2014 Softball Roster
Roster
Julia Echols
- Position:
- INF
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- McDonough, GA
- High School:
- University of Georgia
CAREER: Sat out the 2012 season at Mississippi State due to SEC transfer rules after arriving from the University of Georgia ... A fiery competitor who always plays hard and is visibly passionate about the game ... Has shifted between the infield and outfield throughtout her career ... Was hit by pitch 34 times in her career, which ranks fourth in the MSU record books ... First three hits of collegiate career were home runs ... Posted a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in the fall of 2012 after being named an NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete in the spring of 2012.
2015: Started in all 53 of the games she appeared in … Named to the Capital One Academic All-American third team … A Capital One Academic All-District selection and was named to the NFCA All-South Region second team at second base … Anchored the middle infield at second base, but also made three appearances in right field … Led the team in hit by pitch (15) and ranked second on the team in home runs (9), slugging percentage (.581), on-base percentage (.467) and walks (26) … Recorded 12 multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games … Was a part of nine fielding double plays … Drew two walks in three games … Went 1-for-2 against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 5) in the season opener with a run, a walk and a stolen base … Went 1-for-2 with a run, an RBI and her first home run of the season against Saint Louis (Feb. 7) … Recorded her first double of the year going 2-for-3 with an RBI against Lamar (Feb. 14) … Recorded two doubles in one game going 2-for-4 with an RBI against Maryland (Feb. 27) … Went on a ten game hitting streak from No. 8 Georgia (March 8) to No. 2 Florida (March 27) … During the hitting streak she went 15-for-36 with 12 runs, 10 RBIs, three doubles, a triple and three homeruns, along with five multiple-hit games … Best performance during a SEC series came against No. 21 Missouri (April 10-12) when she went 7-for-11 with three runs, an RBI and a walk … In game two at No. 21 Missouri (April 11), she went 5-for-5 becoming the only the second Bulldog in team history to record five hits in a game … Led off both games at Georgia Southern (April 25 & 26) with solo home runs, with the homer on April 25 having been a first-pitch dinger.
2013: Started 33 of the team’s 57 contests and played in 43 ... Collected 17 hits with two home runs and scored 12 runs ... Was five-for-five in stolen base attempts ... During Southeastern Conference games, scored four runs and drove in three ... Started eight league games and played in 14 of the team’s 24 SEC contests ... Placed third on the squad with a .235 batting average against ranked opponents ... Tied for second on the team with two doubles against top-25 clubs ... Batted .500 (two-for-four) with the bases loaded ... Was successful advancing base runners 37.3 percent of the time ... Tied for third on the team with a pair of sacrifice bunts during the campaign ... Turned in three multiple-hit and three multiple-RBI games ... Started 17 games at first base with the team going 13-4 in such contests (.765 winning percentage) ... Squad posted an 8-2 mark (.800 winning percentage) during starts at shortstop ... When serving as the lineup’s No. 8 hitter, team went 11-1 (.917 winning percentage) ... Started at shortstop in Bulldog debut against South Alabama in the season opener (Feb. 7) ... Drove in first run at Mississippi State against Troy (Feb. 8) during Bulldog Kickoff Classic ... Stole first base as a Bulldog and scored once in a run-rule win versus Tennessee State (Feb. 9) ... Tabbed first multiple-hit game as a Bulldog with a two-for-three performance at No. 15 Louisiana (Feb. 13), including first MSU double ... Walked, stole a base and scored in the Northwestern State game (Feb. 16) ... Drove in two runs versus Murray State (Feb. 17) ... Went one-for-three with a run scored in a nationally televised win against Ole Miss (April 12) on ESPNU in the series opener ... Finished the series sweep over the in-state rival Rebels (April 13) with a two-RBI single and a stolen base ... In a run-rule win at Samford (April 16), set career high in RBI (three) and tied then-personal bests in at-bats (four), hits (two), doubles (one) and home runs (one), with the homer being her first at MSU ... Singled, advanced to second on a wild pitch, stole third and scored the first run of the game in the series-opening win at No. 4 Alabama (April 19), snapping the Crimson Tide’s 27-game winning streak against the Bulldogs ... Tied a season high with two hits, including a line-drive home run off the scoreboard in right, in the Middle Tennessee State (April 22) neutral-site victory in Birmingham ... Started team’s first two NCAA Tournament games, getting the nod at first base against Florida State (May 17) and Mississippi Valley State (May 18).
2012: In first year in Starkville, sat out the season due to SEC transfer rules ... Named an NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average.
2011 (AT GEORGIA): Appeared in 33 games, making 13 starts ... Hit .268 in 41 at-bats with 11 hits, 12 runs, three home runs and nine RBI ... First three collegiate hits were home runs ... Made collegiate debut as a pinch hitter in an 8-1 home win against Iowa (Feb. 12) ... Made first collegiate start in 8-2 home triumph versus Maryland (Feb. 13), finishing one-for-three with first career home run, a solo shot ... Starting as the designated player, cranked a home run against Marshall (Feb. 19), tallying a career-best three RBI ... Also drew a walk against the Thundering Herd in the 12-2 home victory ... Registered a pinch-hit solo home run and a base on balls in a 4-3 comeback home victory over Chattanooga (March 6) ... Recorded first career stolen base at home versus LSU (March 11) ... Crossed home plate a season-high two times against the Tigers two days later (March 13) ... In game one of a doubleheader sweep against UNC Wilmington (March 31), finished two-for-two with an RBI and a run scored ... Started game two of the sweep at second base, walking twice and scoring once ... Notched an RBI single versus Georgia Southern (April 20) in a four at-bats.
PRE-COLLEGE: Four-year letterwinner at Eagles Landing Christian Academy, helping lead the Chargers to four-straight Georgia High School Association Class A State Championships and a record of 135-19-2 ... Earned All-State First Team honors all four years and was named a Wendy’s High School Heisman Award winner for the state of Georgia ... Completed career ranked in the top-five in the state for hits, doubles, triples, home runs and RBI ... As a senior, hit .520 with a slugging percentage of .940 to produce 45 runs, while also scoring 39 runs and stealing 12 bases en route to being named the Class A and Southern Crescent Player of the Year ... Selected as a Georgia Athletic Coaches Association All-Star and was the only player on either team in the series from a Class A school ... Following junior year, was tabbed the Region 5A Defensive and Co-Offensive Player of the Year ... As a sophomore, earned her first Region 5A Defensive Player of the Year honor ... Started travel softball in 2001 and went on to play for the Georgia Impact and East Cobb Bullets ... Participated in basketball all four years and soccer for two seasons at ELCA ... Led the Chargers in scoring as a shooting guard in first three seasons, earning First-Team All-Region honors twice and was a Second-Team All-State selection as a junior ... Also played goalie in soccer in first two seasons at ELCA, earning First-Team All-Area accolades as a freshman ... Graduated as valedictorian ... Member of the Beta Club, Student Leadership Institute and Student Council.
PERSONAL: Born Julia Anne Echols on Sept. 22, 1991, in Atlanta, Ga. ... Daughter of Lee and Kim Echols ... Has a brother, Taylor, who is a senior on the University of Georgia basketball team ... Majoring in accounting ... Favorite color is purple ... Favorite food is Golden Grahams cereal.
