Redshirt Junior - 2009: Played in all 60 games for FIU, starting in all but one ... Notched 40 hits, 21 RBIs and 19 runs in 165 at bats en route to a batting average of .242 for the year ... Tallied five doubles and a pair of homeruns ... Scored two runs on three occasions ... Had a season-high three hits versus Michigan State (2/13) ... Recorded a season-best five RBIs versus ULM (5/7) ... Registered 18 putouts against WKU (2/28) on her way to a team-high 358 putouts for the season ... Was second on the team in fielding percentage with a mark of .982.
Junior - 2008 (Medical Redshirt): Had six assists and one error for a .986 fielding percentage ... Started six games as a catcher and six at first base ... Had two multi hit games ... Went 2-for 4 with two doubles against Missouri ... Went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs in a 7-3 win over Providence ... A knee injury early in the season forced her to take a medical redshirt.
Sophomore - 2007: Split time at first base posting a team-best .994 fielding percentage ... Against conference opponents, hit 34 points higher than her season total ... Had her best game of the season against SBC foe ULM (4/28) as she picked up two hits, scored a run and drove in another ... Ended the season on a six-game hitting streak.
Freshman - 2006: Started all but 10 games for the Golden Panthers at first base... Had her top performance against Florida A&M (3/24) when she went 2-for-2, including a double and three RBIs ... Other notable offensive outputs include a 2-for-3, two-RBI performance against Rhode Island (3/12) and a 2-for-4 effort while driving in the game's final run in the top of the eighth inning in FIU's biggest win of the year against perennial Sun Belt powerhouse Louisiana (4/15)... Her 19 walks were good for third on the team ... Posted four multiple-RBI games.
Prior to FIU - Mountain Ridge High School: Three-time 5A All-Northwest Region selection ... Team was ranked among the top-10 in Arizona her final three years and was the 5A Northwest Region Champion in 2002 and 2003 ... Club team was ASA State Champion in 2004 and finished third at the 18-U ASA Nationals ... Her team also won the USSSA Winter World Series and she was named to the all-tournament team ... Accumulated numerous scholastic honors, including being named to the National Society of High School Scholars in 2004 and 2005, receiving the USAA National Leadership and Service Award and the National Science Award ... Selected as a USAA All-America Scholar at-large in 2003 and for the Society of Female Scholars in 2003 and Who's Who Among American High School Students - Sports Edition for 2002-03 and 2003-04, among other accomplishments ... Also played varsity soccer for the Mountain Lions.
Personal: Born August 25, 1987 ... Daughter of Larry and Linda Spiers ... Has one brother, Logan ... Enjoys movies, shopping, going to the beach and skiing ... Majoring in finance/international business with plans to work at the corporate level.
