Freshman (2018): Outstanding rookie campaign where she emerged as one of the top young pitchers in D-III ... Brought home numerous honors including her selection as the UAA's Pitcher and Rookie of the Year ... NFCA All-Atlantic Region Third Team honoree ... Played in 31 games and made 19 starts ... Registered nine complete games ... Posted six shutouts, tops in the UAA and 30th nationally ... Named UAA Pitcher of the Week on five occasions ... Crafted a 17-6 record with her win total second in the UAA, 30th among D-III performers and 12th on the school's seasonal ladder ... Fanned 155 batters, good for the No. 2 spot on the conference chart, 32nd in D-III and 8th on the program's seasonal list ... Struck out 10 or more batters on four occasions ... 7.9 strikeouts per 7 innings led the league and ranked among the top 45 nationally ... Her conference-best four saves tied the school's seasonal mark ... Allowed an average of 4.97 hits per 7 innings, tops in the UAA and 31st in D-III ... First in the conference and 35th nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.54) ... Fanned a season-high 14 batters (tying the fourth-highest individual game total in school history) in a 2-0 win over Brandeis (Apr. 13) ... Tabbed as UAA Co-Pitcher of the Week (Apr. 16) after going 2-0 as a starter in the Brandeis series, allowing only one run and striking out 19 in 11 innings ... Captured both UAA and Louisville Slugger/NFCA D-III Pitcher of the Week accolades after accounting for three of the wins in a series sweep of Washington University (Apr. 6-7), allowing just one unearned run over 17 innings and striking out 13 while surrendering just eight hits and walking one ... Tossed a complete-game whitewash against WU in the series opener, surrendering just two hits and fanning seven ... Tabbed as UAA Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 20) after chalking up 19 scoreless frames and striking out 18 opponents in four appearances that resulted in three wins -- hurled back-to-back complete-game shutouts vs. No. 19 Berry (Feb. 18), fanning six and allowing three hits in the opener (2-0 Emory win), retiring 13 straight Vikings at one point, while following that effort with a four-strikeout outing in the nightcap (1-0 Emory win) ... First collegiate win came after providing four scoreless innings of relief, allowing just one hit while striking out seven in a 1-0 triumph over Averett (Feb. 15) ... UAA Pitcher of the Week (Apr. 3) after dialing up a 3-0 record and a save in a series sweep of Case Western (Mar. 30-31), finishing with an ERA of 0.49 over 14 1/3 innings of action where she allowed just one run and seven hits, while striking out 11 ... On the first day of action against Case Western, she tossed all six innings and allowed just two hits in an 8-0 victory in the opener before picking up save in the nightcap after escaping a two-on, two-out situation and preserving a 2-1 Eagle lead ... Allowed just one hit, a first-inning single (retired 19 straight batters after that), and struck out a dozen in helping the Eagles to a 2-1 win in the first game of a doubleheader vs. LaGrange (Apr. 17) ... Notched her third save of the year after going the final 1 1/3 innings and fanning three in a 2-1 second-game outcome vs. LaGrange (Apr. 17) ... Battled to a complete-game 3-2 win over Georgia Gwinnett (Apr. 25), the top-ranked team in NAIA, fanning a total of six batters ... Came away with her school-record tying fourth save after throwing hitless ball and striking out two over the final three frames in a 6-3 victory over NYU (Apr. 27) in the second game of a doubleheader ... Fanned 12 Maryville batters (May 11) in the opening game of the Atlanta NCAA Regional ... Held strong in relief and earned the win after not allowing an earned run and fanning six over six innings of action in a 4-2 elimination-game triumph over Lynchburg (May 12) in the NCAA Atlanta Regional ... Credited with the win in Emory's 5-1 triumph over Covenant (Feb. 24) after tossing three hitless innings of relief that saw her fan six.
High School:
Four-year member of the softball program at Detroit Country Day School ... Team captain as a senior ... Was coached by John Meyers ... Division 2 First Team All-State her final campaign ... All-State Honorable Mention as a junior ... Tapped as one of Oakland County's Top 40 Players To Watch For heading into her senior season ... Fanned 348 batters and had an ERA of 0.91.
Played travel ball for the NJ Cheetahs
Personal:
Daughter of Kevin and Debbie Spizizen ... Born Oct. 29.
Quote:
"I chose Emory because it offers the perfect balance between athletics and academics, and I felt that the school and softball program was a great fit for me."
