Chelsea Spencer (born May 15, 1983) is an American former professional softball player, who most recently served as the head coach at California. She played college softball as a shortstop for the California Golden Bears in the Pac-12 Conference, and helped them to the 2002 Women's College World Series national title and two runner-up finishes in 2003 and 2004.
Playing career After graduating from Arroyo High School in San Lorenzo, California, Spencer played softball at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) and started at shortstop from 2002 to 2005. During her time at California, she helped the Golden Bears to 4 straight Women's College World Series berths and a Pac-10 Title. Spencer graduated from UCB with a degree in American Studies in 2005.
Spencer was drafted twenty-second overall in the 2005 NPF Draft by the New York/New Jersey Juggernaut of the National Pro Fastpitch league and played for several teams from 2005 to 2010, and won a title in 2009.
Coaching career Texas On July 10, 2018, Spencer was announced as an assistant coach for the Texas Longhorns softball team.
California On May 20, 2020, Spencer was announced as the new head coach for the California Golden Bears softball team. She is the first openly LGBT head coach to lead the Cal program.
On June 23, 2025, Spencer resigned after five seasons as head coach at California. She compiled a record of 153–108–2 and reached three consecutive NCAA regionals.
Statistics +California Golden Bears YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA 2002 75 228 23 57 .250 32 3 0 15 81 .355% 16 29 1 1 2003 69 200 20 48 .240 25 2 1 3 59 .295% 7 25 4 4 2004 66 190 31 62 .326 36 8 0 9 95 .500% 19 25 17 19 2005 67 191 37 52 .272 25 2 0 9 67 .351% 19 25 15 18 TOTALS 277 809 111 219 .270 118 15 1 36 302 .373% 61 104 37 42
Head coaching record College
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Texas profile