2017 Merrimack College Baseball Roster

7 Nate Spielvogel

  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 175
  • Hometown Brookline, Mass.
  • High School/Prep (Previous College) Brookline
  • Major Business

Biography

Career:

  • Owns Merrimack program records in appearances (52), saves (16), opponent batting average against (.200) and K/9 inning (12.34)
  • All-Conference & All-Region selection as a senior
  • Posted 98 career strikeouts over 68.2 innings of work
  • Finished his career with a 6-5 overall record and a 3.01 ERA

2017:

  • Northeast-10 All-Conference Second Team as a relief pitcher
  • NCBWA & D2CCA All-Region selection
  • Set career highs in innings (24.1), fewest earned runs allowed (2), strikeouts (43), K/9 (15.90) and ERA (0.74)
  • Finished with a 2-1 record and five saves
  • Went 12 straight appeares without allowing an earned run, enjoying a scoreless-inning streak of 20.0 IP
  • Struck out at least two batters in his final eight appearances 
  • Set single-game highs in innings (5.1) and strikeouts (9) against Saint Anselm (4/29)

2016: Made five saves as Merrimack’s primary closer out of the bullpen … Broke the program record with his 11th career save against Saint Anselm (4/20) … Led the Warriors pitching staff with 14.36 strikeouts per game … Totaled 25 punchouts in 15.2 innings of work … Finished the season with three wins, the most among Merrimack’s relievers

2015: Stepped into the closers role out of the bullpen … Finished third in the conference in saves (6), which also led the team … Totaled 12 appearances, the most of any Warrior … Collected 14 strikeouts in 14.1 innings pitched … Averaged nearly one strikeout per appearance … Finished with a 1-2 record and a 3.14 ERA

2014: Appeared in 10 games for the Warriors … Compiled a 4.40 earned run average, striking out 16 batters and allowing 10 walks … Threw 14.1 innings … Recorded his first collegiate save at Queens (3/20).

Before Merrimack: Four-year member of the Brookline H.S. baseball team … Has spent the past two seasons as the top reliever on the team … Has posted a sub-three ERA during that span and went 2-1 as a junior … Also batted .371 with two home runs … Has also worked with many baseball camps in Brookline as a counselor teaching baseball, as well as Brookline Winterball, a program designed to teach baseball in the offseason, and Brookline Fallball, a weekly clinic for up-and-coming players … Honor student

Personal: Born May 25, 1995 … Son of Robert and Karen … Has one sibling, Noah, who attends George Washington University ... Intends to major in Business

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CAREER HIGHS:

Innings pitched: 5.1, at Saint Anselm, 04/29/17
Strikeouts: 9, at Saint Anselm, 04/29/17
Batters faced: 19, at Saint Anselm, 04/29/17
Field chances: 3, Franklin Pierce, 04/19/15
Putouts: 1, 5 times
Assists: 3, Franklin Pierce, 04/19/15
Runners CS: 1, 4 times


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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2014Freshman

    RHP
    6'1" 145 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2015Sophomore

    RHP
    6'1" 145 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2016Junior

    RHP
    6'1" 175 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2017Senior

    RHP
    6'1" 175 lbs
    7