2021 Softball Roster
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Spexarth, Carter
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Jersey Number 17
Carter Spexarth
- Position:
- Outfield
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- The Woodlands, Texas
- High School:
- Tomball HS
Bio
Honors / Awards
2021 NFCA First Team All-Region2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2019 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2018 SEC First-Year Spring Academic Honor Roll
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2021Â | Senior
Earned NFCA First Team All-Region honors ... started all 60 games, splitting time at designated player and in right and left field ... batted .332 (61-for-184) on the year ... second on the team in average and RBIs (43) and leads the team in hits ... third in slugging percentage (.576), doubles (9), homers (12) and total bases (106) ... had 10 game-winning RBIs, which led the team ... led the team in multi-hit games and was second in multi-RBI contests ... collected four RBIs in a game three times ... matched her career high with three hits in the season opener against Miami (Ohio) (2/13) ... drove in a pair against the RedHawks and scored a run ... drew a walk and scored in the second game of the doubleheader ... doubled in the loss to Southern Illinois (2/21) ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI single against Missouri State (2/22) ... hit an RBI single at Texas State (2/26) ... drove in a pair of runs with a single at No. 7/7 Texas (2/27) ... hit a pair of singles in a 2-for-3 night at No. 3/2 Alabama (3/3) ... drove in four RBIs with a two-run double and a two-run homer against Alcorn State (3/5) ... went 2-for-2 with three RBIs and a walk against Western Kentucky (3/6) ... hit solo home run against Alcorn State (3/6) ... posted her sixth multi-hit game of the year against Western Kentucky (3/7) ... batted .538 over the Bulldog Invitational (3/5-7) with 10 RBIs and a 1.077 slugging percentage ... doubled home a run against Memphis (3/10) ... drove in MSU’s only run at Ole Miss (3/14) while extending her hitting streak to a career-best eight games … batted .440 (11-for-25) in that span with five extra-base hits and 10 RBIs ... drove a pair of singles against No. 5/5 Florida (3/19) ... hit a double against the Gators (3/21) ... went 3-for-5 with a game-winning RBI double at Southern Miss (3/31) ... walked twice in the first game at North Alabama (4/3) ... hit a two-run home run in the nightcap at North Alabama (4/3) ... walked and singled home the game-tying run in the seventh against Central Arkansas (4/7) ... provided all of MSU’s scoring at Louisiana Tech (4/10) with a home run and RBI single ... delivered State’s only hit against No. 1/1 Oklahoma (4/10) ... went 2-for-3 with her sixth home run of the year at Samford (4/13) ... also scored from first on a triple ... delivered her fifth RBI in the last six games against Southern Miss (4/14) ... went 2-for-3 and scored in the second game at No. 18/19 Missouri (4/17) ... hit three total home runs in the doubleheader against Jackson State (4/20) while driving in six and going 4-for-7 on the day ... turned in her first career multi-homer game in Game 2 against the Tigers ... hit a solo homer against Texas A&M (4/23) ... went 1-for-2 with a double and two walks and drove in the tying run in the seventh with a sacrifice fly at South Carolina (4/30) ... drew a walk and scored in State’s six-run first inning against the Gamecocks (5/1) ... drove in both of MSU’s runs in a Game 1 victory against No. 17/15 Tennessee (5/5) with a double ... went 1-for-1 with a walk and hit-by-pitch in Game 2 against the Lady Vols ... doubled and went 2-for-3 against No. 22/24 Georgia (5/9) ... went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in the SEC Tournament win vs. No. RV/24 Ole Miss (5/12) ... collected seven RBIs in the NCAA Tournament (5/21-23) ... hit her first career NCAA Tournament home run vs. Campbell (5/22) and added a two-run single for a career-high-tying four RBIs in the game.Â
2020Â | Junior
Played in 21 games, starting 18 as the designated player ... fourth on the team with a .379 batting average ... drove in State’s final run of the day to cap a 2-for-3 performance in the season opener vs. Missouri State (2/7) … followed that with a 2-for-3 outing in the exhibition against Team USA (2/7), including a double off American legend Monica Abbott ... registered her first multi-hit game of the year, going 2-for-3 against North Alabama (2/15) with an RBI ... went 2-for-4 with a run scored vs. No. 15/17 Oregon (2/20) for her third multi-hit game of the year ... turned in a two-hit performance against UAB (2/29) ... tied her career high with four RBIs against UT Martin (3/1) including a three-run homer … finished The Snowman (2/28-3/1) going 6-for-9 with seven RBIs and two home runs ... hit a two-run homer in the first inning against UT Martin (3/2) and added a single for her eighth multi-hit game of the year ... recorded her fourth multi-RBI contest of the year against Bryant (3/6) ... hit a two-run double for her fifth multi-RBI game of the year to win the game against SE Missouri (3/8).Â
