8 Aaron Sparks
8 - Aaron Sparks
Height: 6-3
Weight: 220
Bats/Throws: L/L
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Troutman, N.C.
High School: Wilkes Central HS
Previous College: Catawba Valley CC
Position: P/INF
app 12
gs 12
w 2
l 8
sv 0
ip 66.2
era 8.23
whip 2.05
k 34

2015: Started all nine games that he appeared in on the mound for E&H ... Posted a team-high two wins with one complete game vs. Washington and Lee (Apr. 4) ... Fanned a team-high 33 batters this season ... Pitched in a team-high 58.1 innings ... Struck out seven at Virginia Wesleyan (Mar. 28) ... Also had a hit in four at bats as a hitter

2014: Pitched in 10 games his junior season starting eight ... Posted two wins and a save with four complete games ... Threw 56.1 innings on the year with 25 strikeouts ... Earned victories against Tennessee Temple (Feb. 22) and at Eastern Mennonite (Mar. 1) ... Picked up a save against Bridgewater (Mar. 15) ... Also was the Wasps' designated hitter in seven games with five starts ... Batted .263 (5-for-19) with two RBI and a walk ... A member of the All-ODAC Academic Team.

Previous School - Catawba Valley Community College
2013: Played at CVCC for Head Coach Frank Pait prior to transferring to Emory & Henry.

2012: Missed the majority of the 2012 season with an injury. Earned a medical hardship waiver.

