nation ... Became the sixth player in program history to hit 20 or more home runs in a season ... Notched three games with two or more home runs (at Texas A&M - May 20, vs. Auburn - May 25, vs. Florida - May 27) ... Slugged a team-leading .619 as 34 of his 73 hits went for extra-bases ... The slugging percentage was third-best in the league ... Made nine errors during season for a .978 fielding percentage ... Hit .304 in SEC play, totaling 38 hits in 29 games with 11 home runs and an SEC-leading 36 RBIs ... Notched 23 multi-hit games, tying for second on the team with six games of three hits or more ... Also led the team with 17 multi-RBI games and had 10 games with three or more RBIs ... Was named SEC Tournament MVP after hitting .421 in five games to lead Arkansas to the tournament final ... Had three multi-hit games in the tournament and all eight of his hits went for extra-bases ... Set a single-game tournament record for home runs and RBIs after going 3-for-4 with three home runs and seven RBIs against Auburn ... Both home runs and RBI totals were personal career-highs ... Finished the tournament with five home runs, 10 RBIs, and 26 total bases ... The home runs and total bases were second-most by a player in tournament history ... Had a career-high four hits twice at Alabama (April 2) and at Auburn (April 23) ... Season-long 12-game hit streak occurred in final game of Alabama series and ran through series against Memphis (April 2 - 19) ... Over 12-game stretch, he hit .471 with 27 RBIs, five home runs, and scored 16 runs ... Finished final 16 games of season hitting .313 with 10 home runs and 20 RBIs, while slugging .859 ... Had at least one hit in 12 of final 16 games, with six multi-hit games ... 15 of final 20 hits of season went for extra-bases ... Hit .316 in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional with six hits, one home run, and three RBIs ... Hit go-ahead home run in seventh inning of elimination game against Oral Roberts to advance Arkansas to regional final.
As a Sophomore (2016)
Appeared in 33 games and made 28 starts, including 25 in right field … Hit .225 with four doubles, six home runs and 17 RBI … Produced a .441 slugging percentage, good for sixth on the team … Added four doubles and 11 runs scored … Hit .258 in SEC play, totaling 16 hits in 20 games with three home runs and eight RBI … First hit of season was a pinch-hit home run against Eastern Illinois (March 5) … Tied his career-high hit total after going 3-for-3 against No. 25 Creighton (April 19) with one double, one home run and career-high-tying four RBI … Matched that RBI total earlier in the season against Western Illinois (March 12) during a 2-for-5 performance with a double, home run and two runs scored … Hit a solo home run in the 10th inning against Kentucky (April 22) to give Arkansas a 1-0 victory … Reached base in each of the final five games of the season ... Season-long four game hit streak occurred at start of SEC play against No. 12 South Carolina and Auburn … Over four-game stretch, he went 6-for-13 (.462) with one RBI, one double and one home run … Played for the Conejo Oaks in the California Collegiate Summer Baseball League where he was named to the South All-Star Team … Hit a grand-slam in the CCL All-Star game to lift the South team over the North, 10-9, to earn the All-Star Game MVP.
As a Freshman (2015)
Played in 42 games and started 27, seeing action at designated hitter and first base … Hit .252 with five doubles, two triples and 21 runs batted in … Recorded his first collegiate hit in a 3-for-5 performance with a season-high four RBI against North Dakota (Feb. 14) … Tallied three hits against No. 1 Texas A&M (April 18), helping Arkansas secure a series win against the top-ranked Aggies … Recorded a hit in his only plate appearance of the NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional.
Granite City High School (IL)
Ranked as the 375th-best recruit nationally and the 10th-best recruit in the state of Illinois according to Perfect Game … Named All-Southwestern League first team in 2014 after hitting .417 with 37 walks, eight doubles, four triples, four home runs and 27 RBI … Selected to play for Illinois in the PNC Bank High School Baseball Showcase at Busch Stadium in St. Louis … Named a 2013 third team preseason high school underclassmen All-American and a 2012 high honorable mention preseason high school underclassmen All-American by Perfect Game … Attended the 2012 Perfect Game Pitcher/Catcher Indoor Showcase … Named to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro third team after finishing his junior year with a .398 batting average, five home runs and 27 RBI … Earned All-Conference honors as a sophomore and a junior … Coached by John Moad at Granite City Senior High School … Played his summer baseball with the St. Louis Pirates, coached by Rick Strickland … Also played football in high school.
Personal
Son of Joe and Christina Spanberger … His brother, Cody, plays baseball at Southeast Missouri State University … Mother played soccer at the University of Central Florida ... Criminal justice major.
