Reed’s ace went 31-2 with 0.94 ERA, set state record for career victories In one of the most predictable outcomes in this year’s prep athletic landscape, Reed senior ace Julia Jensen was named the Nevada Gatorade Softball Player of the Year on Monday. Jensen, who also earned the award as a sophomore when the Raiders won the state title, went 31-2 this spring with a … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Week (May 8-13): Julia Jensen
Julia Jensen, Reed softball The Nevada signee set a state record, led the Raiders to their fifth straight regional title and picked up a battle wound. In the seventh innings of Saturday’s 4-2 regional title game victory over Bishop Manogue, Jensen took a ground ball off her eye brow that was glued shut before she closed out the contest. Jensen … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Jensen strikes history books
It didn’t feel out of the ordinary. That’s almost unfair to say. Julia Jensen’s ordinary is atypical. As a sophomore, Jensen was the ace for one of the best softball teams in the nation that broke through for its first state title in nearly two decades. She’s the do-it-all softballer who will throw a complete-game shutout and hit a couple home runs (she ranks … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Week (April 17-22): Julia Jensen
Julia Jensen, Reed softball Reed’s senior ace became the third pitcher in Nevada history to reach 1,000 career strikeouts. The Nevada commit reached the milestone in Saturday’s 3-2 nine-inning win at Reno when she threw all nine innings, scattering three hits, and did not allow an earned run. She fanned 15. In total for the week, Jensen went 3-0 and gave up a lone earned run … [Read more...]