At Delaware: Will work out of the Delaware bullpen.

2007: Appeared in eight games on the mound, going 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA and 15 strikeouts in just 11 innings of work • earned his first win against Temple on April 17 when he fired two innings of scoreless relief • during his final three appearances of the season, he notched 12 strikeouts and allowed just three hits over seven innings of work • only Delaware reliever to strike out four batters in three straight appearances • did not surrender an earned run in five of his eight appearances.

At Wilmington College 2006: Hit .285 with one home run, 16 RBI and 18 stolen bases under former Blue Hen standout Brian August • went 1-1 with a 2.00 ERA and held opponents to a .171 batting average on the mound • earned Academic All-Conference honors for second consecutive season.

2005: Hit .256 with one home run and six stolen bases • Academic All-Conference selection.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in baseball and football and three-year letterwinner in basketball at Newark High School • served as a two-year captain for all three sports • earned all-conference honors in baseball and football and all-state honors in baseball.

Personal: Steven Russell "Steve" Spiese ("speace") • son of Steven Spiese Sr. and Terreasa Spiese • older brother Erec was a backup quarterback for the football team at Delaware in 2002-03 • sport management major at Delaware.