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Spencer Strider

RHP
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.68

ERA

101

Strikeouts
“Spencer Strider is the most accomplished pitcher I have seen in 30 years of coaching. He is a young man of great character, a very good student and has a tremendous work ethic. He is a great teammate and I have been blessed to coach him.”
Tommy Pharr
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 185-pound senior right-handed pitcher posted an 8-0 record on the mound with a 0.68 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 51 innings this past season, leading the Warriors (34-5) to the Division I-Class AA regional final. Ranked as the state's No. 3 recruit in the Class of 2017 by Perfect Game, Strider held opposing hitters to a .118 batting average and averaged 13.9 strikeouts per seven innings.

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Academic Achievement

Strider has maintained a 3.86 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at Clemson University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Strider has volunteered locally on behalf of youth baseball programs and assisted in landscaping projects for the elderly. "Spencer Strider is the most accomplished pitcher I have seen in 30 years of coaching," said Christian Academy of Knoxville head coach Tommy Pharr. "He is a young man of great character, a very good student and has a tremendous work ethic. He is a great teammate and I have been blessed to coach him."