- 2022 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
- 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
- 2022 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
- 2021-22 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee vice president
- 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
- 2020 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
- 2019 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
- 2019 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
Career: Finished her career tied for sixth in program history in saves (three), seventh with 67 pitching appearances, 13th in innings pitched (184 2/3), tied for 13th in games started (24), 14th in wins (15) and 15th in strikeouts (77).
2022: After two-season struggle with command, bounced back with a strong final season. ... Went 4-4 with three saves and a 3.46 ERA. ... Struck out 49 in 77 2/3 innings and shared the team lead with a .276 opponent batting average. ... Excellent in RMAC Tournament, earning saves in two of MSU Denver’s three wins while appearing in all five contests and working 8 1/3 innings and allowing four earned runs for a 4.32 ERA. ... Recorded the last out for the save that eliminated RV Colorado Mesa, the top-seeded tournament host, at the RMAC Tournament on May 7 as MSU Denver advanced to the championship round. ... Solid in three-inning start against RV Colorado Mesa, the top-seeded tournament host, allowing one run on three hits in an eventual 5-3 victory on May 5 as MSU Denver finished the opening day 2-0. ... Pitched a scoreless seventh inning for the save as MSU Denver defeated UCCS 4-3 in the RMAC Tournament opener on May 5. ... Capped Senior Day with perhaps the best outing of her career, five-inning complete-game three-hitter, with no walks and three strikeouts in an 8-0 win over Adams State in the second game of an April 30 doubleheader. ... Picked up a win in relief in the first game of a March 24 doubleheader against Colorado School of Mines, allowing one run (unearned) on three hits in two innings. ... In her first start since 2020, pitched 5 1/3 strong innings to defeat Washburn (Kan.) 3-1 in the first game of a March 16 doubleheader, allowing one run on seven hits. ... Earned the victory with 5 2/3 relief innings (two hits, one run, no earned runs) in a 13-4 win over CSU-Pueblo in the first game of a March 12 doubleheader, then pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief the following day for a hold in a 4-2 win. ... Pitched 2 1/3 terrific innings of scoreless, one-hit relief to earn her first career save against St. Edward’s (Texas) in the second game of a Feb. 20 doubleheader.
2021: Made five pitching appearances, going 0-1 with a 14.32 ERA, allowing 15 runs (all earned) on 17 hits in 7 1/3 innings.
... Pitched a scoreless inning against Fort Lewis on April 17, striking out one.
2020: Made five appearances, including one start, in the season that was cut short by COVID-19. ... Went 1-1 with a 16.15 ERA but in only 4 1/3 innings. ... Picked up a relief win Feb. 7 against Western Washington, striking out one in an appearance of 2/3 of an inning.
2019: Made 31 appearances and 17 starts, both second most on the team, while going 10-6 with a 3.85 ERA in her freshman season. ... Her 31 appearances are tied for 10th most in a season in program history. ... Also second on the team with six complete games, 116 1/3 innings pitched and 53 strikeouts. ... Held opponents to a .278 batting average. ... Made four appearances in the RMAC Tournament, including a complete-game victory over Colorado School of Mines in a May 3 elimination game in which she gave up four runs on six hits with one walk and one strikeout. ... Got the victory against Regis in the second game of the April 27 doubleheader to wrap up the regular season, allowing one run on three hits in five innings. ... Earned back-to-back relief wins March 30 and April 6 against Adams State and Black Hills State, respectively. ... Pitched 3 2/3 scoreless relief innings, allowing two hits while striking out three, against nationally-ranked Colorado Mesa on March 17. ... Fired her first career shutout Feb. 24 against Chadron State in the opener of a tripleheader, allowing seven hits and two walks while striking out four. Picked up a win in relief in the second game of the day, allowing two runs (one earned) in three innings. ... Earned her first career win on Feb. 15 with a complete-game, 10-3 victory over Montana State-Billings in the second game of a doubleheader, striking out a career-best six. ... Pitched a complete game in her collegiate debut, a 6-5 loss to UCCS on Feb. 2.
High School: Attended Queen Creek High School...Posted 2.71 ERA with 15 wins and 135 strikeouts in 2017 with the Bulldogs…Named to All-Central League first team…Also recorded a .381 batting average with 37 hits and 31 RBIs in her junior season...Earned All-section second team and all-academic honors in 2016…Coached by Stephanie Mejia.
Personal: Born Julia Lauren Heitz in Sacramento, Calif. ... Birthday is Feb. 1. ... Daughter of Greg and Stephanie…Has a brother, Gabe…Majoring in criminal justice with a minor in business.
