Jennifer Spediacci

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 to 1900 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.

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. Spediacci was also a two-time National Fastpitch Coaches All-American for both the Second Team in 1998 and First Team as a senior. 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.

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.

Statistics

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