The southpaw Spencer returns for his second season with the Bucks in 2017. He was an effective option out of the bullpen last season for Waterloo making a team high 31 appearances while sporting a 1-1 record, 4.30 ERA and 22 strikouts in 29.1 innings. Spencer started 15 times for Bellarmine in 2017, going 7-5 with a 3.69 ERA in 92.2 innings of work and struck out 71 batters. Spencer led the Knights in complete games with six last season. The successful sophomore campaign comes after being named the Great Lakes Valley Pitcher of Year in 2016 at Bellarmine University of NCAA Division II. Spencer finished the 2016 campaign 6-2 with a 2.18 ERA and a team-best two shutouts and 74.1 innings pitched. He went 1-4 in five relief appearances as a freshman in 2015. The Scottsburg, Ind., native was named an IHSBCA All-State Honorable Mention selection as a senior at Austin High School.