Dallas Baptist University Athletics

CAREER HONORS
2022:
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award

2022 (JUNIOR)
Played in 49 games, making 43 starts … Posted career-highs in home runs (7), doubles (10), RBI (27), and runs (22) … vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Belted his first home run of the year with a three-run blast at No. 16 Texas Tech (2/22) … Went 2-for-3 with a double against No. 19 Texas Tech (3/1) … Doubled, stole a base, and drove in a run as part of a two-hit day versus Maryland (3/25) … vs. MVC OPPONENTS: Went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI to help DBU complete a three-game sweep of Missouri State (4/10) … vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Delivered a pair of base hits on Opening Day against Southeast Missouri (2/18) … Smashed a two-run homer to break up a tie game in the sixth inning versus Sam Houston (2/27) … His solo homer in the sixth inning gave DBU a 6-5 lead at San Diego (3/5) … Blasted a grand slam at Oklahoma (3/8) … Went 2-for-5 with a solo homer in a win over Southern Mississippi (3/13) … Broke up a tie ballgame in the third inning at Oral Roberts (3/18) with a three-run blast … MVC TOURNAMENT: Knocked in a pair of runs in a victory over Bradley (5/26) … Doubled and drove in two runs versus Southern Illinois (5/28) … AUSTIN REGIONAL: Ripped a double against Louisiana Tech (6/3).
 
2021 (SOPHOMORE)
Played in 42 games, making 21 starts in his first season at DBU … vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Went 1-for-3 with an RBI against No. 19 Indiana State … vs. MVC OPPONENTS: Went 2-for-2 with an RBI in a win over Valparaiso (4/1) in the MVC opener … Delivered an RBI double at Evansville (5/2) … vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Made his debut in a pinch-hitters role on Opening Day versus Austin Peay (2/20) … Made his first career start and smashed a solo home run for his first career hit as a Patriot against Austin Peay (2/22) … Homered as part of a two-hit day in a win over UTRGV (3/25) … FORT WORTH REGIONAL: Drove in the first of DBU’s five runs in the seventh inning in a comeback win over No. 6 TCU (6/5) … Went 1-for-3 with a run scored against Oregon State (6/6).
 
2020 (SOPHOMORE - COWLEY COLLEGE)
Compiled a .300 batting average in 22 games before the season was canceled.
 
2019 (FRESHMAN - COWLEY COLLEGE)
Earned First Team All-Conference honors after hitting .302 for a Cowley team that reached the NJCAA Division I World Series … Was second on the team in runs (59) and compiled a .436 on-base percentage.
 
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the Cheney Diamond Dawgs each of the last three summers and was two-time selection to the Sunflower Collegiate League All-Star Team … Spent the summer of 2019 with the Junction City Brigade and was named to the Mid-Plains League All-Star Team.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-year letterman at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School … Played for head coach Dominic Mussat … Named to the Kansas City Metro Baseball Coaches All-Star Team as a senior … Garnered Second Team All-State and First Team All-League honors in 2018.

PERSONAL
Born on February 7, 2000 … Parents are Joe and Elizabeth Specht … Has six siblings that all played sports at the collegiate level including his brother Frank (Baseball - University of Central Missouri), brother Warren (Baseball and Basketball - Francis Marion University), brother Joe (Baseball - Rockhurst University), sister Barbara (Volleyball - Cowley County College), sister Mary (Basketball - Drake University) and sister Susan (Volleyball - Benedictine University) … Majoring in Sports Management ... Favorite Bible verse is John 19:30.