2019 | Sophomore
Made 47 appearances over her sophomore season, earning 20 starts in right field and 15 at designated player ... knocked 22 hits to post a .227 average at the plate and scored eight runs ... set a career-high with four multi-hit outings ... slugged three home runs to help drive in 17 RBI and posted a .320 slugging percentage ... drew 11 walks and one hit by pitch to record a .312 on-base percentage ... turned in a perfect fielding percentage with 13 putouts ... first multi-RBI performance of the season came against Kansas (3/2) with a two-run single ... hit her first career grand slam at No. 15 Kentucky (3/16), setting a career high with four RBIs ... set a career-high with three hits against No. 17 Auburn (3/23).Â
2018 | Freshman
Appeared in 23 total games and earned eight starts, including four as an outfielder and four at designated player ... made 15 appearances as a pinch-hitter, going 4-for-12 with two doubles, a home run and nine RBIs ... all of her extra-base hits and RBIs over her debut season came in pinch-hit opportunities ... closed her debut season going 8-for-27 at the plate for a .216 average ... collegiate debut came via a pinch-hit appearance vs. Lamar (3/2) where she knocked a two-RBI double ... earned her first start the following day as MSU’s designated player vs. Mercer (3/3) ... knocked an RBI-single in a pinch-hit appearance vs. UMass Lowell (3/10) to walk-off a 9-1 run-rule victory in the sixth ... knocked a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded for a career-high three RBIs vs. UMass Lowell (3/11) ... picked up her first start in SEC play at Arkansas (3/31) ... slugged the first home run of her collegiate career in a pinch-hit opportunity at Ole Miss (4/16) to plate three runs off her shot to deep centerfield ... added a single against the Rebels later in the game for the first multi-hit outing of her career.Â
High School
Utility player that competed both in the infield and circle for head coach Alicia Pierucci at Tomball High School as a senior ... spent her freshman through junior seasons at Oak Ridge High School, developing as one of the best players in the state of Texas ... ranked No. 143 nationally in the 2017 class by FloSoftball ... two-time member of the All-District Team and a Vype Magazine honoree ... held a .428 career batting average at Oak Ridge while helping the War Eagles to back-to-back Bi-District titles in 2015 and 2016 ... earned Houston Player of the Week laurels twice over her career ... named Vype Gullo Player of the Month during the 2016 season ... helped Oak Ridge capture the 2014 Area Championship as a freshman ... spent her travel ball career playing for the Texas Peppers Gold and Sudden Impact ... won the 12U State Championship for Sudden impact and held a combined .750 batting average over the 2014 and 2015 PGF Nationals.Â
Community Service/Academics
Earned a spot on the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll in 2019 and 2020 … also earned SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll recognition in 2018.Â
Personal
Born Carter Paige Spexarth on June 28, 1999, to James and Jill Spexarth ... father played basketball at McPherson College … mother was a club soccer player at Oklahoma State ... has three sisters, Regan, Taylor and McKinley ... all the Spexarth children are named after U.S. Presidents ... double majoring in marketing and business administration ... Twitter handle is @carterspexarth. Â
MSU Career Records (Through 2021)Â
T-9th – Home Runs (20)Â
Career Highs (Through 2021)
At-Bats: 5, 2x, last at Southern Miss (3/31/21)Hits: 3, 5x, last vs. Ole Miss (5/12/21)
Runs Scored: 2, 4x, last vs. Jackson State (4/20/21)
Runs Batted In: 4, 5x, last vs. Campbell (5/23/21)
Doubles: 1, 14x, last vs. Georgia (5/9/21)
Home Runs: 2 vs. Jackson State (4/20/21)
Walks: 2, 3x, last at South Carolina (4/30/21)
Putouts: 3 vs. Auburn (3/24/19)
Hitting Streak: 8 games (3/5/21 vs. Alcorn State to 3/14/21 at Ole Miss)
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Texas Tech
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Raelin Chaffin ESPN2 Postgame Interview
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Friday, May 16
