Rebecca Blitz

Photo by: Mike Dickbernd

Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Birmingham, Ala.
Position:
OF
Height:
5-4

SENIOR YEAR (2018)
• Big Ten All-Defensive Team
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Academic All-Big Ten
Finished her Indiana career second all-time with 236 hits … ranks second all-time with 89 stolen bases … fourth all-time with 133 runs scored … .339 career batting average is sixth all-time in the IU record books … played in every game of her four-year career (220 games with 218 starts) … started every game over the last three seasons in centerfield … led the team with 29 stolen bases in 2018 … batted .326 with 60 hits, 29 runs, 19 walks and 13 RBI, hitting primarily in the leadoff spot … put together a 23-game hitting streak from March 18 to April 27, the longest of the season in the Big Ten … ended her career on a 30-game reached base streak … had 17 multi-hit performances, leading the Hoosiers … went 2-for-4 with two runs and a walk in the series opener against Boise State … in Indiana’s doubleheader against Furman on March 2, collected four hits and two RBI with two stolen bases … in Indiana’s three-game sweep of Ohio State, hit .444 with four hits, four runs, three RBI and two stolen bases … during her 23-game hitting streak, batted .434 with 33 hits and 20 runs scored … during IU’s sweep at Maryland, collected four hits, three runs and four stolen bases … earned a hit in the last four games of the season

JUNIOR YEAR (2017)
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Academic All-Big Ten
Played in every contest and made 52 starts in centerfield … once again led the team in batting average (.333) and hits (54) … scored 29 runs with 13 RBI, 20 walks and 16 stolen bases … led the team with 14 multi-hit games … went a perfect 3-for-3 against Louisiana Tech on Feb. 17 … posted two-hit games against UAB on Feb. 26 and Long Beach State on March 5 … put up back-to-back three-hit performances against Oakland and Memphis on March 11 … also scored twice against Oakland and collected three RBI against Memphis … registered a 10-game hitting streak from March 11 to March 25 … went 3-for-5 with three runs against UIC on March 18 … in Indiana’s three-game series against Rutgers, went 7-for-10 with five runs, four RBI, three walks and three stolen bases … posted a 2-for-3 outing with a run at No. 7 Minnesota on April 8 … went 3-for-4 with a run and RBI against No. 20 Kentucky on April 19 … during IU’s series against Michigan State, went 5-for-11 with two runs, a walk and stolen base … her 60 career stolen bases is fifth all-time at Indiana … with 104 career runs, she ranks sixth in IU history and is just the ninth Hoosier to score at least 100 runs in Cream and Crimson

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2016)
• NFCA Second Team All-Midwest Region
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Academic All-Big Ten
Started all 54 games in centerfield, with 53 of those coming in the lead-off spot … led the team in batting average (.350), hits (63), runs (34) and stolen bases (29) … her 29 stolen bases ranked second in the Big Ten and is tied for third-most in a single season in IU history … led the Hoosiers with 18 multi-hit games … went 2-for-4 with two runs against No. 21 California on Feb. 14 … turned in a 3-for-4 outing with two RBI in Indiana’s 5-2 win against Delaware on Feb. 19 … in IU’s 6-2 victory against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, stole three bases in addition to two walks, a hit and a run … turned in a 3-for-4 performance with a run against No. 3 Auburn on March 4 … stole three bases, scored three runs and added a hit with two RBI against Western Illinois on March 20 … went 4-for-4 with three runs, an RBI and stolen base in Indiana’s win over Iowa on March 26 … in the three-game sweep of Iowa, collected seven hits, four hits, three RBI and two stolen bases … hit 3-for-4 with two RBI, a run and stolen base against No. 2 Michigan on April 3 … posted a 17-game on-base streak (March 6-April 5) and 11-game hitting streak (March 13 – April 5) … scored the game-winning run in game one of the Purdue doubleheader on April 5 … knocked six hits with three runs during Indiana’s series at Maryland May 7-8

FRESHMAN YEAR (2015):
• NFCA Second Team All-Midwest Region
Started all 56 games of the 2015 season at centerfield … hitting primarily in the lead-off spot, Blitz hit .345 and led the team with 59 hits and 41 runs scored … recorded a team-best two triples and 15 stolen bases on 19 attempts … her .438 on-base percentage ranked second on the squad … in centerfield, Blitz racked up a .981 fielding percentage … recorded 13 multi-hit games, including five games with at least three hits and a 4-for-5 effort with three runs and a career-high three RBI in Indiana’ 17-5 victory against Lehigh on Feb. 27 … also scored three runs in back-to-back games against Maryland on April 4 and 5 … finished the season with a four-game hitting streak and picked up a base knock in 13 out of the last 15 contests … was named NFCA Second Team All-Midwest Region on May 14

PREP/PERSONAL: A multi-sport letterwinner from Birmingham, Ala. ... Earned letters in softball and indoor track for Mountain Brook High School ... led the team in 2014 with a .583 batting average, .659 on-base percentage and 34 stolen bases ... also led in 2013 with a .541 average, .566 on-base percentage and 40 stolen bases to help Mountain Brook to a program-best winning percentage ... was named the Birmingham News Metro-South Player of the Year and Kiwanis Club Birmingham Metro Player of the Year in 2014 ... selected for the First Team All-State High School Team in 2013 and 2014 ... played travel ball for the Birmingham Thunderbolts, where she helped the team to a fifth place finish at the 18U PGF Premiere Nationals in 2014... the daughter of Russ and Jann Blitz ... has one sister, Callie ... majoring in Business with a focus on Information Systems.