Spencer Howard

Height:
6-3
Weight:
185
B/T:
R/R
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Templeton HS
Experience:
HS

Expected to be one of the top relievers out of the bullpen as a sophomore this season.

2016 -- Compiled 3-1 record and 2.95 ERA as a redshirt freshman ... 21 appearances on the mound with starts against UC Irvine on May 13 and UC Davis on May 28 ... allowed one run and five hits over six innings for win against UC Irvine ... other wins were against Wichita State on March 25 (4 2/3 scoreless innings) and CSU Bakersfield on March 29 (3 2/3 scoreless innings) ... season-high seven strikeouts at Pepperdine on March 8 and five more in start at UC Irvine ... earned save against Hawai'i on April 16, securing final two outs in 5-4 victory ... played summer ball for Bellingham Bells in West Coast League ... posted 2-0 record and 1.33 ERA in regular season with 31 strikeouts over 27 innings.

2015 -- Redshirt ... played summer ball for Bellingham Bells in West Coast Collegiate League ... appeared in 14 games and compiled no record, one save and a 3.17 ERA with 23 strikeouts over 17 innings.

High School – A 2014 graduate of Templeton High School, Howard was an outfielder and pitcher on the Eagles’ baseball team … hit .306 and compiled a 7-3 record and 2.20 ERA as a senior under head coach Brad McComber, earning 2014 North San Luis Obispo County Player of the Year honors … at the plate, contributed four doubles, three triples and a home run, knocking in 15 runs and stealing nine bases … on the mound earned one save and complete games against Channel Islands and Agoura … struck out nine in eight innings for a two-hit 2-0 win against Agoura … for the season struck out 87 batters in 66 2/3 innings en route to first-team All-San Luis Obispo County honors as well as most valuable player in the Los Padres League … led Eagles to 15-12 overall record, second-place finish in the Los Padres League and a berth in the CIF-Southern Section Division 5 playoffs … as a junior hit .269 with five doubles and one triple … was 3-0 with a 3.17 ERA on the mound with 40 strikeouts in 35 1/3 innings … an honors student.

Personal – Son of Kevin and Jackie Howard … one sister, Savanna … claims to be an amateur magician ... born July 28, 1996, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. … majors in business administration.