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19 Spencer Yankle

  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Dublin, OH
  • High School Olentangy Liberty High School
  • B/T R/R

Biography

Senior (2021)
- Started 45 games for the Eagles in 2021
- Led the team with 34 RBI, 14 doubles and five home runs
- Recorded 49 hits in 174 at-bats, batting .282 on the season

Senior (2020)
- Appeared in 15 games, making 15 starts at catcher
- Tallied 20 hits in 59 at-bats
- Led the team with 14 RBI
- Recorded 5 doubles, a triple and a home run
- Posted a .339 batting average

Junior (2019)
- Second Team All-Big South selection
- Played in 56 games, making 56 starts between catcher and designated hitter
- Led Winthrop in hits with 72 on the season, opening the season with a 13 game hitting streak
- Second on the team with a .326 average for the season with 5 home runs and 37 runs batted in
- Third among Eagle hitters with a .471 slugging percentage and fourth with a .397 on base percentage
- Logged 15 multi-hit games, including five games with 3 or more hits and one 4 hit performance, a 4-6 game with a triple and 2 RBI at Longwood 3/24
- Threw out 3 would-be base stealers behind the plate 

Prior to Winthrop
- Played for Dyersburg Community College in 2018
- Appeared in 11 games for Oakland University in 2017, batting .265 with a double and two RBI
- 2016 All-State
- 2016 All-Star Game
- Ranked 14th among catchers in the state of Ohio by Prep Baseball Report

Personal 
- Born July 26, 1997
- Son of James and Davene Yankle
- Majoring in Healthcare Management 

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Junior

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    2020Senior

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    2021Senior

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