Julie Boyes

Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lake
Hometown:
Uniontown, Ohio

as a Junior (2008): Started 54 games, five as apitcher and 49 as designated hitter ... on the mound struck out 13in 35.1 innings pitched ... at the plate is arguably one of themost dominant hitters in the league ... hit a team high eight homeruns ... drove in a team high 41 RBI, ranking her fourth in theleague ... her best performance of the year came in a doubleheaderagainst Toledo (May 2) where she scored the only run of the firstcontest when she knocked a solo shot out of the park ... in thesecond game she hit the first grand slam of her career and the Zipsfirst since 2003 ... was 1-3 with two RBI against Howard (March 1)... was 2-4 including a home run and two RBI against Army (March21) ... went 1-3 with a double vs. Ball State (March 29) ... hit ahome run against Kent State (April 4) ... hit a home run, a double,and three RBI vs. Buffalo (April 5) ... belted out two doubles,recorded two RBI, and a run vs. Robert Morris (April 9) ... went2-2 with two RBI against St. Francis (April 10) ... was 3-4 withtwo doubles and three RBI against Central Michigan ... hit a homerun with two RBI vs. Miami (May 8) in the second round of the MACChampionship.

as a Sophomore (2007): Appeared in 32 games atdesignated player and pitcher ... missed a portion of the seasondue to injury ... batted .238 with 20 hits in 84 at-bats ... ledthe team with five home runs and 18 RBI ... also made 14appearances in the circle, posting a 3-5 record with a 3.04 ERA ...started eight games ... 2-for-3 with a run scored and five RBI inan 11-0 win at Buffalo (April 14) ... one of those hits was athree-run home run ... also recorded a two-run double ... firsthome run of the season was a two-run shot in the Zips’ 5-4victory over Vermont (Feb. 23) ... hit safely in each game ofback-to back doubleheaders at Robert Morris (April 18) andYoungstown State (April 19) ... in those four games was 8-for-11with a double, home run, two runs scored and eight RBI ... was thedifference on both sides of the ball in a 1-0 win at WesternMichigan (April 27) ... pitched a complete-game shutout, allowingjust four hits, and hit the game-winning home run ... tallied 53innings in the circle ... opened the season with a complete-gamewin over St. Francis (Feb. 23) ... earned the victory in 3 2/3innings of relief as the Zips defeated Western Kentucky, 5-3 (March2).

as a Freshman (2006): Split time between thefield and the circle, appearing in 49 games ... second-team All-MACpick as an at-large player ... named to MAC All-Freshman team ...led the team with 25 RBI ... was second on the team with a .252batting average ... tied for third in hits with 36 ... second onthe squad with eight doubles ... was 12-9 with a 2.23 ERA in thecircle ... recorded 103 strikeouts and tallied 15 complete games... recorded her first collegiate hit in the opener vs. St.John’s (Feb. 17) ... also picked up the win in the game,allowing seven runs over five innings in the 8-7 win ... was2-for-3 with a run scored and a pair of RBI in a 4-3 win overOregon (March 26) ... was the pitcher of record vs. the Ducks,allowing no runs and striking out seven ... had a career-high ninestrikeouts vs. North Dakota State (March 17) ... matched thatnumber in six innings of work vs. Penn State (April 19) and a 1-0win over Northern Illinois (April 28) ... was 4-for-4 at the platewith a double, triple and a season-high four RBI vs. Ball State(March 31) tallied eight multiple-hit games on the season ... wonfour-straight starts from April 7-April 14.

at Lake High School: A four-year MVP for theBlue Streaks ... helped lead her team to a Division I Ohio statechampionship in 2005 and a second-place finish in 2004 ... 2005Federal League Player of the Year ... Ohio High School Pitcher ofthe Year (2005) ... coached by Ed Lantzer.

Personal: Daugher of Jeff and Becky Boyes. ...father played basketball at Mount Union ... has one brother namedChris who is a graduate of the Air Force Academy ... is majoring insecondary education ... volunteers at softball camps in hercommunity.