ST. JOSEPH, Minn. – Senior All-American Gabby Spencer of the No. 14 College of Saint Benedict, who hit .833 and led the Bennies to four MIAC wins April 7-8, has been named the CSB Athlete of the Week (April 11).

As a result of her clutch hitting and play, Spencer was named the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Athlete of the Week on Monday, April 10. Spencer is one of four softball student-athletes all-time at CSB to earn three or more MIAC weekly honors. Sara Wennerstrand was honored five times by the MIAC from 2016-18; teammate Elly Novak earned her third career MIAC weekly honor on March 13, 2023; while Kiela  DeVlaeminck was honored three times in 2015-18. 

A biology major from St. Paul, Minn., Spencer had a standout four-game series as No. 14 Bennies swept St. Olaf and Augsburg on April 7-8 at the CSB Softball Field. With those victories, CSB opened the league schedule 4-0 and sit 13-1 overall with 11 straight wins.  Spencer also earned both CSB and MIAC Athlete of the Week awards a year ago on April 11, 2022.

Spencer, who was named first-team NFCA All-American, All-Region, MIAC Player of the Year and MIAC All-Tourney in 2022, hit .833 with 10 hits in 12 at bats, scoring eight runs with a double, triple, two home runs, nine RBI and 7-of-7 in stolen bases in the four games. She had a 1.583 slugging mark and .867 OBP. In 15 plate appearances she reached 13 times.

In the sweep Friday (April 7) over St. Olaf, she had six hits in seven at bats and reached base seven times. In a 7-3 win in the opener, Spencer had a pair of home runs and two singles. In the second game, she had a walk off single and two hits in three at bats to lead CSB to a 3-2 win.

On Saturday (April 8), against Augsburg, Spencer was 4-of-5 with four RBI and three stolen bases as CSB swept the Auggies, 6-0, and 10-0. She was 1-of-2 with two runs scored, two stolen bases and walked twice as the Bennies took a 6-0 win. In the second game, the senior was 3-of-3 with two runs and four RBI. Among her hits was a double and she had a stolen base.

In raising her batting average to .538 this year, Spencer has 19 hits in the past 30 at bats. She has five multi-hit games and four contests with multi-RBI. So far, she has eight extra base hits of the 21 total hits. Those extra base hits include four doubles, a triple and three home runs. Spencer, who has a team-best 16 RBI, has 10 steals in 12 at bats. She is third in the MIAC in average (.538), first in on-base pct (.667) and second in slugging (.923) and OPS (1.590).

Spencer and the CSB Softball Team will travel to face Gustavus (7-11, 0-2 MIAC) on Tuesday, April 11 in St. Peter, Minn.