ROCK HILL, SC - Winthrop catcher Spencer Yankle received national recognition this week, as the senior was named among the top 30 catchers in the nation by d1baseball.com. Yankle came in as the 29th best catcher in America entering the 2020 season, with criteria for the poll being a mixture of 2019 statistics, 2019 summer ball performance, and projections for the 2020 season. Yankle was the only Big South Conference catcher named in the poll. 

Yankle comes off a 2019 junior season where he hit .326, hitting five home runs with 37 runs batted in. Yankle led Winthrop with 72 hits on the season, as well as recording 15 multi-hit games and starting the season on a 13 game hitting streak. Yankle recorded a .471 slugging percentage and an on base percentage of .397, adding up to an OPS of .868.  Defensively, Yankle threw out three would-be base stealers in 2019 and posted a .987 fielding percentage in 56 games played. Yankle's numbers were recognized by the All Big South voters, as he was a Second Team selection. 

d1baseball.com subscribers can find the complete article and rankings here.

Yankle and his Winthrop teammates open the 2020 season Friday, February 14 as the Eagles host the University of Maine at the Winthrop Ballpark. First pitch is slated for 4 p.m.

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