2019 Softball Roster
Spell, Rylie
Jersey Number 22
Rylie Spell
- Position:
- Catcher
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-3
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Pearland HS
Bio
Career at Tulsa: Four-year letterwinner who hit .218 with 42 runs, 20 doubles, 18 homers and 77 RBIs in 199 games with 170 starts ... ranks fourth in career fielding percentage at TU with a .991 mark ... also ranks among the program’s all-time top 10 in most caught stealing (4th; 41), putouts (5th; 1,091) and chances (5th; 1,186) ... was the 2018 American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
Senior (2019): Second-Team American Athletic Conference ... started 52 games with 48 starts coming at catcher and four as the designated player ... set career single-season bests with a .265 batting average, 10 doubles, 29 RBIs, a .449 slugging percentage and .361 on-base percentage ... also had five homers and scored 14 runs, while posting a .986 fielding percentage behind the plate ... had 10 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games ... hit .316 with four doubles and had team highs with four homers and 16 RBIs during conference play ... went 3-for-3 with three runs scored, a homer and four RBIs in a win over Memphis (3/31) ... homered and drove in three runs in a win over ECU (4/12) ... hit .400 with five RBIs in four games of the NCAA Stillwater Regional.
Junior (2018): American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... American Athletic Conference Second Team ... played in 57 contests with 55 starts behind the plate ... hit .210 with 15 runs scored, three doubles, a career-high and team-leading eight homers and 25 RBIs ... committed just three errors with 395 putouts and 41 assists, while she threw out 20 runners on the basepaths ... posted a .993 fielding percentage ... had five multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... hit .229 with a double, three homers and nine RBIs during conference play ... tied a career high with five RBIs, including her first career grand slam, in Tulsa’s win over Missouri at the NCAA Norman Regional.
Sophomore (2017): Saw action in all 58 games with 53 starts at catcher and three as the designated player ... hit .193 with 13 runs scored, 29 hits, five doubles, five homers and 20 RBIs ... during conference play she hit .204 with six runs, a double, four homers and 12 RBIs ... her four homers during league play led the team, while her 12 RBIs ranked second on the squad ... produced three multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... had season-high three hits in the win over Kansas (3/18) ... went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, a homer and a season-high five RBIs in the win over Arkansas (3/15) ... also posted a .991 fielding percentage with just four errors in 449 chances.
Freshman (2016): Appeared in 32 games and started seven, three at catcher and four as a designated player … hit .179 with two doubles, three RBIs, a .231 slugging percentage and a .244 on-base percentage … went 1-for-1 with a double and a RBI vs. Virginia (2/19) … doubled vs. Lamar (3/6) … batted 1-for-1 with a RBI against UMKC (3/19).
High School: A three-year letterwinner as Pearland High School in Houston, Texas … was a third-team All-America in 2014 by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association … hit a nation-leading 14 home runs as a sophomore in 2013 … compiled a .407 batting average and 30 home runs in three seasons … as a junior in 2014, hit .446 with 12 home runs and a 1.492 OPS, earning Texas Sports Writers Association All-State, Vype Houston Player of the Year and first-team all-district honors … as a sophomore in 2013, hit .388 with 13 homers and a 1.369 OPS, and earned first-team all-district honors … as a freshman at Klein Collins High School in 2012, hit .388 with four homers and a 1.117 OPS, leading her team to a state runner-up finished and earning academic all-district honors … participated in powerlifting as a senior in 2015, earning Texas regional silver medalist honors, and qualified for the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association … played with the Texas Glory.
Personal: Born Rylie Elisabeth Spell on August 16, 1997, in Houston, Texas … daughter of Brent and Tanna Spell … has one brother, Tyler … started playing softball at age 4 … cousin Bobby Spell is a member of the Men’s Fastpitch Hall of Fame as a pitcher … hobbies include shopping … favorite food is breakfast food … favorite movie is Bridesmaids, favorite TV show is “Grey’s Anatomy” and favorite books are the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series … major is exercise and sports science with a pre-med emphasis.
Senior (2019): Second-Team American Athletic Conference ... started 52 games with 48 starts coming at catcher and four as the designated player ... set career single-season bests with a .265 batting average, 10 doubles, 29 RBIs, a .449 slugging percentage and .361 on-base percentage ... also had five homers and scored 14 runs, while posting a .986 fielding percentage behind the plate ... had 10 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games ... hit .316 with four doubles and had team highs with four homers and 16 RBIs during conference play ... went 3-for-3 with three runs scored, a homer and four RBIs in a win over Memphis (3/31) ... homered and drove in three runs in a win over ECU (4/12) ... hit .400 with five RBIs in four games of the NCAA Stillwater Regional.
Junior (2018): American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... American Athletic Conference Second Team ... played in 57 contests with 55 starts behind the plate ... hit .210 with 15 runs scored, three doubles, a career-high and team-leading eight homers and 25 RBIs ... committed just three errors with 395 putouts and 41 assists, while she threw out 20 runners on the basepaths ... posted a .993 fielding percentage ... had five multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... hit .229 with a double, three homers and nine RBIs during conference play ... tied a career high with five RBIs, including her first career grand slam, in Tulsa’s win over Missouri at the NCAA Norman Regional.
Sophomore (2017): Saw action in all 58 games with 53 starts at catcher and three as the designated player ... hit .193 with 13 runs scored, 29 hits, five doubles, five homers and 20 RBIs ... during conference play she hit .204 with six runs, a double, four homers and 12 RBIs ... her four homers during league play led the team, while her 12 RBIs ranked second on the squad ... produced three multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... had season-high three hits in the win over Kansas (3/18) ... went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, a homer and a season-high five RBIs in the win over Arkansas (3/15) ... also posted a .991 fielding percentage with just four errors in 449 chances.
Freshman (2016): Appeared in 32 games and started seven, three at catcher and four as a designated player … hit .179 with two doubles, three RBIs, a .231 slugging percentage and a .244 on-base percentage … went 1-for-1 with a double and a RBI vs. Virginia (2/19) … doubled vs. Lamar (3/6) … batted 1-for-1 with a RBI against UMKC (3/19).
High School: A three-year letterwinner as Pearland High School in Houston, Texas … was a third-team All-America in 2014 by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association … hit a nation-leading 14 home runs as a sophomore in 2013 … compiled a .407 batting average and 30 home runs in three seasons … as a junior in 2014, hit .446 with 12 home runs and a 1.492 OPS, earning Texas Sports Writers Association All-State, Vype Houston Player of the Year and first-team all-district honors … as a sophomore in 2013, hit .388 with 13 homers and a 1.369 OPS, and earned first-team all-district honors … as a freshman at Klein Collins High School in 2012, hit .388 with four homers and a 1.117 OPS, leading her team to a state runner-up finished and earning academic all-district honors … participated in powerlifting as a senior in 2015, earning Texas regional silver medalist honors, and qualified for the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association … played with the Texas Glory.
Personal: Born Rylie Elisabeth Spell on August 16, 1997, in Houston, Texas … daughter of Brent and Tanna Spell … has one brother, Tyler … started playing softball at age 4 … cousin Bobby Spell is a member of the Men’s Fastpitch Hall of Fame as a pitcher … hobbies include shopping … favorite food is breakfast food … favorite movie is Bridesmaids, favorite TV show is “Grey’s Anatomy” and favorite books are the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series … major is exercise and sports science with a pre-med emphasis.
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