Chelsea Spencer (born May 15, 1983) is an American, former collegiate All-American, professional four-time All-Star, softball player, who is currently the head coach at California.[1] She played college softball as a shortstop for the California Golden Bears in the Pac-12 Conference, and helped them to the 2002 Women's College World Series national title and two runner-up finishes in 2003 and 2004.[2][3]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | California |
| Conference | ACC |
| Record | 117–87–2 (.573) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 15, 1983 San Leandro, California |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (BS) |
| Playing career | |
| 2002–2005 | California |
| 2005 | New York/New Jersey Juggernaut |
| 2006–2008 | Philadelphia Force |
| 2009 | Rockford Thunder |
| 2010 | Tennessee Diamonds |
| Position(s) | Shortstop |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006 | Alameda HS (JV HC) |
| 2008 | Holy Names (GA) |
| 2007–2010 | Chabot Community College |
| 2011–2012 | Michigan State (asst.) |
| 2013–2018 | Oregon (asst.) |
| 2019–2020 | Texas (asst.) |
| 2021–present | California |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 117–87–2 (.573) |
Playing career
editAfter graduating from Arroyo High School in San Leandro, California, Spencer played softball at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) and started at shortstop from 2002 to 2005. During her time at California, she helped the Golden Bears to 4 straight Women's College World Series berths and a Pac-10 Title. Spencer graduated from UCB with a degree in American Studies in 2005.[4]
Spencer was drafted twenty-second overall in the 2005 NPF Draft by the New York/New Jersey Juggernaut of the National Pro Fastpitch league and played for several teams from 2005 to 2010, and won a title in 2009.[5]
Coaching career
editTexas
editOn July 10, 2018, Spencer was announced as an assistant coach for the Texas Longhorns softball team.[6]
California
editOn May 20, 2020, Spencer was announced as the new head coach for the California Golden Bears softball team.[7][8][9][10] She is the first openly LGBT head coach to lead the Cal program. [11]
Statistics
edit| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 2002 | 75 | 228 | 23 | 57 | .250 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 81 | .355% | 16 | 29 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 69 | 200 | 20 | 48 | .240 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 59 | .295% | 7 | 25 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 66 | 190 | 31 | 62 | .326 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 95 | .500% | 19 | 25 | 17 | 19 |
| 2005 | 67 | 191 | 37 | 52 | .272 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 67 | .351% | 19 | 25 | 15 | 18 |
| TOTALS | 277 | 809 | 111 | 219 | .270 | 118 | 15 | 1 | 36 | 302 | .373% | 61 | 104 | 37 | 42 |
Head Coaching Record
editCollege
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Golden Bears (Pac-12 Conference) (2021–2024) | |||||||||
| 2021 | California | 17–20 | 3–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2022 | California | 28–27–1 | 8–16 | T–8th | |||||
| 2023 | California | 35–21–1 | 9–14–1 | 6th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2024 | California | 37–19 | 9–13 | 7th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| California Golden Bears (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | California | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| California: | 117–87–2 (.573) | 29–53–1 (.355) | |||||||
| Total: | 117–87–2 (.573) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "2004 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Golden Bears California Record Book" (PDF). Calbears.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "California WCWS Stats". Ncaa.org. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "Chelsea Spencer Bio - The University of California Official Athletic Site". CalBears.com. Cal Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "Chelsea Spencer". Calbears.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "Softball announces Chelsea Spencer as new assistant coach". TexasSports.com. Texas Longhorns Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "Welcome Home: Former Cal All-American Chelsea Spencer Named Softball Head Coach". CalBears.com. Cal Athletics. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ "California Berkeley Hires Chelsea Spencer As New Head Softball Coach". FloSoftball.com. FloSoftball. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ "Former Cal All-American Chelsea Spencer Named Program's Head Coach". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ "Chelsea Spencer named Cal head coach". justinsworldsb.com. Justin's World of Softball. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Texas assistant coach Chelsea Spencer leaves the Longhorns to lead Cal's softball program". Retrieved May 2, 2021.