2012: Made 10 appearances, including nine starts on the weekend ... second on the team with 40 strikeouts in 47 2/3 innings pitched ... struck out 25 batters in 24 2/3 innings during Ivy League play ... notched the win vs. Lehigh, working six shutout innings with six strikeouts ... allowed three earned runs in five innings vs. Stony Brook ... threw six shutout innings vs. Yale, with a career-high seven strikeouts and one walk ... took a no-hit bid into the seventh and final inning at Dartmouth, eventually earning the win in a 4-3 game ... struck out six in 4 1/3 innings vs. Princeton.

2011: Made nine appearances ... started three times ... stellar collegiate debut with two perfect innings, including two strikeouts, in a 9-3 win vs. Illinois ... in first collegiate start, allowed one earned run on five hits in six innings at Florida Gulf Coast and struck out six batters in a 5-3 win ... tossed three shutout innings in final game at Central Florida ... started and earned the victory in 6-5 win over Manhattan ... did not allow a base hit through 2 2/3 innings to gain the victory in relief in series opener with Penn.

At Staples: Three-year letterwinner ... captain as a senior ... two-time all-state ... three-time all-area ... all-area MVP as a sophomore ... all-state all-star as a junior and senior ... conference tournament MVP as a seophomore ... team was conference tournament champions during sophomore and junior seasons ... pitched to a 21-5 record during high school career.

Personal: Economics and Political Science major ... enjoys basketball and reading ... attended same high school as former Lion standout John Baumann '08 ... son of Linda and Eric Speer ... David Alexander Speer, b. August 14, 1992 in Norwalk, Conn.