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23 Preston Springer

  • Position First Base
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Denton, Texas
  • Highschool Denton HS

Biography

2011 SENIOR

Played summer ball for the North Texas Copperheads.

2010 JUNIOR

Played in 57 games with 55 starts, 44 as the designated hitter and 11 at first base...Hit .324 with 54 runs, 71 hits, 20 doubles, one triple, 11 home runs, 59 RBI and one stolen base...Named first team all-Valley...Named Valley Newcomer-of-the-Year...Named first team all-region...Named Valley Player-of-the-Week on March 1 and May 3...Named MVP of the South Alabama Tournament...Named National Player-of-the-Week by Collegiate Baseball on May 3...Named NCBWA National Hitter-of-the-Week on May 4...Had an 11-game hitting streak from April 24-May 14...Had 18 multiple-hit games and 17 multiple-RBI games...Had a season-high four hits against North Florida on Feb. 26...Had a season-high five RBI against Kansas on April 27 and against Oklahoma State on April 28...Went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double against Evansville on April 4...Went 3-for4 with five RBI and a home run against Kansas on April 27...Went 3-for-6 with five RBI, a double and a grand slam against Oklahoma State on April 28.

2009 SOPHOMORE (Odessa College)

Played sophomore season at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas...Hit .398 with 53 runs, 66 hits, 10 doubles, four triples, nine home runs and 50 RBI...Named a preseason All-American by Baseball America...Named all-conference honorable mention.

2008 FRESHMAN (Odessa College)

Played freshman season at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas...Hit .424 with 37 runs, 59 hits, 14 doubles, four triples, four home runs and 47 RBI...Earned all-conference honors.

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended Denton High School in Denton, Texas...Lettered three years in baseball...As a senior, hit .443 with 16 doubles, one triple, 12 home runs and 53 RBI...As a junior, hit .393 with nine doubles, four home runs and 40 RBI...As a sophomore, hit .420 with eight doubles, two triples, two home runs and 28 RBI...During senior season, named all-state, all-district and district MVP...Also named an all-star and was the captain of the varsity baseball team...As a junior, was named all-district and all-area...Member of team that won district, bi-district and area titles during senior season...Member of team that won bi-district title during junior season.



PERSONAL

Son of Kip and Jan Springer...Born Sept. 26, 1988, in Denton, Texas...Has one brother, Colby...Is majoring in communications at WSU...Also recruited by LSU, Louisville, Texas Tech, Northwestern and Loyola Marymount.


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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2010Junior

    First Base
    6'2" 216 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2011Senior

    First Base
    6'2" 215 lbs
    23