Carter Spivey

Height:
6-1
Weight:
184
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Aldie, Va.
High School:
Paul VI
Major:
MBA

· 2023 All-American Athletic Conference Second Team Selection
· 2023 NCBWA Preseason All-America Second Team
· 2023 Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-America Second Team
· 2023 AAC Preseason PItcher of the Year (AAC Coaches Unanimous)
· 2023 AAC Preseason Pitcher of the Year (Baseball America/D1Baseball/Perfect Game)
· 2023 All-AAC Preseason Team (AAC Coaches Unanimous)
· No. 13 AAC Prospect in 2023 MLB Draft (Perfect Game)
· No. 25 AAC Prospect in 2023 MLB Draft (D1Baseball)
· 2022 Collegiate Baseball All-America Third Team
· 2022 ABCA All-Atlantic Region Team
· 2022 NCBWA Stopper-of-the-Year Award Finalist
· 2022 American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year
· 2022 All-American Athletic Conference First Team Selection
· 2022 All-NCAA Greenville Regional Team
· American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week (April 17, 2023)
· American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week (April 25, 2022)

2023: Appeared in 24 games with 10 starts, moving into East Carolina’s weekend rotation ... Compiled a 7-3 record and 4.68 earned run average with 68 strikeouts and 22 walks in 77.0 innings of work ... Turned in a 4-1 record, 4.38 ERA and 30 strikeouts over 37.0 innings in American Athletic Conference play ... Led the club in victories and innings pitched ... Slotted second in the league in victories and fifth in runs allowed ... One of two ECU pitchers to throw a complete game shutout during the season (Josh Grosz) ... Ranked inside the top 100 nationally in victories ... Collected victories over Liberty (March 11), George Mason (March 25), UCF (April 6), Cincinnati (April 15, May 6 and May 24) and Memphis (May 13) ... Notched his lone save of the campaign at North Carolina (Feb. 26), throwing a scoreless inning as the Pirates knocked off the Tar Heels 6-5 in Chapel Hill ... East Carolina was 16-8 when he pitched in a game ... Registered multiple strikeouts in 18 contests ... Went the distance in the Pirates’ 10-0 win over Cincinnati, allowing four hits and striking out three batters to record the team’s second complete-game shutout of the campaign ... Tallied a career-high nine strikeouts over five innings in ECU’s 4-3 walkoff win over Missouri State (March 18) ... Fanned six batters twice – versus UCF and at South Florida (May 19) ... Posted three strikeouts in 2.0 innings against Oklahoma in an elimination game at the NCAA Charlottesville Regional, helping the Pirates knock off the Sooners 8-5 and advance to the regional final.

2022: Appeared in 35 games with two starts … Compiled a sparkling 8-0 record and 2.83 earned run average with 76 strikeouts against 19 walks in 76.1 innings of work … Tied for the club lead with five saves … Limited opposing batters to a .245 average … Ranked eighth nationally in appearances, 47th in victories and 54th in ERA ... Appeared in 10 AAC contests, putting together a 5-0 record and 1.91 ERA to go along with 23 strikeouts in 28.1 frames ... Paced the American Athletic Conference in earned run average, victories, earned runs allowed (20) and doubles allowed (6) while slotting second in appearances and fourth in opposing batting average ... Tied for the East Carolina single-season record for winning percentage (1.000) and was third in appearances … Moved into seventh on the program career chart in fewest hits allowed (105) … Was 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA in the NCAA Greenville Regional, adding seven strikeouts in seven innings pitched as well as a .214 opposing batting average ... Limited the opposition to a .235 average with runners on base ... Solid with two outs, allowing just 16 hits in 91 at bats (.176) ... Nailed down the 13-4 victory in the Greenville Regional championship game against Coastal Carolina (June 6), earning the start and going five innings while allowing just two earned runs with five strikeouts and no walks to end up as the pitcher of record ... Collected wins over North Carolina (Feb. 27), Wichita State (April 9), Tulane (April 23 and May 28), Cincinnati (April 29), Memphis (May 6), South Florida (May 14) and Coastal Carolina (June 6) ... Combined with three other pitchers to blank North Carolina (Feb. 27) ... Tallied a career-high seven strikeouts in games versus North Carolina (Feb. 27) and Tulane (April 23) ... Went a career-long 7.1 innings against Tulane (April 23), allowing just an unearned run with seven strikeouts in the 8-3 victory ... Registered multiple strikeouts in 20 appearances ... Notched saves against College of Charleston (March 18), Elon (March 23), UNCW (April 19), Duke (May 10) and Houston (May 19) ... Tabbed the ECU Jungle Pitching MVP.

