Connor Spencer

Class:
Senior
Position:
RHP
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 225
Experience:
1L
Hometown:
Hernando, Miss.
High School:
Hernando
Prev. College:
Southeastern Louisiana
Major:
General Business

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2025 MLB Draft Pick (Round 12 - Chicago Cubs)
• 2025 ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region First Team
• 2025 SEC Championship All-Tournament Team

2025 (Senior): Made 21 appearances for the Rebels, all out of the bullpen as the team's primary closer ... Collected eight saves, led the team in games finished (19), and finished third in total appearances ... Posted a 1.82 ERA with 27 strikeouts and a .176 opponent bating average over 24.2 innings of work ... Allowed just one earned run over his first 14 appearances of the season ... Picked up a save with 1.1 scoreless innings of work in win over Arizona (2/14) ... Earned the save with a scoreless inning in win over Jacksonville State (3/7) ... Worked 2.2 hitless innings with two strikeouts at Kentucky (4/5) ... Picked up the save with 1.1 scoreless innings and two strikeouts in win over Tennessee (4/12) ... Picked up a save with a scoreless inning and two strikeouts against Austin Peay (4/29) ... Locked down three saves in four days, closing out each win at the SEC Tournament ... Worked three total innings and allowed just one baserunner while striking out two batters at the SEC Tournament ... Earned a save in win over Georgia Tech at the Oxford Regional (6/1)

2024 (Senior*): Made 18 appearances on the season good for third most on the team... Led the team in games finished (13) and saves with seven... Worked 19.0 innings, held opponents to a .194 batting average, and struck out 28 hitters... Gave up only 14 hits and 10 walks... Made his Ole Miss debut against Hawaii (2/16), tossing one scoreless inning, striking out two... Tallied five straight appearances without allowing an earned run... Worked a season-high 3.2 innings against Mississippi State (4/13), allowing only two hits, striking out three... Recorded a season-high four punch-outs on 5/8 against Murray State... Allowed zero earned runs in 14 of his 18 appearances on the season

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA: One-year letter winner for the Lions … Pitched for 14.1 innings … Struck out 23 players … Gave up only 13 hits, 10 runs and 10 walks in his redshirt junior season … Coached by Matt Riser.

NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI CC: One-year letterwinner … Appeared in 18 games, all in relief in his redshirt sophomore season … Earned All-Conference honors after compiling a 2-3 record along with six saves, 48 strikeouts and 2.60 ERA in 24.2 innings pitched … Named both MACCC and NJCAA Player of the Week following a win over No. 6 Meridian CC in the Region 23 Tournament … Coached by Mark Carson.

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CC: One-year letter winner … Played in 12 games during a COVID-shortened season … Batted .306, recording 11 hits, two doubles, three home runs and nine RBI … Appeared in one game and recorded a strikeout to earn a save … Named to the NJCAA All-Academic second team and Distinguished MACJC All-Academic team … Sat out the 2021 season … Coached by Wes Thigpen.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for Hernando High School … No. 20-ranked right-handed pitcher in Mississippi by Perfect Game … Played for coach David Lara at Hernando HS in Hernando, Mississippi … Helped the Tigers to a 22-9 record and the third round of the MHSAA Class 6A playoffs as a senior … Finished his final campaign with a 1.43 ERA, tallying 90 strikeouts in a team-leading 49 innings of work … Led HHS with 13 appearances and held opponents to a .133 batting average … As a junior, hit .361 with 17 RBI and tied for the team lead with nine doubles while posting a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage … Led the team with 13 appearances and 70 strikeouts in 38.1 innings of work while holding batters to a .156 average … Named the team’s Most Valuable Pitcher in his junior and senior year … Coached by David Lara.

PERSONAL: Full name is Connor Andrew Spencer … Son of Allison and Curt Spencer … Born on November 4, 2000 … Majoring in general business.