Cornell University Athletics

Senior Season — 2013
Souza excelled in his first season at a starting role, finishing second on the team with a .276 average and 12 stolen bases. A mid-season injury limited Souza to just 23 games; one at designated hitter and all of the others at a corner outfield post. He had a team-high 13-game hitting streak from March 2-23, which included a 2-for-4 game March 17 at Appalachian State highlighted by a ninth-inning grand slam — Souza's first collegiate home run. He finished his career batting .230 with five doubles, a triple, a home run, 16 RBIs and 19 stolen bases on 24 attempts.

Junior Season — 2012
Souza continued to serve primarily as a pinch runner, though he smacked a pinch-hit single in his last appearance April 27 against Princeton. ... All four of his stolen bases came in pinch-run situations, including a dramatic steal of home plate in the ninth inning for the winning run in a 4-3 victory on March 23 at Longwood. ... Five of his six runs have come after he entered the game as a pinch-runner.

Sophomore Season — 2011
Souza played in 12 contests with two starts and went hitless in 13 at bats. He earned a pair of starts against Rider. He primarily served as a pinch runner.

Freshman Season — 2010
Souza appeared in 17 games as a freshman, starting twice in the outfield. He came on as a pinch-runner in each of his first five appearances, scoring a run in the season opener against Binghamton on March 16. He earned his first at-bats on March 23 at Florida Atlantic, going 0-for-2, and picked up his first career hit with a single on April 3 against Dartmouth. Souza earned his first career start on April 20 against Siena, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base, one of three on the season. Souza finished the season scoring six runs and driving in one on April 28, when he went 0-for-3 with a run scored and a pair of walks in his second career start. He also played football

Prior to Cornell
Souza lettered twice in baseball at Hart HS, hitting .385 with nine doubles, nine home runs and 23 RBI as a senior second baseman en route to first-team all-league and second-team All-CIF honors. He batted .385 with 14 home runs (fourth all-time at Hart) and 40 RBI in his prep career. ... Souza was a two-time first-team all-league selection at wide receiver and quarterback in football. He was named the team's most valuable offensive player and the offensive captain as a senior after passing for 1,665 yards and 10 touchdowns and also rushing for 684 yards and six scores. He had two 100-yard rushing games with a high of 127 yards, and had three 200-yard passing contests, including a 262-yard, two-touchdown effort. As a junior in 2007, Hart hauled in 28 passes for 436 yards and two touchdowns as a receiver in helping the team to a 12-1-1 record.

Personal
Spenser Stephen Souza is the son of Lori Souza. He is enrolled in the College of Human Ecology.