Josh Spence
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Joshua Patrick William Spence (Spencie, The Mate)
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
- School Central Arizona College, Arizona State University
- High School St. Joseph's College Geelong
- Born January 22, 1988 in Geelong, Victoria Australia
[edit] Biographical information
Josh Spence is a college starting pitcher for Arizona State University.
Spence pitched for Australia in the 2006 World Junior Championship. [1] He came to the USA for junior college. In 2007, he was 13-3 with two saves and a 1.10 ERA and was named an All-American and Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Player of the Year. [2]
As a sophomore, Spence went 14-4 with 7 saves and a 1.69 ERA, again being named All-American and his Conference's Player of the Year. His team finished third at the 2008 NJCAA Division I Baseball World Series.[3] The Arizona Diamondbacks took him in the 25th round of the 2008 amateur draft but he did not sign.
In 2009, he went 10-1 with a 2.37 ERA in 18 games as a junior, striking out 125 batters in 102 2/3 innings of work despite missing over a month due to injury. He was named third-team All-American and first-team All-Pacific-10 Conference. In the 2009 College World Series, he fanned 16 in 14 innings including a win over the University of North Carolina. [4]
He was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the third round of the 2009 amateur draft and offered a $240,000 but he opted to return for his senior year to complete his degrees in sociology and education. [5]
