Julia Seader - 2019 - LIU Post

2019
  • Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II National Player of the Year
  • NFCA Division II National Catcher of the Year
  • THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards Division II Honda Athlete of the Year Finalist for softball
  • NFCA First Team All-American
  • D2CCA First Team All-American
  • D2CCA East Region Player of the Year
  • D2CCA First Team All-East Region
  • ECC Player of the Year
  • First Team All-ECC
  • Matched the LIU Post single-season program record for hits (91) and games played (64)
  • Set new career records for hits (304), doubles (60), at-bats (760), total bases (523), and slugging percentage (.688)
  • Led Division II with 21 home runs and 173 total bases
  • Ranked fifth in Division II in hits (91), 10th in RBIs (63), 12th in slugging percentage (.832), 32nd in batting average (.438), 36th in doubles (17), and 46th in on-base percentage
  • Led the East Region in six offensive categories and led the ECC in nine categories
  • Posted a team-best 31 multi-hit games, including eight games with three or more hits
  • Tallied a team-high 19 multi-RBI games, including seven games with three or more RBIs
  • Registered a 17-game hitting streak and a 32-game reached base streak
  • Finished her four-years starting all 227 games behind the plate since joining the team as a freshman
  • Struck out a career-low 12 times during a career-high 208 at-bats
  • Recorded a .435 average with three home runs, two doubles, one home run, seven RBIs and 23 total bases during the NCAA Tournament. Posted a 1.000 slugging percentage and a .567 on-base percentage
  • Hit a game-winning home run during the eighth inning of the East Region Championship game against Saint Anselm (May 17)
  • Hit a game-winning home run during the seventh inning against Adelphi during the NCAA Tournament (May 10)
  • Hit two solo home runs against Ashland (Mar. 4)
  • Hit two home runs during game one against Queens (Apr. 1)
  • Hit three home runs and drove in nine runs during the two-game series against NYIT (Apr. 25)
  • Scored six runs during the two-game series against Bridgeport (Apr. 16)

2018: Named ECC Co-Preseason Player of the Year … voted second-team All-East Region by the NFCA and D2CCA … a first-team All-ECC selection … started all 57 contests behind the plate … hit .367 and compiled a .432 on-base percentage … ranked second on the team in hits (73), runs scored (49), triples (3), home runs (6) and total bases (111) … tied for the team lead with four stolen bases … notched 21 multi-hit games, including a four-hit effort against Southern Indiana … drove in three runs against American International and twice against NYIT … scored four runs in a win against Mercy … homered in consecutive games against Wilmington and St. Thomas Aquinas.
 
2017: Named second-team All-East Region by the NFCA and D2CCA … selected as the ECC Co-Player of the Year … a first-team all-conference selection … started all 53 contests … led the team in hitting at .407 and ranked first with a .718 slugging percentage … also led the Green and Gold in runs scored (40), hits (72), runs batted in (49), doubles (15), triples (2), total bases (127), and stolen bases (3) … ranked second in home runs with 12 … notched 21 multi-hit games, including four three-hit outings … recorded a 15-game hitting streak … reached base safely in 30 straight games … homered twice against Wilmington, driving in three runs … knocked two triples against New Haven … notched three hits, including a home run, and scored three runs in a win against Holy Family.

2016: NFCA All-Region Second Team … D2CCA All-East Region Second Team … All ECC First Team … ECC Rookie of the Year … ECAC Division II Rookie of the Year ... ECC Rookie of the Week (Apr. 25) … collected 68 hits in 176 at-bats … led the team in batting average (.386), hits (68), doubles (14), home runs (10), RBIs (40), total bases (112), slugging percentage (.636) and on-base percentage (.443) …second on the team in stolen bases (7) .. ranked in the Top-5 in the ECC in home runs, RBIs, and stolen bases … had 21 multi-hit games … went a perfect 3-for-3 with a home run, double, and two RBIs in a 2-0 shutout of Bridgeport (Mar. 24) … exploded for a career day with a 3-for-4 performance, two home runs, four RBIs and three runs scored in a 5-1 win over Mercy (Apr. 23) … hit 2-for-3 with a run scored in an 8-0 victory against Pace in the NCAA Division II Tournament (May 5).

Prior to LIU Post: Four-year varsity softball player at Piscataway High School ... 2014 First Team All-State ... four-time All-Area honoree ... three-time All-Greater Middlesex Conference selection (2013-15) ... back-to-back All-Group 4 choice (2014 & 2015) ... four-time GMC Red Division All-Star ... holds the Piscataway career record for hits (153) ... only struck out six times in her varsity softball career ... hit .559 with three home runs, 22 RBIs, 25 runs scored, 10 doubles and five triples as a senior.

Personal: Has one older brother, James ... daughter of James and Melissa Ann Seader ... enjoys charitable mud runs, going to the beach, shopping and hanging out with friends ... the person she admires most is her brother, James, who played collegiate baseball at UMBC and Kutztown University ... her favorite athlete is Manny Machado ... majoring in sociology.
SEASON Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB PO A E FLD%
2016 .386 53 53 176 35 68 14 0 10 40 .636 11 7 17 0 .443 0 0 7 217 23 6 .976
2017 .407 53 53 177 40 72 15 2 12 49 .718 11 3 9 2 .448 1 0 3 235 25 6 .977
2018 .367 57 57 199 49 73 14 3 6 37 .558 18 5 13 0 .432 0 0 4 259 19 8 .972
2019 .438 64 64 208 62 91 17 1 21 63 .832 24 6 12 1 .506 1 0 0 230 19 6 .976
Total .400 227 227 760 186 304 60 6 49 189 .688 64 21 51 3 .459 2 0 14 941 86 26 .975
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