One of the premier young shortstops in the region ... Took some time to adjust to the college game offensively, but finished up his freshman season strong ... Is disciplined at the plate and the complete package at shortstop ... Has outstanding range and great feet ... Could be the Hokies' lead-off hitter in 2001 ... Possesses the speed to become a consistent base-stealer ... Handled the starting shortstop duties for 55 of 61 games last season as a freshman ... Helped the team set a school season record for double plays with 66 ... Showed steady progress at the plate after a slow start ... Hit .259 overall, but carried a .362 average in Tech's 21 Atlantic 10 games ... A team player who is both smart and competitive ... Should continue to get better ...
1999-00: Did not get a hit in his first five college games ... Broke the ice with a 3-for-4 outing against West Virginia ... Followed that with twohits and two RBIs against Ohio ... Drove in four runs and hit his first collegiate homer in a win at High Point ... Had five hits, including a pair of triples in Tech's three-game series with Rhode Island ... Collected two hits and two stolen bases in a home win against Virginia ... Hit a three-run home run in the ninth inning to give Tech a win at La Salle ... Was 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored in an NCAA loss to Cal State Fullerton ... Hit .324 over his last 23 games ... Went 9-for-14 in stolen bases ... Tied for the team lead in triples with three ... Also had four doubles and two homers ... Scored 33 runs and drove in 24 ... Committed 16 errors in his first 32 games, but had just five in his last 25 outings ...
High School: A rare five-year letterman who was the backup shortstop on his high school team as an eighth grader ... Started four years at shortstop for Coach Randy Keeton at Lawrence County High ... Was named the all-area co-player of the year as a junior and senior ... Batted .442 his senior year and stole a school record 53 bases ... Drove in 35 runs and scored 52 ... Contributed seven home runs on the way to garnering all-area, all-district, all-region and all-state honors ... Named to the district and region all-tournament teams ... Was also selected one of the Kentucky Senior All-Stars and was named to the West Virginia/Kentucky All-Conference team ... Finished his junior year with a .480 batting average and his sophomore season with a .389 average ... Stole 34 bases as a junior and 33 as a sophomore ... Earned all-area honors both seasons and also was chosen to the district all-tournament team both years ... Picked to the Kentucky Junior All-Star team ... Also lettered in basketball and football ... An outstanding student who was the valedictorian of his senior class ... Named to Who's Who in Sports and Who's Who Among American High School Students ...
Personal: Spencer Matthew Harris ... Born 11/23/80 in Middlesboro, KY ... Son of Michael and Debbie Harris ... Enrolled in human nutrition, foods and excercise.
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One of the premier young shortstops in the region ... Took some time to adjust to the college game offensively, but finished up his freshman season strong ... Is disciplined at the plate and the complete package at shortstop ... Has outstanding range and great feet ... Could be the Hokies' lead-off hitter in 2001 ... Possesses the speed to become a consistent base-stealer ... Handled the starting shortstop duties for 55 of 61 games last season as a freshman ... Helped the team set a school season record for double plays with 66 ... Showed steady progress at the plate after a slow start ... Hit .259 overall, but carried a .362 average in Tech's 21 Atlantic 10 games ... A team player who is both smart and competitive ... Should continue to get better ...
1999-00: Did not get a hit in his first five college games ... Broke the ice with a 3-for-4 outing against West Virginia ... Followed that with twohits and two RBIs against Ohio ... Drove in four runs and hit his first collegiate homer in a win at High Point ... Had five hits, including a pair of triples in Tech's three-game series with Rhode Island ... Collected two hits and two stolen bases in a home win against Virginia ... Hit a three-run home run in the ninth inning to give Tech a win at La Salle ... Was 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored in an NCAA loss to Cal State Fullerton ... Hit .324 over his last 23 games ... Went 9-for-14 in stolen bases ... Tied for the team lead in triples with three ... Also had four doubles and two homers ... Scored 33 runs and drove in 24 ... Committed 16 errors in his first 32 games, but had just five in his last 25 outings ...
High School: A rare five-year letterman who was the backup shortstop on his high school team as an eighth grader ... Started four years at shortstop for Coach Randy Keeton at Lawrence County High ... Was named the all-area co-player of the year as a junior and senior ... Batted .442 his senior year and stole a school record 53 bases ... Drove in 35 runs and scored 52 ... Contributed seven home runs on the way to garnering all-area, all-district, all-region and all-state honors ... Named to the district and region all-tournament teams ... Was also selected one of the Kentucky Senior All-Stars and was named to the West Virginia/Kentucky All-Conference team ... Finished his junior year with a .480 batting average and his sophomore season with a .389 average ... Stole 34 bases as a junior and 33 as a sophomore ... Earned all-area honors both seasons and also was chosen to the district all-tournament team both years ... Picked to the Kentucky Junior All-Star team ... Also lettered in basketball and football ... An outstanding student who was the valedictorian of his senior class ... Named to Who's Who in Sports and Who's Who Among American High School Students ...
Personal: Spencer Matthew Harris ... Born 11/23/80 in Middlesboro, KY ... Son of Michael and Debbie Harris ... Enrolled in human nutrition, foods and excercise.