Appeared in 60 games and made 58 starts ... Was primary first baseman ... Hit .305 with 13 doubles, one triple, 20 home runs and 67 RBIs ... The home run total led the team and was good for second in the SEC, ninth in the nation ... Became the sixth player in program history to hit 20 or more home runs in a season ... Notched three games with two or more home runs (at Texas A&M - May 20, vs. Auburn - May 25, vs. Florida - May 27) ... Slugged a team-leading .619 as 34 of his 73 hits went for extra-bases ... The slugging percentage was third-best in the league ... Made nine errors during season for a .978 fielding percentage ... Hit .304 in SEC play, totaling 38 hits in 29 games with 11 home runs and an SEC-leading 36 RBIs ... Notched 23 multi-hit games, tying for second on the team with six games of three hits or more ... Also led the team with 17 multi-RBI games and had 10 games with three or more RBIs ... Was named SEC Tournament MVP after hitting .421 in five games to lead Arkansas to the tournament final ... Had three multi-hit games in the tournament and all eight of his hits went for extra-bases ... Set a single-game tournament record for home runs and RBIs after going 3-for-4 with three home runs and seven RBIs against Auburn ... Both home runs and RBI totals were personal career-highs ... Finished the tournament with five home runs, 10 RBIs, and 26 total bases ... The home runs and total bases were second-most by a player in tournament history ... Had a career-high four hits twice at Alabama (April 2) and at Auburn (April 23) ... Season-long 12-game hit streak occurred in final game of Alabama series and ran through series against Memphis (April 2 - 19) ... Over 12-game stretch, he hit .471 with 27 RBIs, five home runs, and scored 16 runs ... Finished final 16 games of season hitting .313 with 10 home runs and 20 RBIs, while slugging .859 ... Had at least one hit in 12 of final 16 games, with six multi-hit games ... 15 of final 20 hits of season went for extra-bases ... Hit .316 in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional with six hits, one home run, and three RBIs ... Hit go-ahead home run in seventh inning of elimination game against Oral Roberts to advance Arkansas to regional final.
As a Sophomore (2016)
Appeared in 33 games and made 28 starts, including 25 in right field … Hit .225 with four doubles, six home runs and 17 RBI … Produced a .441 slugging percentage, good for sixth on the team … Added four doubles and 11 runs scored … Hit .258 in SEC play, totaling 16 hits in 20 games with three home runs and eight RBI … First hit of season was a pinch-hit home run against Eastern Illinois (March 5) … Tied his career-high hit total after going 3-for-3 against No. 25 Creighton (April 19) with one double, one home run and career-high-tying four RBI … Matched that RBI total earlier in the season against Western Illinois (March 12) during a 2-for-5 performance with a double, home run and two runs scored … Hit a solo home run in the 10th inning against Kentucky (April 22) to give Arkansas a 1-0 victory … Reached base in each of the final five games of the season ... Season-long four game hit streak occurred at start of SEC play against No. 12 South Carolina and Auburn … Over four-game stretch, he went 6-for-13 (.462) with one RBI, one double and one home run … Played for the Conejo Oaks in the California Collegiate Summer Baseball League where he was named to the South All-Star Team … Hit a grand-slam in the CCL All-Star game to lift the South team over the North, 10-9, to earn the All-Star Game MVP.
As a Freshman (2015)
Played in 42 games and started 27, seeing action at designated hitter and first base … Hit .252 with five doubles, two triples and 21 runs batted in … Recorded his first collegiate hit in a 3-for-5 performance with a season-high four RBI against North Dakota (Feb. 14) … Tallied three hits against No. 1 Texas A&M (April 18), helping Arkansas secure a series win against the top-ranked Aggies … Recorded a hit in his only plate appearance of the NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional.
Granite City High School (IL)
Ranked as the 375th-best recruit nationally and the 10th-best recruit in the state of Illinois according to Perfect Game … Named All-Southwestern League first team in 2014 after hitting .417 with 37 walks, eight doubles, four triples, four home runs and 27 RBI … Selected to play for Illinois in the PNC Bank High School Baseball Showcase at Busch Stadium in St. Louis … Named a 2013 third team preseason high school underclassmen All-American and a 2012 high honorable mention preseason high school underclassmen All-American by Perfect Game … Attended the 2012 Perfect Game Pitcher/Catcher Indoor Showcase … Named to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro third team after finishing his junior year with a .398 batting average, five home runs and 27 RBI … Earned All-Conference honors as a sophomore and a junior … Coached by John Moad at Granite City Senior High School … Played his summer baseball with the St. Louis Pirates, coached by Rick Strickland … Also played football in high school.
Personal
Son of Joe and Christina Spanberger … His brother, Cody, plays baseball at Southeast Missouri State University … Mother played soccer at the University of Central Florida ... Criminal justice major.