Jules Shields

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS

Position:
OF
Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-6
High School:
Council Rock North
Hometown:
Newtown, Pa.

2022 - Junior: Started all of her 39 appearances for the Minutewomen … scored 6 runs on 24 hits and drove in 15 runs … Had a season high 2 hits, a run and a triple versus Boise State (2/20) …Recorded 2 doubles in the first game, had 2 hits and 2 RBI’s in both games of a double header at Rhode Island (3/20).

2021 – Sophomore: Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team selection … Started all 33 games for the Minutewomen … Batted a team-leading .356 while slugging .575 … Led the team in doubles with 10, RBI with 25, and total bases with 50 … Hit .377 in Atlantic 10 play with a .594 slugging-percentage … Drove in three runs with a home run in win at Bryant (3/23) … Drove in a pair of runs in the final two games at Saint Joseph’s (4/10) … Went 2-for-2 with three RBI, a double and a run scored in game two win over La Salle (4/17) … Finished 2-for-3 with a double and two runs in game three at Fordham (5/1) … Posted a 3-for-5 performance with three RBI, three runs and two doubles in win over Rhode Island (5/8).

2020 - Freshman: Started all 11 games for the Minutewomen in the shortened season … Posted a .276 average at the plate with seven runs scored and a .400 on-base percentage … Went 1-for-2 and scored a pair of runs in a win over Maryland Eastern Shore (2/14) … Recorded two hits and scored a run at USF (3/6) … Picked up a hit, walked twice and scored a run in win at USF (3/7) … Went 2-for-3 at the plate against Wisconsin (3/8).

Before UMass: Played high school softball at Council Rock North High School … Helped Council Rock to the state semifinals during her sophomore season and to the district finals during her junior year … Set a team-best mark in home runs as a junior to earn a first-team all-conference selection … Led team with a .432 batting average as a sophomore on her way to earning second-team all-conference honors … Played club ball with Newtown Rock Gold … Three-year varsity basketball letterwinner … Member of the Rho Kappa Honor Society.