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===California===
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On May 20, 2020, Spencer was announced as the new head coach for the California Golden Bears softball team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome Home: Former Cal All-American Chelsea Spencer Named Softball Head Coach |url=https://calbears.com/news/2020/5/20/softball-welcome-home.aspx |website=CalBears.com |publisher=Cal Athletics |accessdate=22 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=California Berkeley Hires Chelsea Spencer As New Head Softball Coach |url=https://www.flosoftball.com/articles/6747716-california-berkeley-hires-chelsea-spencer-as-new-head-softball-coach |website=FloSoftball.com |publisher=FloSoftball |accessdate=22 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Former Cal All-American Chelsea Spencer Named Program's Head Coach |url=https://www.softballamerica.com/stories/former-cal-all-american-chelsea-spencer-named-programs-head-coach/ |website=SoftballAmerica.com |publisher=Baseball America Enterprises |accessdate=22 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chelsea Spencer named Cal head coach |url=https://justinsworldsb.com/2020/05/20/chelsea-spencer-named-cal-head-coach |website=justinsworldsb.com |publisher=Justin's World of Softball |accessdate=23 May 2020}}</ref>
On May 20, 2020, Spencer was announced as the new head coach for the California Golden Bears softball team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome Home: Former Cal All-American Chelsea Spencer Named Softball Head Coach |url=https://calbears.com/news/2020/5/20/softball-welcome-home.aspx |website=CalBears.com |publisher=Cal Athletics |accessdate=22 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=California Berkeley Hires Chelsea Spencer As New Head Softball Coach |url=https://www.flosoftball.com/articles/6747716-california-berkeley-hires-chelsea-spencer-as-new-head-softball-coach |website=FloSoftball.com |publisher=FloSoftball |accessdate=22 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Former Cal All-American Chelsea Spencer Named Program's Head Coach |url=https://www.softballamerica.com/stories/former-cal-all-american-chelsea-spencer-named-programs-head-coach/ |website=SoftballAmerica.com |publisher=Baseball America Enterprises |accessdate=22 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chelsea Spencer named Cal head coach |url=https://justinsworldsb.com/2020/05/20/chelsea-spencer-named-cal-head-coach |website=justinsworldsb.com |publisher=Justin's World of Softball |accessdate=23 May 2020}}</ref> She is the first openly LGBT head coach to lead the Cal program. <ref>{{cite web |title= Texas assistant coach Chelsea Spencer leaves the Longhorns to lead Cal’s softball program |url= https://www.hookem.com/texas-longhorns/20200520/texas-assistant-coach-chelsea-spencer-to-lead-cal-softball/ |accessdate=2 May 2021}}</ref>


==Statistics==
==Statistics==

Revision as of 23:35, 2 May 2021

Chelsea Spencer
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamCalifornia
ConferencePac-12
Biographical details
Born (1983-05-15) May 15, 1983 (age 41)
San Leandro, California
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (BS)
Playing career
2002–2005California
Position(s)Shortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006Alameda HS (JV HC)
2008Holy Names (GA)
2007–2010Chabot Community College
2011–2012Michigan State (asst.)
2013–2018Oregon (asst.)
2019–2020Texas (asst.)
2021–presentCalifornia


Chelsea Spencer (born May 15, 1983) is an American, former collegiate All-American, professional 4-time All-Star, right-handed hitting softball player, who is currently the head coach at California, originally from San Leandro, California.[1] She was a shortstop for the California Golden Bears in the Pac-12 Conference from 2002-05, helping them to the 2002 Women's College World Series national title and two runner-up finishes in 2003 and 2004.[2][3] She was later drafted #22 in the National Pro Fastpitch and played for a couple teams from 2005-10, winning a title in 2009.[4]

Softball player

After graduating from Arroyo High School in San Leandro, California, Spencer played softball at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) and started at shortstop from 2002–2005. 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.[5]

Coaching career

Texas

On July 10, 2018, Spencer was announced as an assistant coach for the Texas Longhorns softball team.[6]

California

On 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

California Golden Bears
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

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
California Golden Bears (Pac-12 Conference) (2021–present)
2021 California
California: – (–) 0–0 (–)
Total: – (–)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "2004 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  2. ^ "2020 Golden Bears California Record Book" (PDF). Calbears.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  3. ^ "California WCWS Stats". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  4. ^ "Chelsea Spencer". Calbears.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  5. ^ "Chelsea Spencer Bio - The University of California Official Athletic Site". CalBears.com. Cal Athletics. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Softball announces Chelsea Spencer as new assistant coach". TexasSports.com. Texas Longhorns Athletics. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Welcome Home: Former Cal All-American Chelsea Spencer Named Softball Head Coach". CalBears.com. Cal Athletics. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  8. ^ "California Berkeley Hires Chelsea Spencer As New Head Softball Coach". FloSoftball.com. FloSoftball. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Former Cal All-American Chelsea Spencer Named Program's Head Coach". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Chelsea Spencer named Cal head coach". justinsworldsb.com. Justin's World of Softball. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Texas assistant coach Chelsea Spencer leaves the Longhorns to lead Cal's softball program". Retrieved 2 May 2021.


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