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2020-21 Softball

10 Julia Fritz

  • B/T L/L
  • HT. 5-9
  • YR. Senior

Biography

2021 (Senior): Named to both the SoCon Honor Roll and SoCon All-Academic squad … Tabbed to the Preseason All-SoCon Second Team … Appeared and started in 36 games for ETSU, finishing the season second on the squad in batting average with a .277 clip … Tied for the team-high in hits with 33, while finishing second in runs scored (16) and tying for third in RBIs (16) … Ended the season with 13 extra-base hits, including a team-high nine doubles … Racked up 54 total bases and finished third in slugging percentage (.454), while chipping in for a .344 on-base percentage … Finished seventh in program history for career on-base percentage (.368) and putouts (549) … Finished the 2021 season with a team-high 215 putouts, setting a new career-high … Was a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen bases during the season … Posted a fielding percentage of .991, finishing her career tied for fourth in fielding percentage at ETSU with a .990 mark … Also appeared in six games in the circle, compiling a record of 1-3 with a 1.58 ERA … Earned a win against Radford after throwing 4.2 innings of work and allowing only three hits and zero runs … Earned her lone save of the season after slamming the door shut against USC Upstate … Logged a career-high five strikeouts against Chattanooga, allowing one earned run in 5.1 innings of work.

2020 (Junior)*: Named to the Preseason Second Team All-SoCon … Appeared in 22 games on the season, starting 21 in the field and one in the circle … Batted .271 on the year with 19 hits, including four doubles and her first collegiate triple … Capped off the regular season with four RBIs, a slugging percentage of .357 and an on-base percentage of .378 … Boasted a .992 fielding percentage with a team-high 109 putouts to go along with 10 assists … Recorded multi-hit games on three occasions … Came up in the clutch with a walk-off single up the middle to defeat No. 20 Tennessee for the first time in program history on March 1 … Also earned her first collegiate win in the circle against the Lady Vols, pitching 3.2 innings of work in relief, allowing five hits, zero runs and striking out two batters … Concluded the campaign with a 1-2 overall record in the circle and a 2.47 ERA in 11.1 innings pitched … Ranked first on the team in runs scored (18), fourth on the squad in on-base percentage (.378) and fifth in batting average (.271) … Her 19 hits were tied for second most on the team, while her four doubles tied for fourth … Led the team in ERA with a 2.47 clip, as well as led the team in fielding chances (120) and putouts (109).

*Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019 (Sophomore): Named to the 2019 First Team All-SoCon … Named to the SoCon Honor Roll … Named to the SoCon Spring All-Academic Team … Appeared in 28 games, earning 20 starts for the Bucs … Batted a career-best .308 with 16 hits, three doubles and a career-high three home runs … Finished the year with 10 RBIs and also got the job done defensively with 58 putouts and five assists … Appeared in the circle four times for the Bucs, finishing with a 3.15 ERA in six and two-thirds innings pitched … Picked up her first collegiate save on May 3 against UNCG … Batted .375 in conference play with nine hits in 10 games played … Finished a perfect 3-for-3 against Furman in the second game of the doubleheader on April 18.

2018 (Freshman): Named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team and SoCon Honor Roll … Played in 33 games, while hitting .270 (24-for-89) with four doubles, two home runs, 13 runs scored and 12 RBIs … Made collegiate debut on Feb. 9 vs. Murray State and made first collegiate pitching debut on March 16 at Morehead State … Drove in a career-high five runs, while recording her first collegiate home run in her second game played in a 10-0 win over Colgate on Feb. 18 … Hit safely in a stretch of 11 of 15 games from March 2-25, including five consecutive games from March 2-9 … Tossed 3.1 scoreless innings with one strikeout in relief at Morehead State … Retired the first 10 hitters she faced in her pitching debut.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Glen Allen High School … Lettered in both softball and basketball … Named Conference 11 Player of the Year and 5A South Player of the Year in 2016 … Two-time Regional Player of the Year … Three-time Team MVP for the Jaguars (2015-17) … Three-time all-conference selection … Went 15-5 with a 0.90 ERA and 95 strikeouts, while hitting .569 with six home runs and 34 RBIs as a junior.

Personal: Daughter of Steven and Martha Fritz … Born July 21, 1999 … Has yet to declare a major … Her uncle Phil Fritz played football and baseball at James Madison.

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2017-18Freshman

    IF/OF
    5'9"
    10
  • 10

    2018-19Sophomore

    IF
    5'9"
    10
  • 10

    2019-20Junior

    IF
    5'9"
    10
  • 10

    2020-21Senior

    IF/P
    5'9"
    10