2021: Made 12 appearances with three starts … Posted a 1-1 record with a 7.98 ERA … Allowed 16 runs (13 earned) on 17 hits … Struck out 15 and walked nine in 14.2 innings … Combined on one shutout in a 7-0 win over Cincinnati (April 2) … Earned lone win of the season in relief against Appalachian State (March 5) tossing 1.1 innings of scoreless relief with three strikeouts and two walks … Suffered loss at Wichita State (May 2) allowing five runs (all earned) on three hits in one third of an inning … Also made two starts against Duke (Feb. 23 and March 9) … Did not allow a run in six outings … Struck out at least one batter in a game eight times (multiple on five occasions) … Worked at least one inning of relief in a game six times … Tossed two-plus innings of relief in a game on three occasions with a season-high 2.2 against UCF in game two of a doubleheader … Fanned three batters in a game twice (Appalachian State/March 5 and Cincinnati/April 2) … Held opposing hitters to a .283 composite batting average … 2021 Summer: Played for the Charlottesville Tom Sox in the Valley League … Appeared in nine games (all in relief) … Posted a 2-0 record with three saves … Allowed four runs (all earned) on 11 hits for a 2.40 ERA … Struck out 16 while walking five in 15.0 innings … Pitched in one playoff game surrendering two hits and striking out one versus the Generals … Did not allow a run in seven of nine outings … Struck out at least one hitter eight games (multiple four times) … Both wins came against the Turks (June 29 and July 7) … Notched saves against the Generals, Cannons and Turks.

2020: Appeared in five games (all relief) during the shortened COVID-19 pandemic season … Member of a squad that posted a 13-4 record and finished ranked nationally in a pair of polls … Surrendered three runs (all earned) on six hits posting a 7.36 ERA … Struck out four and walked one in 3.1 innings of work … Made seasonal debut against William & Mary (Feb. 15) working a scoreless inning where he struck out a career-best three batters … Also tossed an inning of scoreless relief at Charlotte (March 7) giving up one hit in his final appearance of the season … Gave up single runs in three outings (Campbell/Feb. 19, Georgia Southern/Feb. 23, Indiana/Feb. 28) … Induced two fly ball and five ground outs … ECU outscored opponents 43-28 in games which he pitched.

2019: Made seven appearances (all in relief) … Posted a 1-0 record with a 19.50 ERA … Allowed 13 runs (all earned) on 12 hits in 6.0 innings … Struck out five and walked four … Induced eight fly outs, four groundouts and one double play … Made collegiate debut against Radford (Feb. 15) in game two of a doubleheader earning first career win … Surrendered two runs (both earned) on three hits with a strikeout in debut … Worked at least one inning of relief in four games with a career-high two against Radford … Allowed one or fewer hits in a contest four times (none on two occasions) … Did not allow a run in three of his seven outings … Fanned at least one batter in four games with a career-best two against Wichita State (May 24) in the AAC Championships … Pitched in just one game in league play where he allowed three runs (all earned) in one-third of an inning against Memphis (May 16) … Appeared in a pair of postseason games tossing 1.2 scoreless frames … 2019 Summer: Played summer ball for the Bethesda Big Train of the Cal Ripken League … Appeared in eight games (all relief) posting a 0-1 record with an 11.04 ERA … Allowed 10 runs (nine earned) on 15 hits in 7.1 innings … Struck out seven and walked seven.

Paul VI High School: Three-time letterwinner for coach Billy Emerson … Helped the Panthers to a 66-26 three-year record, which included the 2016 Southeastern Baseball Classic (SBC) title … Two-time All-WCAC performer (2017-18) … As a junior posted a 1-0 record with a 2.40 ERA … Struck out 31 batters in 20.0 innings … Closed out prep career going 4-3 with 55 strikeouts in 42.0 innings and a 1.65 ERA … Had a 23-inning scoreless streak which included a no-hitter against Gonzaga on April 11, 2018 … At the plate batted .301 with two home runs and 28 RBI … Led club with 10 extra base hits … Earned VISSA Second-Team All-State accolades … Also took home SBC All-Tournament Team, second-team all-conference, Nova Baseball Magazine Athlete-of-the-Week and Team MVP honors … Played travel ball for Evoshield Canes under the direction of Rob Younce …Rated as the 17th-best right-hander and 46th overall prospect in North Carolina by Perfect Game … On a national scale tabbed as a Top 500 recruit by Perfect Game … Named 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American … Also named All-Atlantic Regional Honorable Mention selection … Participated in several showcase events including 2016 WWBA Underclass World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2016 WWBA 2018 Grads/16U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2017 WWBA World Championship (Jupiter, Fla.) and 2017 WWBA 2018 Grads/17U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.) … Named to 2017 WWBA 2018 Grads/17U National Championship All-Tournament Team … Graduated with honors … A-B Honor Roll … Four-year student-athlete award recipient.

Personal: Full name is Carter Rhodes Spivey … Born in Fairfax, Va. … Son of Alison and Mark Spivey … Has one sibling (Cameron) … Mother was a gymnast at William & Mary, aunt Hope Spivey was gymnast at the University of Georgia and a member of the 1988 US Olympic National Team … Uncle Marshall Spivey played basketball and soccer at Davidson … Graduated with a BSBA in finance (Summer 2021) ... Ten-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2018-Spring 2021) … Four-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team member (2019-22).