Grace Spencer

Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-6
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Highland Park
Hometown:
Highland Park, Ill.

BALL STATE CAREER NOTES ENTERING 2026 SEASON
- Two-Time Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2023-24 & 2024-25)
- Played in 49 of a possible 162 games over her career, earning five starts
- Has scored three game-winning runs over her Ball State career

2025 (Jr.): Earned third letter at Ball State … Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete … started the first four games of the season in center field before suffering a season-ending injury … credited with two hits and two runs scored ... scored a run and drew a pair of walks in the season-opening win over Oregon State (Feb. 7) ... her first hit of the season was a single to right field in the Feb. 8 outing versus the Beavers ... was also hit by a pitch and scored a run in the game ... opened the second inning of the 13-1 (5) win at Cal Poly (Feb. 8) with a single to right field.

2024 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State … Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete … played in 23 games, earning one start … made first collegiate start in the outfield versus Fordham (Feb. 11) … entered 18 games as a pinch runner and four as a pinch hitter … scored seven runs, including what proved to be the game-winning run in the MAC Softball Championship victory over Toledo (May 10) … scored three of her seven runs in Ball State’s drive to the title game of the MAC Softball Championship.

2023 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … played in 22 games … was a pinch runner in 19 outings, a pinch hitter twice and entered the outfield as a defensive sub once … scored 12 runs … was hit by a pitch in her first career pinch hit appearance in the 9-3 win at East Tennessee State (March 8) … her first collegiate hit was an RBI double in the 11-3 (6) victory over Buffalo … scored what proved to be the game-winning run in pinch running appearances versus Toledo (April 8) and in the regular season finale at Akron (April 30) to help the Cardinals clinch a berth in the MAC Softball Championship.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Alyssa Wilson at Highland Park … First Team All-Conference as a freshman, junior and senior … team captain in each of her final three seasons … named All-Area as a senior, while earning team MVP honors as a junior and senior … turned in a .441 average as a senior, with five doubles, three triples and a pair of home runs … smashed eight home runs as a junior, which were the third-most home runs in program history at the time … also produced a .489 average with six doubles and four triples her junior year … turned in a .402 average as a freshman, with four doubles, two triples and a home run.

WHY BALL STATE: I chose Ball State because the team culture seemed to be amazing. I loved the campus and how open it was to walk around. The facilities at BSU are also amazing.