Elected Team Captain 2008:Started in all 43 games played in for the Grizzlies, 35 at second base ... Garnered All-Summit-League second team honors after hitting .297, with three doubles, two home runs and six RBIs ... Posted an impressive .404 on base percentage and swiped five bases in six attempts ... Ranked second on the team with 18 runs scored and finished ninth in the league in on base percentage ... Hit .315 in league games only, with one home run and three RBIs ... Continued to swing a hot bat over the final 10 games, going 10-for-30 (.333) ... Carried a .943 fielding percentage ... Set a new single-season school record with 13 hit-by-pitch and ranked 11th in the country ... Now holds the all-time school record with 28 HBP ... Tied for a season-high seven-game hitting streak ... Her nine multiple-hit games was the second most on the squad ... Went 2-for-3, with one home run against The Summit League Pitcher of the Year Allison Bakke from North Dakota State (4/11) ... Finished 2-for-3, with one run scored and one RBI versus South Dakota State (4/18) ... Went 2-for-3, with a double, walk and one RBI versus Brown (2/29) ... Tabbed Academic All-Summit League and named to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence. 2007: Started all 50 games in which she played for OU ... second team All-Summit League shortstop ... emerged as one of the top power hitters in the league ... finished among the league leaders in runs, home runs, triples, total bases and slugging despite missing the final seven games with a broken collar bone ... her seven home runs are the third most in a season at OU ... never went more than two games without a hit all season ... nine multi-hit games ... started the season with a 2-for-3 day vs. Austin Peay (2/23) with a home run and a pair of runs scored ... 2-for-4 in consecutive games against Georgia Tech (2/27) and Austin Peay (3/2), driving in a run in each ... home run and triple vs. Wright State (3/11) with a pair of RBIs ...three-run home run at Western Illinois (4/13) capped off an OU comeback win and a 3-for-4 game with three runs and four RBIs ... had a 3-for-5 day in a doubleheader sweep of Centenary (4/21), swatting a home run and two doubles to drive in five and score three more ... 3-for-4 with a double and stolen base vs. Cleveland State (5/2). 2006: Started 50 of 54 games she played in as freshman ... Oakland's starting shortstop by the end of the season ... one of the top freshmen in the Summit League ... led all OU freshmen in hitting ... fourth among starters in hitting and second in on-base percentage ... hit by the pitch a team-high nine times ... second on the team in runs and walks ... fourth in steals ... 10 multiple-hit games ... season-high seven-game hitting streak in April ... 3-for-3 with a run against Kennesaw State (3/5) ... drove in a pair of runs at Michigan State (4/4) ... combined to go 4-for-7 with a double and triple in a doubleheader sweep of Saginaw Valley State (4/19) driving in one and scoring twice ... banged out three doubles and a home run as part of a 5-for-6 day in two games at UMKC (4/22), driving in three and scoring three times ... pair of hits and a run scored at Ohio State (5/3). High School: A 2005 graduate of Goodrich High School in Goodrich, Michigan ...three-year letterwinner in softball for head coach Rick Bescoe ... first team all-state and first team all-league selection her senior and junior years ... hit .481 as a senior with 37 RBIs and 33 steals ... a .398 hitter as a junior with 32 RBIs and 33 steals ... team was ranked in the top-10 both seasons ... twice team captain ... honorable mention all-state in 2003 when she hit .468 with 33 RBIs and 14 steals ... second team all-league ... also lettered in volleyball (3) and basketball (2) ... played summer ball for Compuware in Detroit, Michigan ... that team finished third in the ASA Nationals ... class president for three years ... served as class treasurer one year. Personal: Born Julie Marie Owen in Flint, Michigan on April 6, 1987 ... nickname is Jewels ... Parents are Phil and Ann Owen ... Cousin Kelly Robbins plays on the LPGA Tour ... Father played golf and basketball in college ... Uncle Chip Seltzer also played golf in college ... Favorite food is seafood ... If she could go anywhere in the world it would be to Tahiti for the sun and surfing ... Majoring in psychology. |
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