University of Delaware Athletics
2024 Softball Roster
Garber, Julz

Jersey Number 39
Julz Garber
- Position:
- Outfield
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Lampeter-Strasburg
- Hometown:
- Lancaster, Pa.
- Major:
- Finance
Bio
CAREER ACCOLADES
2024 SEASON
2023 SEASON
2022 SEASON
2021 SEASON (STATISTICS)
BACKGROUND
- 2024 CAA Defensive Player of the Year
- 2024 All-CAA Second-Team
- 2024 NFCA All-Northeast Region Third-Team
- 2024 CSC Academic All-District Team selection
- 2024 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- 2023 All-CAA Second Team
- 2023 NFCA All-Northeast Region Third-Team
- 2023 CSC Academic All-District Team selection
- 2023 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- 2022 All-CAA Second-Team
- 2021 CAA All-Rookie-Team
- 2021 CAA All-Tournament Team
- Eight-time CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2024 SEASON
- Started in all 53 games
- Hit .343/.396/.420 with seven doubles, two triples, one home run, 11 RBIs, and 41 runs scored
- Had 62 hits, 16 walks, and was 16-for-17 in stolen bases
- Had a 1.000 fielding percentage in 59 chances
- Had three hits and three RBIs, including a double, on Feb. 11 in a win over Youngstown State
- Went 4-for-5 with two runs scored on Feb. 17 in a win over Middle Tennessee State
- Had three hits and a triple on March 3 in a win over Fairfield
- Went 4-for-4 with a double and three runs scored on March 17 in a win over North Carolina A&T
- Had four straight multi-hit games from March 22-March 29, going 8-for-16 with four runs scored and a double
- Hit a go-ahead two-run home run with team trailing in fifth inning to help Delaware to a 4-2 win on April 7 against Elon
- Went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases on April 9 in a win over Villanova
- Went a combined 4-for-7 with a double and two stolen bases on April 23 in a doubleheader sweep of Coppin State
- Had a hit in all three games of the CAA Conference Tournament, including an RBI single against Stony Brook
- Had a team and career-best 11-game hit streak from March 13-29, hitting .487/.524./615 (19-for-39) during the stretch
- Ended the season with 15 consecutive stolen bases without being caught
- Hit. 349 with runners in scoring position
- Led team with 19 multi-hit games
- Ranked second in CAA in runs scored (41), third in hits, eighth in stolen bases, and 10th in batting average (.343)
- Recorded the sixth most hits in a season in program history and scored the third most runs in a single-season
- First outfielder in CAA history to earn conference Defensive Player of the YearÂ
- First outfielder in program history to earn two consecutive All-Region honors
- All-CAA Second-Team
- All-Northeast NFCA Third-Team
- CSC Academic All-District Team selection
- 2023 CAA Fall and 2024 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll selectionÂ
2023 SEASON
- All-CAA Second Team
- NFCA All-Northeast Region Third Team
- Appeared and started in all 49 games in CF
- Ranked second on the team with a .358 (57-159) batting average and 57 hits
- Led the Blue Hens with 17 steals on 22 attempts as well as eight sacrifice bunts
- Scored 20 runs and had 13 RBI with a .401 OBP
- Had a team-high 19 multiple-hit games
- Had an eight-game hitting streak (2/24-3/11) with six multiple-hit performances
- Had seven multiple-hit games in an eight-game stretch (3/22-4/5)
- Had four singles and three runs scored at Monmouth (3/31)
- CSC Academic All-District Team selection
- 2022 CAA Fall and 2023 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection
2022 SEASON
- All-CAA Second Team
- Appeared in 44 games, making 41 starts in the outfield
- Batted .261 (29-111) with a home run, two doubles and 13 RBI
- Scored 16 runs and stole three bases
- Had seven multi-hit games
- Had a six-game hitting streak Feb. 25-March 5
- Had three-straight multi-hit games April 16-17 at Towson
- Had a grand slam and six RBI in one inning at Lehigh (April 6)
- 2021 CAA Fall and 2022 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection
2021 SEASON (STATISTICS)
- Named to CAA All-Rookie Team
- CAA All-Tournament Team selection
- Appeared in 31 games and made 25 starts, all in the outfield
- Ranked second on the team with a .369 batting average, second with .461 on base percentage, third with seven doubles, and tied for third with seven steals
- Finished 3-for-3 vs. Drexel and Mount St. Mary’s
- Had three hits including two doubles and two RBI vs. St. John’s
- 2020 CAA Fall and 2021 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection
BACKGROUND
- Three-year starter as a left fielder at Lampeter-Strasburg
- Helped lead team to the 2018 state title and the championship game in 2019
- Pioneers won the section championship in both years
- Named first-team All-State as a junior
- Three-time All-Section and All-League selection
- Named to All-State Futures Team as a freshman
- Holds school records for triples and stolen bases
- Played four years and started three on the field hockey team
- Helped Pioneers win the 2019 league title
- Named first-team All-Star, First Team All-League and second-team All-State as a senior
- Second team All-Star pick in 2018
- Named to field hockey National Academic All-Star Team (scholar of distinction) in final two years
- Also selected to field hockey State and Lancaster-Lebanon League Academic All-Star Team during junior and senior seasons
- Served as team captain for two years on the softball team and for one on the field hockey team
- Member of National Honor Society
- Distinguished honor roll student
- Played on Spooky Nook 18U team that won the championship at the Triple Crown Summer Nationals
Highlight: Softball 2024 Season Highlight
Monday, June 03
Highlight: Softball Senior Day - 5/5/24
Monday, May 06
Highlight: Softball vs. DSU - 4/10/24
Monday, April 15
Highlight: Softball vs. Drexel - 4/29/24
Saturday, March 30