2008-09 Softball Roster

14 Bree Spence

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • High School Countryside HS
  • Hometown Clearwater, Fla.

Biography

Senior (2009): Appeared in 21 games, started in nine of them ... Finished Holds records on USF all-time career list in several categories; third in saves (11), fourth in innings pitched (587.0) and wins (56) and fifth in strikeouts( 363) ... ERA of 2.45 ... Struck out 29 batters while pitching in 51.1 innings ... 2/6 vs. UNC Greensboro-Pitched 4 innings and struck out four batters while getting the 5-2 win ... 2/20 vs. Rhode Island-Struck out six batters while pitching in 5 innings and getting the 7-1 win ... 3/7 vs. Lehigh-Struck out a season high nine batters.

2008: Utilized a medical redshirt.

Junior (2007): Posted an ERA of 1.22, setting a new personal best while finishing second on the team ... Tied for second with 17 starts in the circle and four combined shutouts ... Made 30 appearances, second most ... Set a personal best with four saves and finished third on the team ... Four saves tie her for sixth most in a season ... 92 innings pitched were third most ... Ranked fourth with 51 career wins, sixth with 535 and two-thirds innings pitched and seventh with 334 strikeouts ... Nine all-time saves puts her in a tie for fourth place ... Ranked the following in the BIG EAST: fourth in ERA, tied for fourth in saves, ninth in least hits allowed (98), third in least runs allowed (31), second in least earned runs allowed (16), first in least walks allowed (15) ... Started six BIG EAST games, while making 11 appearances ... Starts and appearances second best ... ERA of 0.97 was the second-best on team ... Perfect 2-0 record in league games ... Allowed only four earned runs in 29 innings pitched ... Ranked the following among the BIG EAST in league games: third in ERA, seventh in least hits allowed (33), fourth in least runs allowed (9), third in least earned runs allowed (4), fifth in least walks allowed (9) ... Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll on April 2 ... 2/10 vs. Arkansas – Came into the game and picked up the win... 2/17 vs. Wichita State - Picked up her first save of the season pitching a hitless, scoreless seventh inning ... Struck out two ... 3/6 vs. Robert Morris (Game One) - Registered her first double-digit strikeout performance of the season, retiring 10 batters on Ks ... 3/8 vs. North Carolina - Recorded career-strikeout 300 with her two Ks in the game ... 3/30 vs. Rutgers (Game Two) - Picked up her ninth-career save, tying her for third place all-time ... 4/1 vs. Villanova (Game Two) - Picked up her 50th-career victory, putting her in fourth-place all-time ... Threw six innings, allowing one run on three hits with four Ks.