Recent Games
Apr 16 at Washington and Lee L, 8-1
Apr 16 at Washington and Lee L, 10-6
Apr 19 Roanoke L, 3-1
Apr 20 Ferrum W, 7-5
Apr 23 No. 6 Randolph-Macon L, 22-1
Apr 23 No. 6 Randolph-Macon L, 19-7
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 12 8
Plate appearances 0 0
At Bats 0 0
Runs 0 0
Hits 0 0
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 0
Total bases 0 0
Walks - -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts - -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average - -
On Base Percentage - -
Slugging Percentage - -
Appearances 12 8
Games started 12 8
Wins 2 1
Losses 8 6
Saves 0 0
Complete Games 1 -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 66.2 46.2
Hits 115 82
Runs 77 59
Earned Runs 61 44
Walks 22 14
Strikeouts 34 23
Strikeouts per Game 4.59 4.44
Doubles Allowed 15 9
Triples Allowed 2 1
WHIP - -
Home Runs Allows 7 4
At Bats Against 300 214
Batting Average Against .383 .383
Earned Run Average 8.23 8.49
Wild pitches 8 5
Hit Batters 10 7
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 3 3
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 6 5
Total Chances 26 21
Put Outs 6 6
Assists 17 12
Errors 3 3
Fielding Percentage .885 .857
Double Plays 2 2
Stolen Bases Allowed 7 6
Runners Caught Stealing 5 2
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage .417 .250
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -
Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 6 at Berry L, 8-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 6 at Berry L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 at Berry L, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 at Covenant L, 6-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 12 at Covenant L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 at Covenant L, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 at No. 17 Methodist L, 14-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 20 at No. 17 Methodist L, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at No. 17 Methodist W, 11-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 Mount Aloysius W, 4-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 27 Mount Aloysius L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 Mount Aloysius W, 21-11 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 Hampden-Sydney W, 8-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 5 Hampden-Sydney L, 17-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Piedmont L, 32-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 at No. 9 Birmingham-Southern L, 14-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 at Eastern Mennonite L, 11-7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 12 at Eastern Mennonite L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at Guilford L, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Lynchburg L, 8-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 21 at Lynchburg W, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Centre W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Bridgewater L, 17-9 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 25 Bridgewater L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Roanoke W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Virginia Wesleyan L, 14-10 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 2 Virginia Wesleyan L, 15-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Guilford W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at No. 10 Shenandoah L, 8-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 10 at No. 10 Shenandoah L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Greensboro W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Greensboro L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Washington and Lee L, 8-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 16 at Washington and Lee L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Roanoke L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Ferrum W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 No. 6 Randolph-Macon L, 22-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 23 No. 6 Randolph-Macon L, 19-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 6 at Berry L, 8-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 6 at Berry L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 at Berry L, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 at Covenant L, 6-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 12 at Covenant L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 at Covenant L, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 at No. 17 Methodist L, 14-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 20 at No. 17 Methodist L, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at No. 17 Methodist W, 11-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 Mount Aloysius W, 4-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 27 Mount Aloysius L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 Mount Aloysius W, 21-11 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 Hampden-Sydney W, 8-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 5 Hampden-Sydney L, 17-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Piedmont L, 32-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 at No. 9 Birmingham-Southern L, 14-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 at Eastern Mennonite L, 11-7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 12 at Eastern Mennonite L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at Guilford L, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Lynchburg L, 8-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 21 at Lynchburg W, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Centre W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Bridgewater L, 17-9 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 25 Bridgewater L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Roanoke W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Virginia Wesleyan L, 14-10 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 2 Virginia Wesleyan L, 15-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Guilford W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at No. 10 Shenandoah L, 8-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 10 at No. 10 Shenandoah L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Greensboro W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Greensboro L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Washington and Lee L, 8-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 16 at Washington and Lee L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Roanoke L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Ferrum W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 No. 6 Randolph-Macon L, 22-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 23 No. 6 Randolph-Macon L, 19-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 6 at Berry L, 8-4 1 0 0 0 5.0 8 4 4 7.20 - 3 3 1
Feb 6 at Berry L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 at Berry L, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 at Covenant L, 6-3 1 0 1 0 5.0 11 6 5 9.00 - 0 3 1
Feb 12 at Covenant L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 at Covenant L, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 at No. 17 Methodist L, 14-5 1 0 1 0 3.0 8 7 7 21.00 - 2 2 1
Feb 20 at No. 17 Methodist L, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at No. 17 Methodist W, 11-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 Mount Aloysius W, 4-1 1 1 0 0 7.0 6 1 1 1.29 - 3 3 -
