Spalding University Athletics

Awards and Recognitions:

2024 Academic All-American
2024 Academic All-District
2024 SLIAC All-Academic Team
2024 ABCA/Rawlings Region 8 All-Defensive Team
2024 ABCA/Rawlings All-American Third Team
2024 D3Baseball All-American Fifth Team
2024 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team
2024 D3Baseball All-Region Second Team
2024 SLIAC All-Conference First Team
2023 Academic All-American
2023 Academic All-District
2023 SLIAC All-Academic Team
2023 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Second Team
2023 D3Baseball All-Region Second Team
2023 SLIAC All-Conference First Team
2023 SLIAC Hitter of the Week (2 times, 5/1/2023 and 3/27/2023)

2024 (Junior): Hunter Strong started all 45 games in the 2024 season. Strong set new career highs across multiple categories including batting average (.394), runs (48), and triples (4). The junior set career highs and led the team in home runs (12), RBI's (51), and slugging percentage (.727). The catcher also tallied a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage on 354 chances. Strong is currently the career home runs record holder for Spalding during the Division III era, trading places during the season last year with teammate Jacob Spanyer. 

2023 (Sophomore): Hunter Strong appeared in 47 games in the 2023 season. Strong recorded 68 hits with an average of .376. The sophomore tallied a slugging percentage of .613 with eight home runs. He had an on base percentage of .437 for the season with 51 RBIs. 

2022 (Freshman): Hunter Strong appeared in 37 games in his first year. Strong had an average of .320 with a slugging percentage of .508. The freshman also had an on base percentage of .408 with 36 RBIs.