Sophomore (2006): Named Second Team All-BIG EAST ...BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 27, putting together a record of 1-0, an ERA of 0.00, scattering four hits in 13 and one-third innings of work while posting 12 Ks and no walks ... Also pitched a one hitter against Indiana (2/25/06) ... Listed on the BIG EAST Honor Roll twice during the season (4/17 and 4/24) ... Part of a USF pitching staff that finished the season ranked 15th in the nation in ERA (1.42) ... Finished the season ranked 32nd in the country with an ERA of 1.37 ... Finished ranked the following among the BIG EAST: fourth in ERA, tied for eighth in Ks, 10th with 38 strikeouts looking, fourth in opposing batting average, tied for third in appearances, fifth in innings pitched, fourth in wins, second in games started, tied for fourth lowest walks allowed ... ... Ranked the following in the USF single-season record books: ninth in innings pitched and tied for ninth in strikeouts ... Finished second on the team in ERA, wins, appearances, shutouts, complete games, strikeouts, opposing batting average and innings ... Led the team in games started and combined shutouts ... Strikeout to walk ratio is 6.1 ... Compiled a record of 9-2 in BIG EAST games, while posting an ERA of 1.23 and striking out 39 batters 62 and two-thirds innings ... Posted eight games with five-plus strikeouts and notched two 10-strikeout games ... Ranked the following among all players in BIG EAST games only: fourth in ERA, tied for third in wins and eighth in innings pitched, tied for fourth lowest in earned runs allowed (11) and walks (9) ... 2/10/05 vs. Western Kentucky - Pitched six innings in her first start of the season ... 2/12/06 vs. Western Kentucky - Threw a one-hitter while pitching five innings ... Picked up her first win of the year in a complete game ... 2/15/06 vs. Florida - Struck out five in four innings of work while not allowing a walk ... 2/19/06 vs. FAMU - Picked up her first complete-game shutout win of the year ... Did not give up an extra base hit in her seven innings of work ... 2/20/06 vs. Jacksonville - Tallied her third win of the year and her second straight ... Tallied her fourth-straight game without allowing a walk ... 2/25/06 vs. Indiana - Pitched her first-career one-hitter complete game shutout ... In seven innings, she struck out seven while not allowing a walk ... 3/3/06 vs. Sam Houston State - Came in and got the save ... Struck out 2-of-3 batters ... 3/9/06 vs. Boston University - Posted the shutout victory, pitching four of five innings ... did not allowing a walk ... 3/18/06 vs. Ohio - Threw a one-hitter in six innings of work ... Combined for the shutout win ... Retired 11 straight batters and struck out three ... 3/21/06 vs. UIC (Game Two) - Picked up the complete-game win in a 9-1 five-inning victory ... Only allowed one hit while in the circle ... 3/22/06 vs. Towson - Posted the complete-game shutout win in a 3-0 victory ... 3/24/06 vs. Siena - Recorded her second-straight complete-game shutout win (8-0) ... Set a new career-high in Ks, striking out 10 batters in five-innings ... 3/26/06 vs. Siena - Picked up the complete-game shutout win while tying her new career mark of 10 Ks ... 4/2/06 vs. St. John’s (Game One) - Picked up her second-straight league win, combining for a 2-0 shutout victory ... 4/2/06 vs. St. John’s (Game Two) - Came in the game in the eighth inning and threw four shutout innings to lead USF to a 3-2 11th inning win ... Picked up her third straight BIG EAST win throwing a one-hitter... 4/15/06 vs. Louisville (Game One) - Picked up her 17th victory of the season... 4/23/06 vs. Syracuse (Game One) - Picked up her 19th win of the season ... Did not give up any extra-base hits in the game ... 4/30/06 vs. DePaul (Game One) - Struck out seven en route to her 20th victory of the year ... 5/6/06 vs. Villanova (Game One) - Got the start and combined for the shutout win ... Retired 15 batters in a row ... 5/20/06 vs. FAU (NCAA Regional) - Got the start and pitched three and one-third scoreless innings ... Scattered three hits and didn’t allow a walk while in the circle ... 5/21/06 vs. FAU (NCAA Regional) - Started in the circle for the Bulls and didn’t allow a hit or run in her two innings of work ... 5/27/06 vs. UCLA (NCAA Super Regional) - Got the start in the circle and allowed two runs on five hits in six innings of work ... 5/28/06 vs. UCLA (NCAA Super Regional) - Came in the game in the sixth inning and pitched one and one-thirds hitless, scoreless innings.

