1999
#4 COLLEEN SPENCER
5-8 / Sophomore / Infield
Thousand Oaks, CAThousand Oaks High School
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Colleen made herself into Southern Miss’ starting second baseman last season by her steady play in the field. Grew more and more confident as the season went along. Had some of her best games last season against nationally ranked opponents Coach Harris’ squad finished last season with a record of 52-9, a final national ranking of eighth and became the first team in NCAA history to make the Women’s College World Series in its first year, or first-year back after having its program shutdown, and returns its entire team including a pair of first team All-Americans, pitcher Courtney Blades and infielder Amy Berman.  |
HIGH SCHOOL: Her Thousand Oaks team was Marmonte League Champions as well as a CIF Southern Section Division Isemifinalist...Was a first-team All Marmonte League Player and was voted her team’s most improved player...Batted .360 overall and .310 in league games...Also delivered a .479 slugging percentage to go with her .369 on base percentage and her .968 fielding percentage...Was a Thousand Oaks High School Scholar Athlete and a second team All Ventura County league player...Was a NFCA Scholar Athlete.
TRAVEL BALL: Played two years with the Thousand Oaks Sirens and two years with the Thousand Oaks Krunch...Also played one season with the Thousand Oaks Diamonds and the Gold Coast Scorpions before playing for her current team, the Southern California Stealth.
PERSONAL: Is the daughter of
Narda and Michael Spencer...Has one sister, Michelle (15)...Three of her
high school teammates signed to play softball at Arizona, Oregon State
and Notre Dame...Was on the math team as well as project concern and the
California Scholarship Federation....Was a member of the National Honor
Society as well as the Spanish Club and was the Fielder’s Choice Club President...Spent
time as a math tutor and was a youth teacher for St. Paschal Baylor Church
Confirmation Classes...Lists her mother and her father as her biggest role
models because, "My mom is such a hard worker and is always doing things
for other people. She is always trying to help someone else out. My father
because no matter what - he never gives up. No matter how bad a situation
could be, he’ll look for the better and go on until it is good again...Born
July 18, 1980.
1998
#4 COLLEEN SPENCER, Freshman
5-8, Infield
Thousand Oaks High School
Thousand Oaks, California
Will
get plenty of time this fall at second base for the Lady Eagles.
HIGH SCHOOL: Her Thousand Oaks team was Marmonte League Champions as well as a CIF Southern Section Division I semifinalist...Was a first-team All Marmonte League Player and was voted her team’s most improved player...Batted .360 overall and .310 in league games...Also delivered a .479 slugging percentage to go with her .369 on base percentage and her .968 fielding percentage...Was a Thousand Oaks High School Scholar Athlete and a second team All Ventura County league player...Was a NFCA Scholar Athlete.
TRAVEL BALL: Played two years with the Thousand Oaks Sirens and two years with the Thousand Oaks Krunch...Also played one season with the Thousand Oaks Diamonds and the Gold Coast Scorpions before playing for her current team, the Southern California Stealth.
PERSONAL:Is the daughter of Narda and Michael Spencer...Has one sister, Michelle (15)...Three of her high school teammates signed to play softball at Arizona, Oregon State and Notre Dame...Was on the math team as well as project concern and the California Scholarship Federation....Was a member of the National Honor Society as well as the Spanish Club and was the Fielder’s Choice Club President...Spent time as a math tutor and was a youth teacher for St. Paschal Baylor Church Confirmation Classes...Lists her mother and her father as her biggest role models because, "My mom is such a hard worker and is always doing things for other people. She is always trying to help someone else out. My father because no matter what - he never gives up. No matter how bad a situation could be, he’ll look for the better and go on until it is good again...Born July 18, 1980.
ON CHOOSING USM: I really liked Coach Harris and Coach Perkins, along with the campus and the number of majors Southern Miss offers.."
GOALS FOR THE 1998 SEASON: Improve my own abilities, be a good team leader and role model for the freshmen, sophomores, and juniors to help out team win Conference USA."
Colleen’s Favorites:
Food: Turkey
sandwich from Subway
TV Show:
I don’t watch much TV
Baseball Team:
New York Yankees
Class:
Math
Soda: Sprite
Movie:
A League of Their Own
MLB Player:
Cal Ripken Jr.
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