Biography
Personal: Joseph Adam Spurlin is the son of Joe and former Valdosta State softball player Cindy Spurlin…Born on August 15, 1997.
2020: Appeared in 16 games while starting 15 and made two appearances out of the bullpen...Made all of his starts at shortstop...Hit .235 in 51 at bats with two homeruns and eight RBIs...Started off the year by going 4-for-7 with five RBIs, four runs scored, two homeruns, and a double on Feb. 14 and 15 against Delaware State...Had three multi-hit games while primarily batting eighth...Ended the season by reaching base in the final seven games.
2019: Started all 53 games he appeared in, hitting .216 (40-185) with eight doubles, seven home runs, 33 runs, 20 RBIs, and 27 walks. He also owned a .373 slugging percentage, a .322 on-base percentage, and swiped eight bags on 12 attempts...Had nine multi-hit games, five mult-RBI games, a five-game hit streak, and a nine-game reached base streak...In the field, he recorded 89 putouts with 125 assists for a .968 fielding percentage. He also helped turn 29 double plays, the third-most on the team...On the mound, he went 0-1 with a 7.88 ERA in seven relief appearances. Spurlin allowed nine runs (seven earned) on seven hits and six walkouts while striking out four in 8.0 innings...Hit 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBIs, and a run in the win over Quinnipiac. It marked his first home run as a Phoenix...Had a big day at High Point as he finished 2-for-4 with a grand slam, a double, one run, five RBIs, and a base on balls...With Game Two at Western Carolina knotted at 11-11 in the 10th inning, he walked and stole second with one out. A wild pitch moved him up to third. When rounding the bag, he ran into the Catamount third baseman, who was called for obstruction...Batted 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Game Two at Charleston...Batted 2-for-3, homered, scored twice, walked, and stole a base to help cap off the series sweep of James Madison...Belted a two-run homer and scored twice to finish 1-for-3 in a CAA Tournament win over UNCW. The effort helped the Phoenix reach the CAA Championship title game for the first time in program history.
At Florence Darlington Tech: Played at Florence Darlington Tech in 2018...Through 41 games, hit .280 with five home runs, 26 hits hits, six doubles, one triple, eight walks, 26 RBIs, 20 runs, 10 stolen bases...Went 1-for-4 with a triple and brought in three runs in a win over Cecil...Finished 2-for-3 with four RBIs, two runs, and a walk in a win at USC Union...Drove in five runs with a 4-for-5 effort at the plate in a win at Guilford Tech. He had two long balls, a double, and touched home three times on the day.
At Augusta University: Played at Augusta in 2017, where he appeared in 29 games...He scored nine runs, recorded five extra-base hits, and drove in nine runs...Hit 2-for-4 with two RBIs, a run, and a walk in a win over UNC Pembroke...Batted 2-for-4 with a double, drove in three runs, and scored another the following day in the series finale against the Braves.
Prep: Won the 2015 Region 1-6A Championship as a part of Kyle Kirk's team at Tift County High School...2016 Georgia Dugout Club All-State, First Team Region 1-6A, Team MVP, and Wendy's High School Heisman Finalist...Mr. TCHS...Honor Graduate.
