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Tatum Spangler

Left-handed pitcher
CORONADO HS
HENDERSON, NEVADA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

1.06

ERA

.625

Batting Average

10

Home Runs

52

RBI
“Tatum Spangler is a threat offensively, defensively and in the circle. She’s just an all-around softball athlete. She demonstrates consistent power at the plate, she has speed on the bases and she maintains her presence in the circle no matter the situation.”
Teresa Ostolaza
Head Coach at Silverado High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9 senior left-handed pitcher led the Cougars (26-10) to the regional finals this past season. Spangler posted a 13-6 record with a 1.06 ERA in the circle, along with a .625 batting average, 10 home runs and 52 RBI. She struck out 172 batters in 105.2 innings pitched. The state record-holder for career hits, Spangler earned Sunrise League Pitcher of the Year honors for the second time in addition to being selected First Team All-State for the third time, and she was named The Las Vegas Sun Female Athlete of the Year.

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Academic Achievement

Spangler has maintained a 3.84 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at the University of Kentucky this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A mentor for freshmen in her school, Spangler has volunteered locally on behalf of Miracle League Las Vegas, the Special Olympics, a food pantry and youth softball camps.