Feb 27 Mount Aloysius L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 Mount Aloysius W, 21-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 Hampden-Sydney W, 8-4 1 1 0 0 8.0 9 4 3 3.38 - 0 5 -
Mar 5 Hampden-Sydney L, 17-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Piedmont L, 32-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 at No. 9 Birmingham-Southern L, 14-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 at Eastern Mennonite L, 11-7 1 0 1 0 5.0 12 9 7 12.60 - 3 2 1
Mar 12 at Eastern Mennonite L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at Guilford L, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Lynchburg L, 8-4 1 0 1 0 6.0 7 3 2 3.00 - 3 5 -
Mar 21 at Lynchburg W, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Centre W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Bridgewater L, 17-9 1 0 1 0 4.1 11 11 7 14.54 - 2 1 -
Mar 25 Bridgewater L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Roanoke W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Virginia Wesleyan L, 14-10 1 0 0 0 3.2 9 8 8 19.64 - 3 2 2
Apr 2 Virginia Wesleyan L, 15-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Guilford W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at No. 10 Shenandoah L, 8-2 1 0 1 0 7.1 12 8 6 7.36 - 0 5 1
Apr 10 at No. 10 Shenandoah L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Greensboro W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Greensboro L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Washington and Lee L, 8-1 1 0 1 0 7.0 12 8 3 3.86 - 2 3 -
Apr 16 at Washington and Lee L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Roanoke L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Ferrum W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 No. 6 Randolph-Macon L, 22-1 1 0 1 0 5.1 10 8 8 13.50 - 1 0 -
Apr 23 No. 6 Randolph-Macon L, 19-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 6 at Berry L, 8-4 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - 1 1.000 - -
Feb 6 at Berry L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 at Berry L, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 at Covenant L, 6-3 0 0 0 0 - - 1 2 .667 - -
Feb 12 at Covenant L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 at Covenant L, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 at No. 17 Methodist L, 14-5 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 20 at No. 17 Methodist L, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at No. 17 Methodist W, 11-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 Mount Aloysius W, 4-1 4 0 4 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Feb 27 Mount Aloysius L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 Mount Aloysius W, 21-11 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 Hampden-Sydney W, 8-4 5 2 2 1 .800 1 - - - - -
Mar 5 Hampden-Sydney L, 17-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Piedmont L, 32-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 at No. 9 Birmingham-Southern L, 14-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 at Eastern Mennonite L, 11-7 1 0 0 1 .000 - 2 1 .333 - -
Mar 12 at Eastern Mennonite L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at Guilford L, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Lynchburg L, 8-4 3 0 3 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Lynchburg W, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Centre W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Bridgewater L, 17-9 2 1 1 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Mar 25 Bridgewater L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Roanoke W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Virginia Wesleyan L, 14-10 0 0 0 0 - - 2 - - - -
Apr 2 Virginia Wesleyan L, 15-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Guilford W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at No. 10 Shenandoah L, 8-2 2 1 0 1 .500 - - 1 1.000 - -
Apr 10 at No. 10 Shenandoah L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Greensboro W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Greensboro L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Washington and Lee L, 8-1 4 2 2 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Apr 16 at Washington and Lee L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Roanoke L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Ferrum W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 No. 6 Randolph-Macon L, 22-1 4 0 4 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Apr 23 No. 6 Randolph-Macon L, 19-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2013-14 17 19 1 5 - - - 2 1 1 - 1 .263 .286 .263
2014-15 13 4 0 1 - - - 0 - - - - .250 .250 .250
2015-16 12 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Total 42 23 1 6 - - - 2 1 1 - 1 .261 .280 .261
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2013-14 17 - 1 - 5 0 1 11 1 11.00 21
2014-15 13 - - - 1 0 - 1 2 0.50 4
2015-16 12 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 42 - 1 - 6 0 1 12 3 4.00 25
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
2013-14 10 8 2 5 1 4 56.1 73 44 35 16 25 3.99 4 5.59 1.58
2014-15 9 9 2 5 0 1 58.1 82 53 37 22 33 5.09 3 5.71 1.78
2015-16 12 12 2 8 0 1 66.2 115 77 61 22 34 4.59 7 8.23 2.05
Total 31 29 6 18 1 6 181.1 270 174 133 60 92 4.57 14 6.60 1.82
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2013-14 17 16 2 14 0 1.000 1 7 4 .364 - -
2014-15 13 17 2 12 3 .824 - 17 2 .105 - -
2015-16 12 26 6 17 3 .885 2 7 5 .417 - -
Total 42 59 10 43 6 .898 3 31 11 .262 - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Total 12 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Away 7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 10 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
-
February 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
March 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
April 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Total 12 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Wins 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 10 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
February 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
March 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
April 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
Total 12 12 2 8 0 1 66.2 115 77 61 22 34 4.59 7 8.23 2.05
Conference 8 8 1 6 0 - 46.2 82 59 44 14 23 4.44 4 8.49 2.06
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Home 5 5 2 2 0 1 28.1 45 32 27 9 11 3.49 2 8.58 1.91
Away 7 7 0 6 0 - 38.1 70 45 34 13 23 5.40 5 7.98 2.17
Neutral - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Wins 2 2 2 0 0 1 15.0 15 5 4 3 8 4.80 - 2.40 1.20
Losses 10 10 0 8 0 - 51.2 100 72 57 19 26 4.53 7 9.93 2.30
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February 4 4 1 2 0 1 20.0 33 18 17 8 11 4.95 3 7.65 2.05
March 4 4 1 3 0 - 23.1 39 27 19 8 13 5.01 1 7.33 2.01
April 4 4 0 3 0 - 23.1 43 32 25 6 10 3.86 3 9.64 2.10
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Total 12 26 6 17 3 .885 2 7 5 .417 - -
Conference 8 21 6 12 3 .857 2 6 2 .250 - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 15 3 11 1 .933 1 4 - - - -
Away 7 11 3 6 2 .818 1 3 5 .625 - -
Neutral - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 9 2 6 1 .889 1 - - - - -
Losses 10 17 4 11 2 .882 1 7 5 .417 - -
-
February 4 5 0 5 0 1.000 - 1 3 .750 - -
March 4 11 3 6 2 .818 1 3 1 .250 - -
April 4 10 3 6 1 .900 1 3 1 .250 - -