2024 Softball Roster

Joe Zak
Joe Zak
Jake Norz
Elliot Steinberg
Elliot Steinberg
Elliot Steinberg
Faith Lyman

7 Karli Spaid

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • High School Lane Technical
  • Bats/Throws R/R

Biography

CAREER ACCOLADES
  • First-Team All-MAC (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • First-Team All-Region (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • MAC Tournament MVP (2023, 2024)
  • 2024 USA Softball National Player of the Year Top-10 Finalist
  • 2024 MAC Player of the Year
  • 2024 First-Team All-American (D1Softball, Softball America)
  • 2024 Third-Team All-American (NFCA)
  • 2024 CSC Academic All-District
  • 2023 Second-Team All-American (D1Softball)
  • 2022 Third-Team All-American (NFCA)
  • 2021 MAC Freshman of the Year
  • Finished career with 103 career home runs, second most in NCAA History
  • Hit 36 home runs in 2024, second-most in NCAA History for a single season
  • Her .924 career slugging percentage ranks fifth in NCAA history
  • Ranks first in Miami history in career batting average (.395), runs scored (253), hits (274), home runs (103) and RBI (258)
  • Ranks fourth in walks (102) and second in stolen bases (56)
  • Was the seventh overall pick of the 2024 Athletes Unlimited Draft
 
2024 HIGHLIGHTSKarli Spaid after hitting career homer #100
  • Played in and started all 58 games
  • Hit .407 with 36 home runs (led the NCAA) and 78 RBI on the year
  • Added a .516 on-base percentage and a 1.102 slugging percentage (led the NCAA)
  • Named a USA Softball Top-10 Finalist for National Player of the Year
  • First-Team All-MAC
  • First-Team All-Region
  • 2024 First-Team All-American (D!Softball, Softball America)
  • 2024 Third-Team All-American (NFCA)
  • 2024 CSC Academic All-District
  • Was the seventh overall pick of the 2024 Athletes Unlimited Draft
  • Hit multiple home runs in five different games
  • Had multiple RBI in 21 games
  • Had six RBI versus Kansas City-Missouri and Eastern Kentucky, both Miami wins
  • Had a pair of home runs at Oklahoma, including the first home run in Love’s Field history
  • Had two home runs in a win over Akron; next game Akron intentionally walked her in all three occasions
  • Reached base in 40 consecutive games
  • Drew a career-best 41 walks


2023 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Played in and started all 59 games
  • Academic All-MAC
  • NFCA All-Region
  • Academic All-District
  • MAC All-Tournament Team
  • MAC Tournament MVP
  • First Team All-MAC
  • Named Second Team All-American by D1 Softball
  • Holds Miami career batting average record (.391)
  • Holds Miami career runs record (177)
  • Holds Miami career home runs record (67)
  • Holds Miami career RBI record (180)
  • Ranks fourth in the nation in home runs (22) and sixth in home runs per game (.37)
  • 24th in the nation in slugging percentage (.759)
  • Finished the season with a .359 batting average, 54 runs, 66 hits, 10 doubles, 22 home runs, and 61 RBI
  • Led the team in batting average, hits, home runs, RBI, stolen bases and slugging percentage

2023 PRESEASONSpaid, Karli
  • Named the 32nd-best player in the nation by D1Softball.com
  • Ranked as the second-best third baseman in the country by ExtraInningSoftball.com

2022 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Started all 58 games
  • Third Team All-American, the first in Miami softball history
  • First Team NFCA All-Region
  • First Team All-MAC
  • Finished season with a .413 batting average, 28 home runs, 70 RBI, a .931 slugging percentage and a .489 on-base percentage
  • Added 10 doubles, two triples and was second on the team with 27 walks.
  • Ranked in the top 10 nationally in home runs, home runs per game, RBI, runs scored, slugging percentage and total bases
  • Set a new school record in a season for runs scored (67), RBI (70) and home runs (28)
  • Ranked third in school history with a .413 batting average and 78 hits
  • Recorded hits in 45 of 58 games and had 24 multi-hit performances throughout the season
  • Had two home runs in a game six different times
  • Twice named MAC Player of the Week (Feb. 22 and April 12)
  • Had two home runs versus Ohio State on Feb. 27 and two more versus Texas on March 6
  • Went 3-for-4 with two home runs and a career-high seven RBI at Toledo on April 5
  • Had a walk-off two-run homer versus California on April 23
  • Went 3-for-3 with a pair of dingers versus Bowling Green in the MAC Championship Game
  • Had a solo home run versus Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament

2021 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Played in 50 games, making 48 starts
  • First-Team All-MAC
  • MAC Freshman of the Year
  • First-Team NFCA All-Region
  • Finished season with a .403 batting average, 17 home runs and 49 RBI (fourth-most in school history)
  • Her 17 home runs ranks atop the Miami record books
  • Her .403 batting average ranks fourth-best for a single season in Miami history
  • Finished the year with 56 runs scored, second-most in school history
  • Ranked 24th in the nation in home runs and 10th in runs per game
  • Had 19 multi-hit games
  • Had a 19-game hit streak during the middle of the season
  • Recorded two home run versus Buffalo (April 17) and at NIU (May 15)
  • Had a season-high four RBI versus Buffalo (April 18)
  • Added 19 stolen bases (second-most in school history)
PERSONAL
  • Majoring in sports leadership and management
  • Daughter of Daniela and Chris Spaid. Has one older brother (Jake)

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2021Freshman

    Infielder
    5'7"
    7
  • 7

    2022Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'7"
    7
  • 7

    2023Junior

    Infielder
    5'7"
    7
  • 7

    2024Senior

    Infielder
    5'7"
    7