2022: Saw action in 35 games and started 24, hitting .218 along the way…Scored 15 runs, had four doubles and 14 RBI…Collected 19 hits, walked 16 times and was hit by a pitch on five occasions…Also had one stolen base…Played in eight Ohio Valley Conference games…Made 11 of his starts at second base…Registered two hits in three games…Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and season-high four RBI vs. Bellarmine (2/27)…Scored a season-best two runs vs. SIU Edwardsville (5/27)…Had two RBI at Ole Miss (4/19), at Oklahoma State (5/7) and vs. UT Martin (5/15).
2021: Played in 23 games, making 16 starts between the infield second base and designated hitter…Hit .246 with eight runs scored, two doubles, one home run, eight walks and nine RBI…Concluded the season with 11-straight starts…Had a season-high two hits five times…Hit is first career home run to help Southeast Missouri capture the OVC Tournament title vs. Murray State (5/30)…Finished with a total of four hits and four RBI in two games vs. Murray State at the OVC Tournament…Also contributed two hits at Belmont (5/1), at Lipscomb (5/15) and vs. UT Martin (5/20)…OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection.
McHenry County College: Played two seasons at McHenry County College…Hit .350 with a double, four walks and one RBI in 2020…Played 32 games and hit .375 with 28 runs scored, seven doubles, a triple, one home run and 18 RBI in 2019…Also walked 19 times and had a .504 on-base percentage that year.
Prep: Hit .312 with 23 runs, 25 hits, eight doubles, two triples and 15 RBI as a senior at Wauconda High School…Boasted a .451 on-base percentage and .462 slugging percentage.
Personal: Born August 22, 2000... Majoring in Business Administration...Son of Phil and Marybeth Sperling...Has one brother, Marc.
