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#2 - Tricia Speziale
2002-03 Softball
POS.
IF
B/T
R/R
HT.
5'6"
YR.
Sr.
HOMETOWN
Elmhurst, Ill.
HIGH SCHOOL (PREV. SCHOOL)
York
Tricia Speziale

2003: Appeared in 18 games for the Crusaders ... named Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Week on March 10 ... hit .380 in 50 at bats for the Crusaders ... tallied three-hit games against Sacred Heart and IUPUI ... drove in two runs three times ... posted a .475 on base percentage ... recorded a six-game hitting streak in April.

2002: Sat out the season as a red-shirt with a knee injury.

2001: Appeared in 43 games for the Brown and Gold, starting 42 ... led the team with 12 walks ... recorded three multi-hit games ... homered against Illinois-Chicago.

2000: Played in 42 games, starting all of them ... led the team with two homeruns ... recorded eight multi-hit games ... led the Crusaders by drawing 17 walks ... was third on the team with a .270 batting average ... scored two runs against Oakland after going 2-for-2 with two walks.

Prep: A four-year letterwinner for the Dukes ... three-time All-Conference selection ... three-time All-Area selection ... invited to the Illinois State Hitting Derby as a senior.

Personal: Tricia is the daughter of Bob and Nora Speziale ... majors are secondary education and Spanish ... born April 15, 1981.

M Golf NCAA Regional Championship Columbus, Ohio (The Ohio State University GC)
May 16 13th/13 (309)
Baseball Youngstown State 1 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 16 Valpo 4
M Golf NCAA Regional Championship Columbus, Ohio (The Ohio State University GC)
May 17 13th/13 (617)
Baseball Youngstown State 4 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 17 Valpo 7
Softball Valpo 0 Ann Arbor, Mich.
May 17 #7/8 Michigan 5
M Golf NCAA Regional Championship Columbus, Ohio (The Ohio State University GC)
May 18 13th/13 (927)
Baseball Youngstown State 2 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 18 Valpo 3
Softball Valpo 7 Ann Arbor, Mich.
May 18 Central Michigan 4
Softball Valpo 0 Ann Arbor, Mich.
May 18 #18/22 California 6
Baseball Valpo 8 Niles, Ohio
May 23 UIC 7
M Track NCAA East Regional Championships Greensboro, N.C.
May 24 No Team Score
Baseball Valpo 6 Niles, Ohio
May 25 Milwaukee 4
Baseball Valpo Niles, Ohio
May 26, 10:00 a.m. Wright State
Baseball Valpo Niles, Ohio
May 26, 2:00 p.m. Wright State (if necessary)