Tatum Sparks

Photo by: Zach Del Bello / Mean Green Sports

Position:
UT
Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
High School:
Shawnee HS
Hometown:
Shawnee, Okla.
Prev School:
Oklahoma State
Pronounced:
R/R

2024 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 51 games with 47 starts … Started at five different positions led by 26 at third base and 13 in left field … Set career-high marks in 12 statistical categories including batting average, hits and RBI … Finished with 30 hits for a slash line of .244/.316/.366 … Collected 45 total bases including six doubles and three home runs … Blasted her first home run of the season against Utah Tech on Feb. 9 … Recorded a career day with two hits, two runs and four RBI versus Lipscomb on Feb. 11 … Posted her first three-hit game versus Wichita State on April 26 … Made her first career appearance at catcher at Charlotte on May 3 … Tallied a double in her 100th career game in the AAC Championship quarterfinals versus East Carolina on May 9 … Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
Named to Conference USA All-Freshman Team … Appeared in 50 games and 48 starts … Tallied 28 hits and eight walks for a .261 on-base percentage … Recorded four doubles and two home runs for a .290 slugging percentage … Scored 15 runs and knocked in 12 RBI … Finished with a perfect 5-for-5 mark in stolen base attempts … Ranked third on the team with 81 assists and turned two double plays … Accumulated 42 putouts and a .953 fielding percentage … Made her first career appearance and start with one run scored versus UIC on Feb. 10 … Collected her first career hit and RBI against Saint Francis (PA) on Feb. 10 … Hit her first career home run and extra-base hit with a solo shot at Texas on March 1 … Tallied her first career multi-hit game including her first double at LA Tech on March 12 … Enjoyed a team best seven-game hitting streak, including four multi-hit games from April 1 to April 16 … Posted a 2-for-3 line with two runs, two RBI and her first career stolen base at UTEP on April 7 … Set her career high of two stolen bases against Charlotte on April 16 … Finished conference play with a .281 batting average with 16 hits, 10 runs, seven RBI, four doubles and four stolen bases … Named to CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Prior to UNT
Did not appear for Oklahoma State in 2022 … Ranked as the No. 25 prospect of the 2021 class by Extra Inning Softball … Awarded all-state and all-region honors at Shawnee High School … Two-time district offensive player of the year … First Team All-District in all four seasons … Letter winner in track and field, basketball and soccer … Played travel ball for Tulsa Elite OKC … Member of the National Honor Society.