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2025 Softball Roster

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13 Desirae Spearman

  • Class Sophomore
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown El Paso, Texas
  • High School Hanks HS
  • Position RHP/UTL

Biography

2025 (Sophomore): Appeared in 51 games, starting each time… dominated the competition with a program-record .430 batting average and a 1.583 OPS that led CUSA by over .240 points… finished tied for the league lead with 20 home runs on 45 fewer at-bats than her counterpart, due to a remarkable 55 walks drawn that ranked fourth in the nation… led CUSA with .606 on-base percentage and .977 slugging percentage, which both ranked fifth in all of NCAA Division I… paced team with 15 multi-hit and 14 multi-RBI games… Posted a 2025 team-best hitting streak at 11 games and on-base streak of 18 games… stole four bases, including two in as many games against Abilene Christian… was only Aggie with four or more hits in a game this year, doing so against Kansas City on Feb. 9… in the circle, Spearman tossed 114.2 innings across 27 appearances and a team-high 21 starts… held a 3.54 ERA and a .221 batting average against to pace the Aggies in both metrics… tossed 118 strikeouts to rank fifth in CUSA… tallied 46.5% of the team’s punchouts and the most by an Aggie in a single season since Samaria Diaz in 2019… pitched eight complete games and picked up one save to compliment her 11-8 record… was joined by Faith Aragon as two of just nine CUSA pitchers with 11-plus victories… named one of Softball America’s top five utility/two-way players in three consecutive months… picked as D1 Softball’s No. 64 overall player in its Preseason D100 Players Rankings… selected to the All-CUSA First Team for second consecutive season.

2025 Honors: 
·      NFCA All-Region First Team selection (Central – P/UTL)
·      All-CUSA First Team selection
·      All-CUSA Preseason Team selection
·      D1 Softball Preseason D100 Player (No. 64 overall and No. 4 utility/pitcher)
·      Softball America Preseason Top 100 selection (No. 83 overall)

2024 (Freshman): Came in and made an instant impact for the Aggies en route to earning CUSA Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year honors, among numerous other accolades… belted 18 home runs (tied-most in CUSA) and 43 RBI (tied-most on NM State), batting .366… in the circle, tallied an 8-4 record with a 3.15 ERA and 75 strikeouts (84.1 innings pitched)… recorded a complete-game shutout to knock off Nebraska (2/16)… tallied a season-high 12 strikeouts in seven innings, notching a win over rival UTEP (3/23)… launched two home runs while allowing just one run across seven innings in a win over Liberty (4/20)… named to the CUSA All-Tournament team after recording six hits, four runs scored, three RBI and a home run across four games (5/8-10).  

2024 Honors: 
·      2024 CUSA Player of the Year
·      2024 CUSA Freshman of the Year
·      CUSA All-Tournament Team
·      All-CUSA First Team (Pitcher)
·      All-CUSA First Team (Outfielder)
·      CUSA All-Freshman Team
·      TUCCI/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 25 List
·      CUSA Pitcher of the Week (March 25)
·      CUSA Freshman of the Week (Feb. 12)
·      CUSA Freshman of the Week (Feb. 19)
·      CUSA Freshman of the Week (March 18)
·      CUSA Freshman of the Week (April 1)
·      CUSA Freshman of the Week (April 22)

High School: Named MaxPreps All-American... named El Paso Times All-City Player of the Year... played at Hanks High School in El Paso, Texas, where she was named a finalist for MaxPreps' National Softball Player of the Year after leading the nation in home runs with 30... as a senior Spearman logged an eye-popping .688 batting average while recording 75 hits and 69 RBIs... additionally, she managed a 1.38 ERA through 147.2 innings of work while making 31 appearances and finishing with a record of 20-1 in her final season... in total, Spearman shined at the varsity level for Hanks for four years and finished with a 40-5 record as a pitcher and a .630 batting average at the plate.... Spearman's high school career included 203 RBIs on 218 hits, including 80 home runs in 120 games played.

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2024Freshman

    Pitcher
    5'8"
    13
  • 13

    2025Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher/Utility
    5'8"
    13