Julia Morrow

Bio

As a Senior: Daktronics South Region Pitcher of the Year… Daktronics All-South Region First Team… NFCA All-South Region First Team… Sunshine State Conference Pitcher of the Year… All-SSC First Team selection...Daktronics third-team All-American… Was named NFCA National Pitcher of the Week… Earned SSC Pitcher of the Week honors five times during her senior season (2/9, 3/16, 3/30, 4/6, 4/27)… Starting pitcher in 34 games and appeared in 36 on the season for a total of 238 innings…Struck out 349 batters to set the single season record for the Tampa softball program…Posted a nine-game win-streak spanning 3/22 and 4/17… Threw a 15-strikout, perfect game against Chadron State (2/7) and pitched a no-hitter the next day against West Florida (2/8)… Spun another perfect game against No. 10 LIU-Post, striking out 15 batters… Ended her final season of play with a 25-9 record with an ERA of 1.35.

As a Junior: First-team all-SSC...Daktronics first-team all-South Region...NFCA first-team all-South Region...Daktronics third-team All-American...Led the NCAA in earned run average (0.72)...First in the NCAA in hits allowed per seven innings (2.89)...Ranked 24th in the country in saves (3)...Finished fourth in the NCAA in strikeouts per seven innings (10.8)...SSC Player of the Week (3/3; 3/24)... Started 16 games in the circle and appeared in nine…Threw 126.1 innings...Struck out 195 batters…Threw six shutouts…Pitch 11 double digit strikeout games…Struck out season high 16 batters against Lindenwood (2/07)…Compiled 12 complete games…Came in and recorded three saves for the Spartans.

As a Sophomore (2013): Started 13 games in the circle for the Spartans…Concluded the season with a 1.92 ERA over 80.0 innings pitched, with a record of 8-4…Registered 98 strikeouts and 1.23 strikeouts per inning…Had a season-high 14 strikeouts against Northwood (2/17)…Fanned nine batters in several contests, against Florida Tech (3/2), Fort Hays State (3/6), Rollins (3/9), Barry (3/23), Eckerd (4/6) and Nova Southeastern (4/20)…Threw two shutouts, one against Northwood (2/17) and the other against Eckerd (4/6) in a Sunshine State Conference affair…Played in two NCAA Tournament contests, where she struck out four batters and had only two earned runs.

As a Sophomore (2012): Did not appear in any games while redshirting.

As a Freshman: Appeared in four games…Made her college debut against Rollins (4/2)…Recorded first collegiate hit versus Eckerd (4/21)…Entered as a pinch runner on three occasions.

High School: Attended Riverhead High School, playing for head coach Robert Fox and coaches David McKillop and Jon Maloney…Was 13-8 in 127 innings while recording 226 strikeouts as a senior…Threw the first perfect game in RHS history…Two-time all-division selection (2008-09) was the 2008 rookie of the year…Recipient of Suffolk County AA Large School Award…2010 all-state pitcher, MVP, Exceptional Senior, Division II Pitcher (2009 and 2010) and all-league…Named all-League IV Player in 2008 while also being MVP…Also played volleyball, where she was named all-league (2007), all-division (2008) and to the all-county tournament team (2008)…Chosen to play in Team Long Island Junior Showcase game…Played club softball for Long Island Chargers and coach Tom Tilton.

Personal: Began college at Central Connecticut State University for the Fall of 2010 semester before transferring to UT…Member of the National and Spanish Honor Society and Key Club…Served in the Girl Scout from first to sixth grade…Daughter of John and Nancy Morrow...Has one sister, Joscelin...Related to Hofstra soccer player Lea Orr and Fairfield baseball player Robert Trojanowski…Enrolled in school of graduate studies as Masters of Business Administration major...Received her bachelors degree in sport management…Birthdate: 6/15/1992.