Freshman (2005): Named C-USA Freshman of the Year and was named to all-freshman team ... Received C-USA All-Tournament honors ... Worked as hard off the field, as she was named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... Set new USF freshman records in wins (23), games pitched (51) and innings pitched (243.2) ... Played solid in the starting role and coming in the game in relief, as she led the team in ERA (1.87) and saves (3) ... Ranked the following in the USF single-season record book: sixth in saves, fourth in innings pitched, eighth in victories ... Pitched 14 complete games while making 51 appearances in the circle ... Threw two shutouts and combined for three ... Stifled batters in conference action, posting an ERA of 0.92 in C-USA games ... Also was one of the Bulls’ offensive threats, hitting in 64 games ... Finished fourth in homers, hitting five out of the park ... Ranked fifth in doubles with six on the year ... Tallied seven multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games ... Her first-career home run was a grand slam against Seton Hall on Feb. 19 ... Led the pitching staff in strikeouts, posting 124 K’s ... Of the 124 K’s, 48 batters struck out looking ... Finished ranked the following in C-USA: fifth in ERA, seventh in strikeouts, tied for third in saves, seventh in games finished, fourth in strikeouts looking, tied for first in appearances, tied for seventh in games in relief, second in innings pitched, tied for second in wins, first in games started ... 2/4/05 vs. Auburn - Pitched in her first collegiate game and received a no-decision ... 2/4/05 vs. Kentucky - Went 1-for-2 and registered her first-career RBI - the game-winning RBI ... 2/5/05 vs. Illinois State - Notched her first collegiate win, pitching a complete game in a 4-1 win ... 2/11/05 vs. Coastal Carolina - Picked up her first career save as a Bull ... Scored her first run and tallied her first sacrifice of the year starting the game in the designated player spot before moving to the circle ... 2/13/05 vs. Coastal Carolina - Tallied her second-career save... 2/19/05 vs. Seton Hall - Tallied her second collegiate hit and first-career home run - a grand-slam home run - in a pinch-hit situation ... Got her second win of the year in the circle, getting the starting nod ... 2/19/05 vs. Jacksonville - Hit a two-run home run as the designated player ... 2/25/05 vs. Wagner - Started the game as the designated hitter ... Went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs ... Came in relief in the fourth inning, allowing no hits, runs or walks ... Hit a two-run homer in the sixth and hit a double... 2/26/05 vs. Illinois - Hit another two-run home run... 2/26/05 vs. Temple - Got the start on the mound and picked up her fourth win of the season ... 3/1/05 vs. Maine (Game Two) - Pitched a complete-game shutout - her first of the year ... 3/2/05 vs. St. Bonaventure (Game Two) - Picked up her fourth-straight win and her second win in two days ... Pitched a complete game, going the distance in eight innings ... 3/5/05 vs. No. 15 Florida - Struck out eight in eight and two-thirds innings of work ... 3/805 vs. Temple - Went 1-for-2 as a pinch hitter ... Drove in a run and scored a run ... 3/13/05 vs. Illinois - Pitched her sixth complete game of the year... 3/19/05 vs. Louisville (Game One) - Pitched a complete game - her seventh of the year ... Didn’t allow a walk or an earned run... 3/25/05 vs. Southern Miss (Game One) – Picked up tenth win of the season ... Went 2-for-5 in the game, scoring two runs and driving in two runs... 3/26/05 vs. Southern Miss - Got the start on the mound, picking up a win... Went 1-for-2 in the game ... 4/3/05 vs. East Carolina - Pitched her 10th complete game of the year ... Didn’t allow an earned run in the game while striking out five batters ... 4/13/05 versus No. 15 Florida - Got the start in the circle and only allowed one earned run in six innings of work ... Tallied an RBI single in the game ... 4/17/05 vs. Charlotte - Went 2-for-3 and scored a run ... 4/23/05 vs. Houston (Game One) - Pitched her 12th complete game of the year in a 5-1 win ... Didn’t walk a batter... 5/8/05 vs. Saint Louis - Picked up her second consecutive win, scattering four hits in five innings of work ... C-USA TOURNAMENT ... 5/12/05 vs. Houston - Pitched a three-hitter in her 20th win of the season ... NCAA REGIONAL ... 5/20/05 vs. UCF - Got the start in the circle and picked up her 22nd win of the year, setting a new freshman record for wins in a season ... Went 2-for-3 in the game and scored two runs ... 5/21/05 vs. UCF - Pitched a complete game for her 23rd win of the year.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in softball at Countryside High ... Named to the all-state team all four years ... Honored as a Top 10 Athlete of Tampa Bay in 2002 ... Member of the Countryside team that was ranked No. 1 in the nation was state champion in 2002 ... Was a First Team All-Suncoast selection all four years in high school ... Named First Team Pitcher of the Year from 2002-04 ... Posted an ERA of 0.08 in her sophomore year ... Played club ball for the Clearwater Bullets and the Tampa Mustangs ... Won the NSA and AAU World Series with the Clearwater Bullets ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Was the English Student of the Year in 2003 ... Won the U.S. Marine Scholastic Excellence Award and the President’s Outstanding Academic Award ... Graduated summa cum laude.

Personal: Full name is Bree Nicole Spence ... Born on July 6, 1986, in Port Richey, Fla. ... Daughter of Catrina and Todd Spence ... Has one sister, Carolyn, 17 ... Majoring in exercise science.

 

OVERALL STATS

Year

ERA

W

L

App

GS

SV

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

2006

1.75

21

10

44

37

2

200.0

165

62

39

23

141

2007

1.57

7

4

30

17

4

92.0

98

31

16

15

69

TOTAL

1.70

28

14

74

54

6

292.0

263

93

55

38

210


CONFERENCE STATS

Year

ERA

W

L

App

GS

SV

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

2006

1.58

9

2

13

10

1

62.2

56

15

11

9

39

2007

1.24

2

0

11

6

1

29.0

33

9

4

9

19

TOTAL

1.47

11

2

24

16

2

91.2

89

24

15

18

58

 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2004-05Freshman

    Pitcher
    5'10"
    14
  • 14

    2005-06Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'10"
    14
  • 14

    2006-07Junior

    Pitcher
    5'10"
    14
  • 14

    2007-08Senior

    Pitcher
    5'10"
    14
  • 14

    2008-09Redshirt Senior

    Pitcher
    5'10"
    14