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2021 Softball Roster

Autumn Gillespie, Ava Tillmann
Autumn Gillespie
Autumn Gillespie
Autumn Gillespie
Autumn Gillespie
Autumn Gillespie
Autumn Gillespie
Autumn Gillespie
Autumn Gillespie
Autumn Gillespie, Ava Tillmann
Autumn Gillespie
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Autumn Gillespie

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    C
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Experience:
    3L
  • Hometown:
    Redlands, Calif.
  • High School:
    Redlands East Valley
  • Prev College:
    UCF
  • Major:
    Master of Sport & Recreation Administration

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2021 SEC All-Defense Team
2019 SEC Spring Honor Roll
• 2019 NFCA Easton Scholar Athlete
 
• 2018 SEC First Year Honor Roll

2021 (SENIOR): Started 55 games, primarily behind the plate … Named the catcher selection on the SEC All-Defense Team … Threw out 8-of-20 attempted base stealers … Also had three pickoffs … Batted .286 with a  .503 slugging percentage, second highest on the team … Drew 24 walks and eight HBPs for a .411 on-base percentage … Tied for second on the team with 31 runs scored, also driving in 30 … Demonstrated power and speed with eight home runs, four doubles and a pair of triples … A perfect 10-for-10 on steal attempts to lead the team … Hit solo home runs in both ends of a twin billing against UConn and Baylor (2/26) … Went 5-for-7 in the sweep over Mississippi State (3/13-15), reaching base in 8-of-10 plate appearances … Had a 2-for-2 showing in the series finale against the Bulldogs with a homer and a triple, racking up three runs and three RBIs … Smoked a two-run walk off home run against Georgia (3/26) … Batted 5-for-10 in the sweep over UCF, finishing the weekend with five runs scored and five runs driven in … Had a big showing to close her career in the NCAA Tucson Regional, posting multiple hits in all four games … Concluded the weekend 9-for-14 with five runs and four RBIs … Went 3-for-4 with a double in the opener against Villanova (5/21) … Followed with a 2-for-3 showing against Arizona (5/22), clobbering a home run and accounting for five of Ole Miss’ six runs … Also went 2-for-3 in the rematch with Villanova (5/22) … In final collegiate game, batted 2-for-4 with a double and a run against Arizona (5/23).

2020 (SENIOR*): Season cut short due to the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19 ... Started all 25 games either behind the plate or as a designated player … Ranked second on the team with a .349 batting average … Team leader with five home runs, 21 runs, 17 walks and a .651 slugging percentage … Registered a .512 on-base percentage, the second highest mark on the team … Third on the team with 13 RBIs … Stole successfully on 9-of-11 attempts … Posted a seven-game hitting streak … Went 2-for-3 against No. 14 Oklahoma State (2/21) with a home run, scoring three times … Reached in all eight plate appearances at UAB (2/22), going 3-for-3 with a double, a home run, three runs scored, two RBIs, four walks and an HBP … Batted 2-for-3 with a triple and a pair of runs and RBIs apiece against Jackson State (2/28) … Scored and drove in a pair of runs versus Central Arkansas (3/3), tallying a home run … Hit safely in 2-of-4 plate appearances at Missouri (3/8), smoking a solo homer.

2019 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 60 games, making 59 starts at catcher ... Batted .243 with 32 runs scored and 25 runs driven in ... Registered 15 extra-base hits with six doubles, four triples and five home runs ... Posted a .434 slugging percentage with a ..384 on-base percentage ... Tied for sixth in the SEC with 15 HBPs ... Led the conference with 13 runners caught stealing ... Went 1-for-1 with a home run and a walk at No. 11 Texas (2/23) ... Batted 2-for-3 with a pair of triples, two RBIs and two runs scored against Pitt (3/1) ... Posted a 2-for-2 performance at the plate against No. 14 Arkansas (3/10) with a double, two runs scored and a pair of runs driven in ... Went 2-for-2 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored against Samford (3/15) ... Delivered a perfect 3-for-3 showing at the dish against No. 18 Oklahoma State (3/17), with a home runs, a pair of doubles, one RBI and one run scored ... Named the SEC Player of the Week for Week 6 ... Went 2-for-3 at Mississippi State (4/19) with a home run, a double, one RBI and three runs scored ... Came through with a game-winning, bases-clearing double in the series finale against the Bulldogs (4/20).

2018 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 55 games, making 53 starts behind the plate ... Batted .262 with a team-high 30 runs driven in and 20 runs scored ... Second on the team with 11 extra-base hits, including a team-high seven doubles, good for a .386 slugging percentage ... Went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and runs scored against Texas at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge ... Drove in three runs on a double and a home run against SIUE, going 2-for-3 in the game ... Against Chattanooga, went 2-for-2 with three RBIs and a pair of runs, scorching a home run ... Posted her third three-RBI game in seven contests, going 2-for-4 with a homer and a pair of runs scored at Texas A&M ... Drove in a season-high four runs at Alabama, finishing 2-for-4 with a double and a run ... Named to the SEC First Year Honor Roll.

UCF: Played for two seasons at UCF ... Appeared in 33 games as a sophomore, starting 31 times ... Posted a .225 batting average  with a .253 OBP ... Drove in eight runs, scoring seven of her own ... Tallied one double and a pair of home runs ... Threw out 13-of-34 attempted steals ... Started all 12 games as a freshman before suffering a season-ending injury ... Received a Medical Hardship Waiver ... Registered a .361 batting average while posting a 62 percent caught stealing average ... First collegiate home run came against Arizona in her home state of California, tying the game at 4-4 ... Tied the UCF Softball single season record, picking off three runners.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Redlands East Valley High School in Redlands, California ... Named First Team All-Citrus Belt League as a senior and junior, garnering second team honors as a sophomore ... recorded a .407 batting average for her career with 25 stolen bases, posting a .979 fielding percentage with no passed balls at catcher ... hit .472 with 12 stolen bases as a senior ... registered a .347 during her junior season, hitting four home runs and stealing eight bases ... as a sophomore, batted .404 with five stolen bases.

PERSONAL: Full name is Autumn Bayle Gillespie ... Born July 22, 1997 ... Daughter of Robert Gillespie and Windy Ramseyer ... has two sisters, Sarah and Tyler.