Holy Cross Athletics

Career Honors:
2016 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2015 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

2017 (Junior):

• Appeared in 16 games tallying 15 innings
• Maintained a 3.00 ERA
• Tallied 10 strikeouts
• Posted a 2-1 record
• Earned wins in the 15-5 victory over UMass (3/21) and the 7-3 win at Rhode Island (4/12)

2016 (Sophomore):

• Appeared in three games on the mound for the Crusaders
• Made his first appearance of the season against Long Beach State (2/19)
• Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

2015 (Freshman):

• Made four appearances out of the bullpen for a total of 5.0 innings pitched
• Recorded four punchouts
• Pitched two perfect innings in first collegiate appearance at Harvard (4/1)
• Pitched back-to-back shutout frames against Lehigh (4/11, 4/12)
• Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

High School:

• Played three seasons of varsity baseball at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas, Nev. under head coach Kevin Fiddler
• Captained team as a senior
• Selected as  team's Most Valuable Player during senior season
• Named first team All-Conference outfielder, second team All-Conference pitcher and second team All-Region outfielder as a senior
• Earned second team All-Conference infielder during junior season
• Named a Under Armour Preseason All-American in 2014
• Helped team reach playoffs for first time in 25 years
• Posted a career .361 batting average
• Batted .405 as a senior and held a 3.50 earned run average
• Member of National Forensics League
• A two-time Palo Verde Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Personal:

• Son of Anthony and Denise Spada
• Has one sister (Kathryn)
• Father played baseball at Michigan State and was named first team All-Big Ten
• Sister was a member of the synchronized swimming team at Ohio State (Class of 2015)
• Majoring in Psychology and Political Science.