Jennifer Spediacci Explained

Jennifer Ann Spediacci (born 5 April 1978) is an Italian-American, former collegiate All-American, 2004 Olympian, right-handed batting softball pitcher, originally from Fremont, California. She was a student athlete for the Washington Huskies from 1997-00 in the Pac-12 Conference, competing in four Women's College World Series and holding the school ERA record. She also who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.^{[1] [2]}

College

Spediacci was a Second Team All-Pac-12 as a freshman and a three-time First Team in her other years. She was named Pitcher of the Year in 2000.^[3] Spediacci was also a two-time National Fastpitch Coaches All-American for both the Second Team in 1998 and First Team as a senior.^{[4] [5]} She led the Huskies to four straight college World Series and a national runner up finish in the 1999 Women's College World Series and a No. 1 ranking in 2000. As a senior, Spediacci struck out a career best 18 batters in a win against the Oregon State Beavers on May 13. She also won her 100th game on May 25 against the DePaul Blue Demons at that year's World Series.^[6]

Spediacci's career record at the World Series includes: going 7-2 with 57 strikeouts in 61.1 innings, surrendering 34 hits, 14 earned runs, 10 walks for a 1.60 ERA and 0.72 WHIP. She also contributed 4 hits, 5 walks and an RBI at the plate.^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

Statistics

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Washington Huskies

YEAR	W	L	GP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1997	15	7	32	23	10	5	2	139.0	125	55	39	43	116	1.96	1.21
1998	27	6	41	31	23	8	2	213.1	127	46	35	37	212	1.15	0.77
1999	24	9	41	34	20	11	1	226.1	112	50	32	44	250	0.99	0.69
2000	34	5	45	36	27	16	1	241.1	135	30	23	53	316	0.67	0.78
TOTALS	100	27	159	124	80	40	6	820.0	499	181	129	177	894	1.10	0.82

YEAR	G	AB	R	H	BA	RBI	HR	3B	2B	TB	SLG	BB	SO	SB	SBA
1997	42	97	7	27	.278	11	0	1	4	33	.340%	10	18	2	3
1998	54	125	18	37	.296	23	0	2	8	49	.392%	20	13	7	7
1999	61	146	23	45	.308	27	4	2	9	70	.479%	32	19	6	10
2000	48	115	18	34	.295	31	6	2	3	59	.513%	18	22	4	5
TOTALS	205	483	66	143	.296	92	10	7	24	211	.437%	80	72	19	25

Notes and References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sp/jennifer-spediacci-1.html . 20 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121215132516/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sp/jennifer-spediacci-1.html . 15 December 2012 .
2. Web site: Player Bio: Jennifer Spediacci . Gohuskies.com . 2020-07-13.
3. Web site: Husky Softball Records & History . Gohuskies.com . 2020-07-13.
4. Web site: 1998 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams . Nfca.org . 2020-07-13.
5. Web site: 2000 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams . Nfca.org . 2020-07-13.
6. Web site: DePaul vs Washington (May 25, 2000) . Ncaa.org . 2020-07-13.
7. Web site: Washington WCWS Stats 1997 . Ncaa.org . 2020-07-13.
8. Web site: Washington WCWS Stats 1998 . Ncaa.org . 2020-07-13.
9. Web site: Washington WCWS Stats 1999 . Ncaa.org . 2020-07-13.
10. Web site: Washington WCWS Stats 2000 . Ncaa.org . 2020-07-13.
11. Web site: Final 1997 Softball Statistics Report . Ncaa.org . 2020-07-13.
12. Web site: Final 1998 Softball Statistics Report . Ncaa.org . 2020-07-13.
13. Web site: Final 1999 Softball Statistics Report . Ncaa.org . 2020-07-13.
14. Web site: Final 2000 Softball Statistics Report . Ncaa.org . 2020-07-13.